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Simultaneous organic/inorganic removal from water using a new nanocomposite adsorbent: A case study of p-nitrophenol and phosphate

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 268, Issue -, Pages 399-407

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.01.051

Keywords

Nanocomposite adsorbent; Hydrated ferric oxide; Hyper-cross-linked polymer; Phosphate; p-Nitrophenol; Co-removal

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  1. Natural Science Foundation of China [51378249/21177059]
  2. Ministry of Education [20120091130005]
  3. Jiangsu NSF [BK2012017]

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A new nanocomposite adsorbent, HFO-802, was fabricated by incorporating nanosized hydrated ferric oxides (HFOs) inside the hyper-cross-linked polymeric adsorbent NDA802. The co-removal of inorganic and organic pollutants was examined using p-nitrophenol (PNP) and phosphate as the model compounds. Three widely used adsorbents, including powdered activated carbon, macroporous polystyrene adsorbent (XAD-4) and the host adsorbent (NDA802), were tested for comparison. HFO-802 exhibited superior properties when compared to the other adsorbents during the simultaneous removal of phosphate and PNP. These better properties were attributed to the unique structure of HFO-802; i.e., the encapsulated HFO nanoparticles exhibit preferable removal of phosphate through inner-sphere complexation, whereas the host NDA802 captures PNP through micropore filling, pi-pi interactions, and acid-base interactions. More attractively, the exhausted HFO-802 was amenable to effective regeneration by using an alkaline solution, allowing for repeated use with a constant co-removal efficiency over 10 continuous cycles of operation. The effect of solution pH, contact time and ionic strength on HFO-802 co-removal was determined. The results highlighted a new method to fabricate bifunctional adsorbents for the co-removal of inorganic and organic pollutants by encapsulating metal oxide nanoparticles inside a microporous solid host. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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