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High selectivity and removal efficiency of lotus root-based activated carbon towards Fe(III) in La(III) solution

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Rare earth elements are an important strategic resource. However, a trace of Fe(III) impurity has serious adverse impact on the performance of rare earth materials. We synthesized a novel nitrogen-containing carbon material, ACLR-400, using lotus root as raw materials. The ACLR-400 was characterized by surface area analyzer, elemental analysis and FT-IR. The selectivity and removal efficiency of ACLR-400 towards Fe(III) were also investigated. The BET specific surface area of ACLR-400 was 68.44 m2·g−1, and the average pore diameter was 12.54 nm. With abundant nitrogen- containing functional groups and well-developed internal pore structure, ACLR-400 possesses strong adsorption affinity, excellent selectivity and removal efficiency for Fe(III). The adsorption capacity of ACLR-400 towards Fe(III) could reach to 0.46 mmol·g−1, selectivity coefficient with respect to La(III) was 8.9, and removal efficiency was 99.61%. The adsorption isotherm data greatly obey the Freundlich isotherm. In addition, ACLR-400 can be regenerated easily and possesses better regeneration ability and reusability.

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    Rui-Yan Wu, Yong Wang, Xiao-Yan Xue, Fu-Qiang An, Tuo-Ping Hu & Jian-Feng Gao

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Wu, RY., Wang, Y., Xue, XY. et al. High selectivity and removal efficiency of lotus root-based activated carbon towards Fe(III) in La(III) solution. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 35, 757–763 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-017-0322-8

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