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La-EDTA coated Fe3O4 nanomaterial: Preparation and application in removal of phosphate from water

Journal

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 413-418

Publisher

SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(12)60014-X

Keywords

La-EDTA-Fe3O4; phosphate; magnetic materials

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [21007014, 21107024]
  2. Start Foundation of Hunan Agricultural University [10YJ01]
  3. National Science and Technology Major Projects [2009ZX07212-001-05]
  4. National Environmental Protection Public Welfare Program [201009047]
  5. Hunan Provincial Education Department [11C0650]

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La-EDTA-Fe3O4 was prepared by a chemical co-precipitation method. The magnetic composite was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Furthermore, the adsorption properties of La-EDTA-Fe3O4 toward phosphate in water were investigated. The uptake rate of phosphate in water by La-EDTA-Fe3O4 was 3-1000 times than that of EDTA-Fe3O4, and reached 97.8% at 7 hr. The adsorption process agreed well with the Freundlich model and kinetics studies showed that the adsorption of phosphate proceeds according to pseudo second-order adsorption kinetics. The maximum removal rate was achieved at pH 6.0-7.0. The La-EDTA-Fe3O4 had good adsorption properties and could be separated well from aqueous solution by a permanent magnet. Therefore, this nanomaterial has potential application for the removal of phosphate from large water bodies.

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