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Synthesis of novel hydrated ferric oxide biochar nanohybrids for efficient arsenic removal from wastewater

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Hydrated ferric oxide (HFO) has high adsorption efficiency for As(III). However, its high self-aggregation usually reduces the efficiency and limits the scaled-up application. Herein, biochar (BC), with large surface area and amounts of surface functional groups was used to tune the loading and distribution of HFO to prepare an efficient adsorbent (HFO/BC) via in-situ synthesis method. The influence of the mass ratio of iron salt to BC on HFO/BC morphology was investigated, and the mechanism was discussed. The results showed that novel HFO was formed and distributed uniformly on the surface of BC when the mass ratio of iron salt to BC was 5:1. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms studies show that the novel HFO/BC (5:1) composite can fast treat As(III) with a high adsorption capacity of 104.55 mg·g−1, indicating that it is a potential material for removing arsenic from polluted water.

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水合氧化铁 (HFO) 对 As(III) 具有高吸附效率。然而, 其高度的自聚集性通常会降低效率并限制其大规模的应用。在此, 通过原位合成的方法, 以具有大表面积和大量表面官能团的生物炭(BC)来调节HFO的负载和分布制备了HFO/BC高效吸附剂。研究了铁盐与BC的质量比对HFO/BC形貌的影响, 并讨论了机理。 结果表明, 当铁盐与BC的质量比为5:1时, 在BC表面形成并均匀分布的新型HFO。吸附动力学和等温线研究表明, 新型HFO/BC (5:1) 复合材料可以快速吸附As(III), 吸附容量高达 104.55 mg·g−1, 表明它是一种潜在的从污水中去除砷的材料。

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52173208), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions and Qing Lan Project of Yangzhou University (Dr. LJL).

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Zhu, T., Zhang, Y., Chen, Y. et al. Synthesis of novel hydrated ferric oxide biochar nanohybrids for efficient arsenic removal from wastewater. Rare Met. 41, 1677–1687 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01920-z

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