ABSTRACT
Groundwater is a vital resource which is now sharply on the decline both in developed and developing countries. It is now the principle source of drinking water supply notably in rural areas and becoming a challenge due to rapid decline of per capita availability and supply. Much of global research is now geared towards employing modified adsorbent materials for arsenic removal. β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) which is a non-toxic, largely inexpensive oligosaccharide, is one such material which can be effectively deployed for the fortification of hydrous metal oxides conventionally used for groundwater arsenic remediation. The aim of this contribution is to provide a detailed insight regarding the synthesis, characterization and exploration of de-arsenification potential of synthetic iron-zirconium hybrid oxide (9:1 mole ratio) (CHIZO), surface functionalized in an optimized fashion by β-CD vis-à-vis the unmodified oxide.
