Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 220, Issue -, Pages 1376-1385Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.097
Keywords
Cr(VI) wastewater; MnFe2P4@SiO2-CTAB; Adsorption; Reduction
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51008084]
- Development Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Guangdong Province [Yq2013055]
- Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province [2016A020221032]
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Chromium-contaminated water is regarded as one of the biggest threats to human health. In this study, a novel magnetic mesoporous MnFe2O4@SiO2-CTAB composite was prepared by a facile one-step modification method and applied to remove Cr(VI). X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, specific surface area, and vibrating sample magnetometer were used to characterize MnFe2O4@SiO2-CTAB composites. The morphology analysis showed that the composites displayed a core-shell structure. The outer shell was mesoporous silica with CTAB and the core was MnFe2O4 nanoparticles, which ensured the easy separation by an external magnetic field. The performance of MnFe2O4@SiO2-CTAB composites in Cr(VI) removal was far better than that of bare MnFe2O4 nanoparticles. There were two reasons for the effective removal of Cr(VI) by MnFe2O4@SiO2-CTAB composites: (1) mesoporous silica shell with abundant CTA(+) significantly enhanced the Cr(VI) adsorption capacity of the composites; (2) a portion of Cr(VI) was reduced to less toxic Cr(III) by MnFe2O4, followed by Cr(III) immobilized on MnFe2O4@SiO2-CTAB composites, which had been demonstrated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results. The adsorption of Cr(VI) onto MnFe2O4@SiO2-CTAB followed the Freundlich isotherm model and pseudo-second-order model. Tests on the regeneration and reuse of the composites were performed. The removal efficiency of Cr(VI) still retained 92.4% in the sixth cycle. MnFe2O4@SiO2-CTAB composites exhibited a great potential for the removal of Cr(VI) from water. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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