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Synthesis of high-saturation magnetization composites by montmorillonite loading with hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium ions and magnetite nucleation for improved effluent sludge handling and dye removal

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Organomagnetic clays have been designed and synthesized from montmorillonite loaded with hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium ions (HDTMA+), to be used in water treatment systems to minimize the direct manipulation of effluent sludge dyes. The structural, magnetic, and hyperfine properties have been determined using thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, zeta potential measurement, Mössbauer spectroscopy, and a vibrating sample magnetometer. The Methylene blue and Ponceau 4R (P4R) removal efficiency has been analyzed in batch conditions. The 58% HDTMA+-loaded composite exhibits a saturation magnetization three times higher than the composite without HDTMA+, while the surfactant incorporation improved P4R adsorption. The proper HDTMA+ loading improves the saturation magnetization and the adsorption capacity of the composites, thus yielding added-value materials from two points of view, magnetic response and dye adsorption capacity.

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Financial support from the Argentine Ministry of Science and technology, ANPCyT- PICT 585/2014, 2386/2014, and PICT-2018-01536 acknowledged. M.L.M., M.A.F., R.M.T.S., and R.C.M. are members of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET). F. Barraqué acknowledges a CONICET fellowship. Financial support of UNLP School of Exact Sciences (Estudios de Materiales de Interes en aplicaciones tecnológicas y ambientales: generación de energías limpias y remediación—captura de contaminates) and CONICET (PUE 066) are gratefully acknowledged by M. L. Montes and R.C. Mercader.

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    Facundo Barraqué, Mariela A. Fernández & Rosa M. Torres Sánchez

  2. Instituto de Física La Plata - CONICET CCT-La Plata, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina

    María L. Montes & Roberto C. Mercader

  3. Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental 3iA, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, CONICET, Argentina

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Barraqué, F., Montes, M.L., Fernández, M.A. et al. Synthesis of high-saturation magnetization composites by montmorillonite loading with hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium ions and magnetite nucleation for improved effluent sludge handling and dye removal. Appl. Phys. A 126, 736 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-03834-6

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