Biogeochemical cycling of nitrite and iron in reducing environments, such as groundwater, has an important influence on the transport and transformation behaviour of arsenic, however, the understanding of the reaction processes and mechanisms in existing studies is still very lacking. In this study, the effect of the redox reaction between Fe(II) and nitrite on the oxidation and solid-liquid partitioning of trivalent arsenic was investigated at different pH, nitrite concentration and Fe(II) concentration using divalent iron (Fe(II)) as the reducing agent. The results showed that the arsenic oxidation rate was accelerated with the increase of pH in the range of 6.0-7.5, and the reaction rate was accelerated with the increase of Fe(II) in the range of 2-8 mmol/L and NO2- in the range of 0.6-2 mmol/L. The reaction rate was also accelerated with the increase of Fe(II) and nitrite dosage. Within 66 hours of reaction, the arsenic oxidation rate reached 91.96% at pH 7.0, and 99.39% at pH 7.5, removing most of the arsenic, while the removal rate of nitrite reached more than 73%. The research results have important reference significance for the synchronous removal of arsenic pollution and nitrite in groundwater. |