Obtaining of Fe3O4@C Core-Shell Nanoparticles as an Adsorbent of Tetracycline in Aqueous Solutions

• Published in: Materials research (São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil) São Paulo, Brazil), 2019-01, Vol.22 (suppl 1)
• Main Authors: Soares, Vivian, Moraes, Ana Flávia dos Santos de, Santos, Janaína dos, Grando, Marina Carla, Luz, Cleuzir da, Colpani, Gustavo Lopes, Silva, Luciano Luiz, Fiori, Márcio Antônio, Mello, Josiane Maria Muneron de
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: adsorption; Core-shell nanoparticles; ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL; magnetite nanoparticles; MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY; METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING; tetracycline
• ISSN: 1516-1439; 1980-5373; 1980-5373
• DOI: 10.1590/1980-5373-mr-2018-0857

Tetracycline is used to treat various diseases in animals and humans, so its high use causes this substance to be frequently found in effluents and in potable water reservoirs, causing serious problems for human health and the environment. Many processes are applied and evaluated in an attempt to removal tetracycline found in environment, such as adsorption. The application of iron-carbon nanoparticles with core-shell structure (Fe3O4@C) as adsorbent, can be an alternative to removal of these contaminants. In the present study Fe3O4@C nanoparticles were synthesized and used to adsorb tetracycline in aqueous solutions. The core-shell characterization was performed using X-ray diffraction techniques, infrared spectroscopy, surface area, chemical analysis and morphology, and adsorption capacity through isotherms. The results indicated that Fe3O4@C nanoparticles presented good tetracycline removal capability, 73.3%, when applied an initial concentration of antibiotic of the 30 mg L-1 and 0.5 g of adsorbent.