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Adsorption and Oxidation of Thallium(I) by a Nanosized Manganese Dioxide

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The adsorption and oxidation of thallium(I) by nanosized manganese dioxide (nMnO2) may have an impact on the removal of Tl from waters in engineered applications, as well as the fate and transport of Tl in natural waters. The fundamental data on the adsorption and oxidation of Tl(I) by nMnO2 were obtained here. The results show that Tl was adsorbed by nMnO2 within 15 min at pH 7.0. Moreover, Langmuir fitting indicated a maximum adsorption capacity of ∼58.48 mg/mmol (i.e., ∼672 mgTl/gMnO2). The presence of Ca2+, Mg2+, SiO3 2−, PO4 3−, and CO3 2−decreased the removal of Tl(I) to a certain extent; however, it was increased by a pH from 4.0 to 9.0. The oxidation of Tl(I) was proposed at pH 4.0 based on the observation of Mn release and nMnO2 aggregation, while the oxidation of Tl(I) might not be favored at neutral and basic conditions. The presence of 3 mg/L humic acid hindered the adsorption of Tl(I) on nMnO2. These results indicate that nMnO2 could help to remove Tl from water in engineered applications and might deepen our understanding of the transport of Tl in natural waters.

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This work was financially supported by the National Science and Technology Pillar Program, China (No. 2012BAC05B02), the Funds for Creative Research Groups of China (51121062), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51008104), the funds of the State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (HIT, 2013TS04), the Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China (201346), and the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation and the Special Financial Grant (20110490106 and 2012T50365).

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    Xiaoliu Huangfu, Jin Jiang, Xixin Lu, Yaan Wang, Yongze Liu, Haijun Cheng, Xiang Zhang & Jun Ma

  2. Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Technology of College of Heilongjiang Province, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, China

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Huangfu, X., Jiang, J., Lu, X. et al. Adsorption and Oxidation of Thallium(I) by a Nanosized Manganese Dioxide. Water Air Soil Pollut 226, 2272 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-2272-7

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