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Functionalized porous nanoscale Fe3O4 particles supported biochar from peanut shell for Pb(II) ions removal from landscape wastewater

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The large amounts ofheavy metal from landscape wastewater have become serious problems of environmental pollution and risks for human health. The development of efficient novel adsorbent is a very important for treatment of heavy metal. The functionalized porous nanoscale Fe3O4 particles supported biochar from peanut shell (PS-Fe3O4) for removal of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solution was investigated. The characterization of PS-Fe3O4 composites showed that biochar was successfully coated with porous nanoscale Fe3O4 particles. The pseudo second-order kinetic model and Langmuir model were more fitted for describing the adsorption process of Pb(II) ions in solution. The adsorption process of Pb(II) ions removal by PS-Fe3O4 composites was a spontaneous and endothermic process. The adsorption mechanisms of Pb(II) ions by PS-Fe3O4 composites were mainly controlled by the chemical adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacity of Pb(II) ions removal in solution by PS-Fe3O4 composites reached 188.68 mg/g. The removal mechanism included Fe–O coordination reaction, co-precipitation, complexation reaction, and ion exchange. PS-Fe3O4 composites were thought as a low-cost, good regeneration performance, and high efficiency adsorption material for removal of Pb(II) ions in solution.

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This work is financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (LGF20C030001 and LGF21C030001). Authors are very grateful for their support.

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    Xiaojun Jin, Renrong Liu, Huifang Wang, Li Han, Muqing Qiu & Baowei Hu

  2. Tongchuang Engineering Design Co. LTD., Shaoxing, 312000, People’s Republic of China

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HH and RL designed the experiment, LH and XJ performed the experiment, MQ processed the experimental data and wrote this article, and BH revised this paper.

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Jin, X., Liu, R., Wang, H. et al. Functionalized porous nanoscale Fe3O4 particles supported biochar from peanut shell for Pb(II) ions removal from landscape wastewater. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 37159–37169 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18432-z

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