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Three-dimensional self-assembled reduced graphene oxide composite as a promising adsorbent for the collection of palladium (II) and platinum (IV) in a low concentration

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A three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide aerogel modified by sulfamic acid and ethylenediamine was prepared via one-step reduction self-assembly under atmospheric pressure within 90 °C heating constantly. The adsorption efficiency of palladium (II) was ~ 97.0% at pH 11 within 50 min by the prepared composite. While the composite exhibited adsorption for platinum (IV) at acid condition, giving a rising to an adsorption efficiency was 61.7% at pH 5. Only 25.8% adsorption efficiency of platinum (IV) was found at pH 11, and 17.0% adsorption efficiency of palladium (II) was obtained at pH 5. The adsorption capacity of the composite for palladium (II) was 80 μg mg−1 above, and the adsorption capacity of the composite for platinum (IV) was ~ 160 μg mg−1. The obtained palladium (II) and platinum (IV) can be eluted by urea and surfactant from the surface of the composite, respectively. Understanding the mechanism of the adsorption/desorption between palladium (II)/platinum (IV) and the composite, explored a promising way for recycling and enrichment of noble metal at a low concentration.

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Abbreviations

GO:

Graphene oxide

Pd:

Palladium

EDA:

Ethylenediamine

CTAB:

Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide

3D:

Three-dimensional

Pt:

Platinum

rGO:

Reduced graphene oxide

AAS:

Atomic absorption spectrometer

B–R:

Britton–Robinson

SEM:

Scanning electron microscope

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

FT-IR:

Fourier transform infrared

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Fundamental Research Funds of Yunnan Province for Youth (Nos. 202001AU070134 and 202001AU070112).

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  1. Faculty of Narcotics Control, Yunnan Police College, Kunming, 650223, China

    Lei Chen

  2. College of Chinese Materia Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China

    Lei Chen, Yuan-Long Li & Rong-Xin Li

  3. Institute of Information, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, China

    Qi-Jiang Shu

  4. Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Control (Yunnan Police College), Ministry of Education, Kunming, 650500, China

    Lei Chen

  5. Key Lab of Narcotics Assay and Control Technology Ministry of Public Security, Kunming, 650500, China

    Lei Chen

  6. Yunnan Key Laboratory of Smart Drugs Control, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan Province, China

    Lei Chen

  7. Administration Office of Scientific Research, Yunnan Institute of Tropical Crops, Jinghong, 666100, China

    Tao Yang

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Chen, L., Li, YL., Li, RX. et al. Three-dimensional self-assembled reduced graphene oxide composite as a promising adsorbent for the collection of palladium (II) and platinum (IV) in a low concentration. J IRAN CHEM SOC 20, 2861–2870 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-023-02882-y

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