Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 229, Issue -, Pages 827-836Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.06.084
Keywords
Layered double hydroxides; Graphene oxide; Coagulation mechanism; Adsorption
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- NSFC [91326202, 21577032]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [JB2015001]
- National Special Water Programs [2015ZX07203-011, 2015ZX07204-007]
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
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With the extensive application of graphene oxide (GO), it is noticeable that part of GO is directly/indirectly released into the environment and widespread research indicated that it had adverse influences on human health and ecological balance. In this work, a novel nanobelt-like Ca/Al layered double hydroxides (CA-LDH) was synthesized and applied as efficient coagulant for the removal of GO from aqueous solutions. The results indicated that neutral pH, co-existing cations and higher temperature were beneficial to the coagdlation of GO. The sequence of cation effect for promoting of GO coagulation was Ca2+ > Mg2+ > K+ > Na+, whereas the effect of anions on GO coagulation was PO43- > CO32- > SO42- > Cl- Comparing with anions, the cations showed more dominate effect for GO coagulation than anions. Hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interaction were the main coagulation mechanisms for GO coagulation, which were evidenced by FT-IR and XPS analysis. Specifically, for the first time, the reclaimed product of CA-LDH after GO coagulation (CA-LDH + GO) was applied as adsorbents for the secondary application in the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions. Interestingly, the CA-LDH GO still had high adsorption capacities, i.e., the maximum adsorption capacities (q(max)) for Cu(II), Pb(II), and Cr(VI) were 122.7 mg/g, 221.2 mg/g and 64.4 mg/g, respectively, higher than other similar materials. This paper highlighted the LDH-based nanomaterials are promising materials for the elimination of environmental pollutants and the migration and transformation of carbon nanomaterials in the natural environment. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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