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Fluoride ions sorption using functionalized magnetic metal oxides nanocomposites: a review

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Fluoride is an anionic pollutant found superfluous in surface or groundwater as a result of anthropogenic actions from improper disposal of industrial effluents. In drinking water, superfluous fluoride has been revealed to trigger severe health problems in humans. Hence, developing a comprehensive wastewater decontamination process for the effective management and preservation of water contaminated with fluoride is desirable, as clean water demand is anticipated to intensify considerably over the upcoming years. In this regard, there have been increased efforts by researchers to create novel magnetic metal oxide nanocomposites which are functionalized for the remediation of wastewater owing to their biocompatibility, cost-effectiveness, relative ease to recover and reuse, non-noxiousness, and ease to separate from solutions using a magnetic field. This review makes an all-inclusive effort to assess the effects of experimental factors on the sorption of fluoride employing magnetic metal oxide nanosorbents. The removal efficiency of fluoride ions onto magnetic metal oxides nanocomposites were largely influenced by the solution pH and ions co-existing with fluoride. Overall, it was noticed from the reviewed researches that the maximum sorption capacity using various metal oxides for fluoride sorption was in the order of aluminium oxides >cerium oxides > iron oxides > magnesium oxides> titanium oxides, and most sorption of fluoride ions was inhibited by the existence of phosphate trailed by sulphate. The mechanism of fluoride sorption onto various sorbents was due to ion exchange, electrostatic attraction, and complexation mechanism.

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Abbreviations

ALCS-Fe-AL:

acid leaching carbonized sludge/sludge-based carbon-iron-aluminium

Beta C-CIHFO:

β-cyclodextrin

CMS-Al-Zr:

carboxymethyl starch sodium-aluminium-zirconium

CTN:

concentration

D-R:

Dubinin-Radushkevich

F:

fluoride

F:

fluorine

Fe3O4 :

magnetite

GO:

graphene oxide

HAO:

hydroxyl aluminium oxalate

HAP:

hydroxyapatite

HF:

hydrogen fluoride

HM:

heavy metals

HMI:

heavy metals ions

IO:

iron oxide

IONMs:

iron oxide nanomaterials

IONS:

iron oxide nanosorbents

LDH:

layer double hydroxide

LGR:

Langmuir

MAA:

magnetic alumina aerogel

MI:

metal ions

MIO:

magnetic iron oxides

MeO:

metal oxides

MF:

magnetic field

MIONPs:

magnetic iron oxides nanoparticles

MS :

saturation magnetization

NCs:

nanocomposite

nm:

nanometer

NMs:

nanomaterials

NMOs:

nanosized metal oxides

NPs:

nanoparticles

NS:

nanosorbents

NT:

nanotechnology

OH- :

hydroxide

OH-:

hydroxyl

PFO:

pseudo-first-order

pHPZC :

point of zero charge

PSO:

pseudo-second-order

PPy:

polypyrrole

q+:

positive charge

q-:

negative charge

RSM:

response surface methodology

SC:

sorption capacity

SCD:

supercritical drying

SEM:

scanning electron microscope

STM:

scanning tunnel microscope

TNB:

titanate nanobelt

α-Fe2O3 :

hematite

γ-Fe2O3 :

maghemite

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• Fluoride decontamination process from wastewater using sorption procedures.

• Ion exchange, electrostatic interaction and complexation mechanism control the F- sorption process.

• Most sorption processes were controlled by the monolayer sorption and multilayer sorption processes

• The sorption capacity for F- ions were in the order of Al oxides >Ce oxides > Fe oxides > Mg oxides> Ti oxides

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Aigbe, U.O., Osibote, O.A. Fluoride ions sorption using functionalized magnetic metal oxides nanocomposites: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 9640–9684 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17571-7

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