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Synthesis of carboxymethyl β-cyclodextrin bonded Fe3O4@SiO2–NH2 core-shell magnetic nanocomposite adsorbent for effective removal of Pb(II) from wastewater

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In this work, a novel functionalized magnetic Fe3O4@SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles grafted with carboxymethyl β-cyclodextrin (CM-β-CD) is utilized for adsorption of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions. The grafting reaction was performed via carbodimide method by using 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS). The as-prepared nanoadsorbents were characterized by FTIR, SEM, TEM, XRD, TGA, and VSM. The grafting CM-β-CD on the Fe3O4@SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles enhances the ion adsorption capacity due to the strong abilities of the enormous –OH and –COOH functional groups in CM-β-CD to adsorb Pb(II) ions. The effects of factors such as the concentration of β-CD, contact time, initial ion concentration, adsorbent dosage, adsorption kinetics, and isotherms on the adsorption behavior were studied properly. The results depicted that the nanoadsorbents had good adsorption with the maximum adsorption capacity of 170 mg g−1 at 25 °C and pH 6.0. All the equilibrium adsorption kinetics of Pb(II) are fitted well to the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption data were also found to follow the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. In summary, the experimental Pb(II) ion adsorption data showed the prepared nanocomposites would be as promising adsorbents to remove various heavy metals from wastewater.

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  • A magnetic nanocomposite adsorbent based on β-cyclodextrin was synthesized easily.

  • The adsorbent was used for selective removal of Pb(II) ions from contaminated waters.

  • The adsorbent exhibited high adsorption capacity of 170 mg g−1.

  • Adsorption of Pb(II) followed by pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm models.

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    Ziba Jahanbakhsh, Hossein Hosseinzadeh & Bakhshali Masoumi

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by ZJ. The first draft of the manuscript was written by HH and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Jahanbakhsh, Z., Hosseinzadeh, H. & Masoumi, B. Synthesis of carboxymethyl β-cyclodextrin bonded Fe3O4@SiO2–NH2 core-shell magnetic nanocomposite adsorbent for effective removal of Pb(II) from wastewater. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 99, 230–242 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-021-05569-z

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