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Graphene oxide-Fe3O4 nanocomposite used as aniline adsorbent with a wide pH range

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In this paper, the graphene oxide-Fe3O4 nanocomposite was prepared by introducing Fe3O4 and silane coupling agent containing sulfonic acid groups on the surface of GO. The morphology and structure of nanocomposites were characterized by a series of equipments, and the property of s-GO-Fe3O4 as aniline adsorbent was studied. The Fe3O4 particle is introduced to add magnetic property to GO magnetism and can eliminate the agglomeration of GO sheets. The addition of sulfonic groups improved the dispersion of nanocomposite and eliminated electrostatic repulsion. Thus, the nanocomposite shows high aniline adsorption capacity in a wide pH region and does not show high correlation with pH value. In addition, FTIR and XPS spectrum analyses showed that the adsorption of aniline by s-GO-Fe3O4 is the combined effects of π–π interaction, acid–base reaction, and hydrogen bonds. Furthermore, the adsorption of aniline of this nanocomposite follows the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Freundlich isotherm model. Thus, s-GO-Fe3O4 is a promising nanosorbent for aniline removal from organic wastewater.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (grant number 19KJB150037).

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    Zheng Zhang, Ruilu Yang, Jian Shi, Jian Zhang, Xiaolan Zhou, Meng Cai, Susu Fan & Chunjian Li

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    Zheng Zhang

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  4. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China

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Zhang, Z., Yang, R., Zheng, Y. et al. Graphene oxide-Fe3O4 nanocomposite used as aniline adsorbent with a wide pH range. Colloid Polym Sci 300, 83–93 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-021-04926-2

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