Nano fiber composite prepared from disposable food container as a promising solution for removing the arsenate from water

This project has worked on the production of Nano filters using recycled foam form polystyrene enriched by magnetic nanoparticles, as a solution for Arsenic removal from water. Magnetic nanoparticle synthesis was accomplished using co-precipitation and magnetic fiber nanocomposite production was done by an Electrospinning method. Characterization of magnetic nanofiber was carried out using the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray powder Diffraction (XRD) and Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDAX). In addition, magnetic behavior of nanoparticles was evaluated by magnetization measurements, a pilot was designed and the effect of important parameters was investigated. Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) method has been used for determination of the amount of removing arsenic. The results of the pilot showed that the height of the nano filter and the amount of magnetic nanoparticles has the most significant effect on the arsenic removal from water.