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Magnetic red mud/chitosan based bionanocomposites for adsorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions: synthesis, characterization and adsorption kinetics

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Magnetic red mud/chitosan (MRM/CS) based bionanocomposites were prepared by the neutralization method, and this method had the advantages of simplicity, low-cost and eco-friendly. The adsorbents were characterized by XRD, FTIR and VSM analysis. The effects of various parameters, such as RM addition amounts, pH, concentration, temperature, time and co-existing metal ions, on the adsorption of Cr(VI) were studied. Moreover, adsorption kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic of the Cr(VI) adsorption were analyzed. The results show that the MRM/CS composite has good recoverability (8.56 emu·g−1) and adsorption performance (7.79 mg·g−1, 303 K, pH = 3). The process of the adsorption reaction conforms to the Langmuir model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, suggesting that the adsorption of Cr(VI) ions on the surface of CS-based adsorbents are monolayer adsorption and chemisorption. Thermodynamic study reveals that the adsorption is spontaneous and endothermic.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51774078, U1710257).

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    Xiaoqi Liu, Yanyun Zhang, Yan Liu & Ting′an Zhang

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    Xiaoqi Liu, Yanyun Zhang, Yan Liu & Ting′an Zhang

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Liu, X., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y. et al. Magnetic red mud/chitosan based bionanocomposites for adsorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions: synthesis, characterization and adsorption kinetics. Polym. Bull. 80, 2099–2118 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04137-x

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