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Yu Liu1, Hongbing Yu2, Sihui Zhan2
1State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Fuxing Road A1, Haidian District, Beijing 100038, China E-mail: liuyu@tjhri.com; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Weijin Road 94, Nankai District, Tianjin 300071, China; Tianjin Hydraulic Science Research Institute, Youyi Road 60, Hexi District, Tianjin 300061, China.
Abstract:
Novel monodispersed pompon-like magnetite/chitosan (Fe3O4/CS) composite nanoparticles were synthesized by a solvothermal method and used as adsorbents for the removal of toxic sodium pentachlorophenate (PCP-Na) from aqueous media. The adsorption behavior of PCP-Na on Fe3O4/CS obeyed the Langmuir isotherm and fitted the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. Thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption process was exothermic and spontaneous. Moreover, the adsorption was strongly pH-dependent. The results of XPS, thermodynamics, pH-dependent and desorption studies suggested that electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions were all believed to play a role in PCP-Na adsorption on Fe3O4/CS. Having a saturation magnetization of 22.2 emu · g(-1), the Fe3O4/CS can be easily separated from water with magnets within 2 min. The adsorption equilibrium was achieved quite rapidly (within 30 min) and the maximum removal of PCP-Na (91.5%) was obtained at 25 °C and pH 6.5. The Fe3O4/CS investigated can be used to remove PCP-Na and other contaminants from wastewater.
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