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Mechanochemical Activation of Phlogopite to Enhance its Capacity as Absorbent for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions

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Phlogopite was activated by ball milling at a mild milling speed of 300 rpm to be directly used as heavy metal ions (Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, and Ni2+) adsorbent. Without the need of final breakdown of its crystal structure, which is usually observed at intensive milling over 600 rpm, phase transformation of trigonal phlogopite into monoclinic by milling at 300 rpm occurred, accompanied with enhanced dissolutions of K+, Mg2+, and OH−, allowing easy removal of Cu2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+ ions (initial 100 ppm) by 2 g/L dosage of the activated phlogopite. Higher dosage up to 5 g/L was needed for nearly complete removals Cd2+ ion (initial 100 ppm). Several analytical methods such as XRD, laser particle size analyzer, and SEM were used to characterize the activated sample and to understand the reason for the easier absorption of metal ions. The adsorption data confirmed that the heavy metal ions were adsorbed with surface precipitation and cation exchange as the main pathways. The proposed craft to produce heavy metal ions adsorbent with outstanding heavy metal ions removal efficiency may have a great potentiality for practical application.

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  1. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

    Ahmed Said, Huimin Hu, Yanchu Liu & Qiwu Zhang

  2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Qu

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Said, A., Hu, H., Liu, Y. et al. Mechanochemical Activation of Phlogopite to Enhance its Capacity as Absorbent for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions. Water Air Soil Pollut 232, 15 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-020-04979-z

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