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Arsenic adsorption on cobalt and manganese ferrite nanoparticles

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The adsorption of As(III) on cobalt and manganese ferrite nanoparticles (NPs) was studied. The ferrite NPs were synthesized using the Massart-assisted microwave hydrothermal treatment. All the NPs exhibited the spinel structure with a formula such as M x Fe3−x O4, where M = Co or Mn, and x runs from 0.21 to 1.14. The changes in the stoichiometry caused different effects on the physical properties as well on the As(III) adsorption capacity of the NPs. The adsorption data were fitted in very good agreement with the Freundlich model. It was concluded that As(III) was better attracted to ferrimagnetic cobalt ferrite NPs, given that the arsenic removal was significantly higher than that exhibited by superparamagnetic manganese-substituted ferrite NPs.

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This work was former financially supported by PRODEP “Apoyo a la Incorporación de Nuevos PTC 2014,” DAIT/2014/09, SEP-CONACYT CB-2010-157232, and SEP-CONACYT CB-2012-01-181592. The authors gratefully acknowledge Soledad Cruz and Miguel Bautista for ICP–OES technical support.

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  1. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Carmen, Campus III, 24115, Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico

    S. Martinez-Vargas & C. Patiño-Carachure

  2. Cinvestav-Saltillo Industrial, Zona Industrial, 25900, Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico

    Arturo I. Martínez & H. Hernandez-Flores

  3. Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica del Norte, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile

    Arturo I. Martínez

  4. Instituto de Estudios Ambientales, Universidad de la Sierra Juárez, 68725, Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

    Elias E. Hernández-Beteta, O. F. Mijangos-Ricardez & J. López-Luna

  5. Instituto de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, 69000, Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Mexico

    V. Vázquez-Hipólito

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Martinez-Vargas, S., Martínez, A.I., Hernández-Beteta, E.E. et al. Arsenic adsorption on cobalt and manganese ferrite nanoparticles. J Mater Sci 52, 6205–6215 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-0852-9

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