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Effects of particle size on the adsorption behavior and antifouling performance of magnetic resins

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Adequately choosing the physicochemical characteristics of adsorbent is crucial in improving its adsorption performance. This work investigated the effect of particle size of magnetic resins on adsorption behaviors of tetracycline (TC) and their antifouling performance. Smaller particle size resin Q150 (10–30 μm) shows notably faster TC adsorption kinetics when compared resins with hundreds of microns (Q100 and Q1). Simulated by Weber-Morris equation, the film diffusion time of Q150 was only 20 min, 2–25 times faster than that of other resins. At this adsorption time, Q150 can reach more than 80% of the maximum adsorption, and the ring-like fluorescence images indicate that the molecules are accumulated on the external surface. Q150 also shows better reusability and antifouling performance over Q100 and Q1. After 20 adsorption–desorption cycles, the adsorption capacity of Q150 at 20 min only decreases 9.7%. The presence of tannic acid also only slightly decreases the adsorption capacity. The faster adsorption kinetics and the superior antifouling performance of Q150 make it a promising adsorbent in future use.

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We gratefully acknowledge the generous support provided by the National Key Research and Development Program (2020YFC1807001), NSFC (No. 51808267), and Open Research Fund of Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering.

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    Mancheng Zhang, Wei Wang, Zongxiang Lv & Shui Wang

  2. Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Prevention and Control, Nanjing, 210036, People’s Republic of China

    Mancheng Zhang, Zongxiang Lv & Shui Wang

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Mancheng Zhang made substantial contributions to the conception of the work and the design of the experiments. The manuscript was mainly written by Mancheng Zhang and Wei Wang. Zongxiang Lv conducted the experiments. Shui Wang performed the data analysis. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhang, M., Wang, W., Lv, Z. et al. Effects of particle size on the adsorption behavior and antifouling performance of magnetic resins. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 11926–11935 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22961-6

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