Journal
CARBON
Volume 40, Issue 12, Pages 2177-2183Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(02)00076-3
Keywords
activated carbon; adsorption; magnetic properties, surface areas
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In this work the adsorption features of activated carbon and the magnetic properties of iron oxides were combined in a composite to produce magnetic adsorbents. These magnetic particles can be used as adsorbent for a wide range of contaminants in water and can subsequently be removed from the medium by a simple magnetic procedure. Activated carbon/iron oxide magnetic composites were prepared with weight ratios of 2:1, 1.5:1 and 1:1 and characterized by powder XRD, TG, magnetization measurements, chemical analyses. TPR, N-2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. Mossbauer spectroscopy and SEM. The results suggest that the main magnetic phase present is maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3) With Small amounts of magnetite (Fe3O4). Magnetization enhancement can be produced by treatment with H-2 at 600 degreesC to reduce maghemite to magnetite. N-2 adsorption measurements showed that the presence of iron oxides did not significantly affect the surface area or the pore structure of the activated carbon, The adsorption isotherms of volatile organic compounds such as chloroform, phenol. chlorobenzene and drimaren red dye from aqueous solution onto the composites also showed that the presence of iron oxide did not affect the adsorption capacity of the activated carbon. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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