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Synthesis and adsorption properties of hierarchical Fe3O4@MgAl-LDH magnetic microspheres

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In this study, Fe3O4 microspheres were prepared by a hydrothermal method, and then the synthesized Fe3O4 microspheres were used as template to prepare Fe3O4@MgAl-LDH composite microspheres by a coprecipitation process. Morphology, composition, and crystal structure of synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by X-ray powder diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy technologies. The composite hierarchical microspheres are composed of inner Fe3O4 core and outer MgAl-LDH-nanoflake layer, and the average thickness of MgAl-LDH-nanoflake is about 70 nm. The adsorption property of the products toward congo red was also measured using UV–vis spectrometer. The result demonstrated that the Fe3O4@MgAl-LDH composite adsorbent could remove 99.8% congo red in 30 min, and the maximum adsorption capacity is about 404.6 mg/g, while congo red removal rate of pure MgAl-LDH and Fe3O4 are only 86.3 and 53.1% in 40 min, respectively, and their adsorption capacity are 345.72 and 220.56 mg/g, respectively. It indicates the composite Fe3O4@ MgAl-LDH nanomaterials have better adsorption performance than pure Fe3O4 and MgAl-LDH nanomaterials. In addition, the magnetic nanocomposites could be separated easily, and it demonstrated good cycle performance.

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This work was supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50872084 and 51072124), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET100605). We wish to thank the Analytical & Testing Center of Sichuan University (SCU) for the assistance in sample characterization.

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This study was funded by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50872084 and 51072124), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET100605).

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Wu, X., Li, B. & Wen, X. Synthesis and adsorption properties of hierarchical Fe3O4@MgAl-LDH magnetic microspheres. J Nanopart Res 19, 131 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-017-3803-0

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