Ultra-high arsenic adsorption by graphene oxide iron nanohybrid: Removal mechanisms and potential applications
Ultra-high arsenic adsorption by graphene oxide iron nanohybrid: Removal mechanisms and potential applications
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DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126702
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发表时间:
2020-08-01
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8.8
通讯作者:
Bezbaruah, Achintya N.
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作者:
Das, Tonoy K.;Sakthivel, Tamil S.;Bezbaruah, Achintya N.
Iron (Fe)-based adsorbents have been promoted for aqueous arsenic adsorption because of their low cost and potential ease of scale-up in production. However, their field application is, so far, limited because of their low Fe use efficiency (i.e., not all available Fe is used), slow adsorption kinetics, and low adsorption capacity. In this study, we synthesized graphene oxide iron nanohybrid (GFeN) by decorating iron/iron oxide (Fe/FexOy) core-shell structured iron nanoparticles (FeNPs) on the surface of graphene oxide (GO) via a sol-gel process. The deposition of FeNPs on GO for the nanohybrid (GFeN) improves Fe use efficiency and arsenic mobility in the nanohybrid, thereby improving the arsenic removal capacity and kinetics. We achieved removal capacities of 306 mg/g for As(III) and 431 mg/g for As(V) using GFeN. Rapid reduction (>99% in