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Composite adsorbents usually outperform single component adsorbents as they could combine the properties and advantages of each component. In this research, rare earth element Lanthanum was introduced into magnetic substrate by a method of chemical co-precipitation to enhance its adsorption capability. It was found that the La-modified magnetic composite with a presumed La and Fe3O4 molar ratio at 1:50 had a better adsorption performance for tetracycline than the magnetic adsorbents at other molar ratios. The La-modified magnetic composite was characterized by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffractometer, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results showed that the magnetic adsorbent was nano-sized, and the introduction of La did not change the crystal structure of magnetic substrate. The adsorptive removal of tetracycline was favorable at neutral pH conditions. Kinetic experiments indicated that most of the uptake occurred within the initial 120 min. Chemisorption occurred in the process while rate-determining step might be diffusive in nature. An empirical model (Langmuir model) was applied in this paper, and fitting result indicates that the q max value of the magnetic composite reached as much as 145.9 mg/g for the uptake of tetracycline at 298 K. The above indicates that method of La doping could significantly enhance the adsorption capability of an intentionally designed composite adsorbent.
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The authors thank for the finical support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51378205) and the Foundation for University Key Youth Teacher by Henan Province of China (2013GGJS-088).
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Mi, X., Wang, M., Zhou, F. et al. Preparation of La-modified magnetic composite for enhanced adsorptive removal of tetracycline. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 17127–17135 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9373-y
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