Evaluation of Fe 3 O 4 -MnO 2 @RGO magnetic nanocomposite as an effective persulfate activator and metal adsorbent in aqueous solution
A reduced graphene oxide (RGO) supported Fe O -MnO nanocomposite (Fe O -MnO @RGO) was successfully prepared for catalytic degradation of oxytetracycline (20 mg/L) by potassium persulfate (PS) and adsorption removal of mixture of Pb , Cu , and Cd ions (each 0.2 mM) in the synchronous scenario. The re...
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Published in | Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 30; no. 17; p. 51125 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Germany
01.04.2023
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Summary: | A reduced graphene oxide (RGO) supported Fe
O
-MnO
nanocomposite (Fe
O
-MnO
@RGO) was successfully prepared for catalytic degradation of oxytetracycline (20 mg/L) by potassium persulfate (PS) and adsorption removal of mixture of Pb
, Cu
, and Cd
ions (each 0.2 mM) in the synchronous scenario. The removal efficiencies of oxytetracycline, Pb
, Cu
, and Cd
ions were observed as high as 100%, 99.9%, 99.8%, and 99.8%, respectively, under the conditions of [PS]
= 4 mM, pH
= 7.0, Fe
O
-MnO
@RGO dosage = 0.8 g/L, reaction time = 90 min. The ternary composite exhibited higher oxytetracycline degradation/mineralization efficiency, greater metal adsorption capacity (Cd
104.1 mg/g, Pb
206.8 mg/g, Cu
70.2 mg/g), and better PS utilization (62.6%) than its unary and binary counterparts including RGO, Fe
O
, Fe
O
@RGO, and Fe
O
-MnO
. More importantly, the ternary composite had good magnetic recoverability and excellent reusability. Notably, Fe, Mn, and RGO could play a synergistic role in the improvement of pollutant removal. Quenching results indicate that surface bounded SO
was the major contributor to oxytetracycline decomposition, and the -OH groups on the composite surface shouldered a significant role in PS activation. The results indicate that the magnetic Fe
O
-MnO
@RGO nanocomposite has a good potential for removing organic-metal co-contaminants in waterbody. |
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ISSN: | 1614-7499 |