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Dispersing Bentonite by Electron Beam Irradiation and Its Adsorption Performance of Cr(VI) in the Aqueous Solution

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In this work, a favorable modification method of bentonite (Ben) by electron beam irradiation (EB) without any chemical reagent was provided to study the adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) in the aqueous solution. The modified Ben by EB (M-Ben) was characterized with series of spectrographic methods. Results indicated that the M-Ben had better dispersibility, which could obviously improve the adsorption capacity of Cr(VI). It reached the strongest adsorption ability of 97.3% in 30 min (k = 0.038 min−1) at the optimal EB irradiation dose of 22 KGy. Moreover, low pH condition could promote the adsorption of Cr(VI), and the adsorption efficiency was closely related to the concentration of Cr(VI). The mechanism of the higher adsorption of M-Ben was associated with the molecular repulsion of EB irradiation on the surface of Ben, which was also related to the thermal, electrical, and transient impact effects of EB irradiation. This study will broaden the application of EB for the modification of adsorbent, which can be applied in the treatment of environmental pollutants.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41301048; NO.12205113), Practice Innovation Program project of College Students in Jiangsu Province (202211049334XJ; 202211049513YJ), Postgraduate Innovation Program (HGYK202201).

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  1. National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, People’s Republic of China

    Jing Zhang, Jianhui Wang, Fukun Zhu, Ping Mao & Kun Hong

  2. Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, People’s Republic of China

    Jing Zhang, Jianhui Wang, Fukun Zhu, Ping Mao & Kun Hong

  3. Key Laboratory of High Magnetic Field and Ion Beam Physical Biology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People’s Republic of China

    Zhengyan Wu

  4. Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Control Technology of Anhui Province, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People’s Republic of China

    Zhengyan Wu

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JZ: conceptualization, methodology, supervision, investigation, validation, writing-reviewing and editing; JW: writing original draft, investigation, data curation, validation; PM: conceptualization, methodology, investigation, validation; ZW: methodology, supervision; KH: formal analysis, investigation, data curation, validation. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhang, J., Wang, J., Zhu, F. et al. Dispersing Bentonite by Electron Beam Irradiation and Its Adsorption Performance of Cr(VI) in the Aqueous Solution. Water Air Soil Pollut 233, 503 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05980-4

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