Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions on Alginate-Based Magnetic Nanocomposite Adsorbent Beads

Graphene oxide and its magnetic nanoparticle-based composites are a well-known tool to remove heavy metals from wastewater. Unfortunately, one of the major issues in handling such small particles consists of their difficult removal from treated wastewater (even when their magnetic properties are exp...

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Published in:Materials 2024-05, Vol.17 (9), p.1942
Main Authors: Russo, Eleonora, Sgarbossa, Paolo, Gelosa, Simone, Copelli, Sabrina, Sieni, Elisabetta, Barozzi, Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorbents
Adsorption
Alginates
Ammonium hydroxide
Biopolymers
Chitosan
Chloride
Copper compounds
Graphene
Heavy metals
Iron compounds
Magnetic properties
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Packed columns
Pollutants
Purification
Sewage
Software
Two dimensional materials
Wastewater
Wastewater treatment
Water treatment
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Summary:Graphene oxide and its magnetic nanoparticle-based composites are a well-known tool to remove heavy metals from wastewater. Unfortunately, one of the major issues in handling such small particles consists of their difficult removal from treated wastewater (even when their magnetic properties are exploited), due to their very small diameter. One possible way to overcome this problem is to embed them in a macroscopic biopolymer matrix, such as alginate or chitosan beads. In this way, the adsorbent becomes easier to handle and can be used to build, for example, a packed column, as in a traditional industrial adsorber. In this work, the removal performances of two different embedded magnetic nanocomposite adsorbents (MNAs) are discussed. The first type of MNA is based on ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) generated by coprecipitation using iron(II/III) salts and ammonium hydroxide, while the second is based on a 2D material composed of MNP-decorated graphene oxide. Both MNAs were embedded in cross-linked alginate beads and used to treat artificial water contaminated with chromium(III), nickel(II), and copper(II) in different concentrations. The yield of removal and differences between MNAs and non-embedded magnetic nanomaterials are also discussed. From the results, it was found that the time to reach the adsorption equilibrium is higher when compared to that of the nanomaterials only, due to the lower surface/volume ratio of the beads, but the adsorption capacity is higher, due to the additional interaction with alginate.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma17091942