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Magnetic Fe3O4-Hydroxyapatite materials as adsorbents for the removal of metals from water

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Magnetic adsorption is considered a promising technology for water treatment and solid–liquid separation. Porous and magnetic Fe3O4-hydroxyapatite (wFeHAp) nanocomposites were prepared from a Moroccan natural phosphate in the presence of Fe3O4 nanoparticles prepared by a controlled precipitation method. Their adsorption efficiency for the removal of trace metals was tested. After water treatment, separation of the wFeHAp powder from water was carried out by applying an external magnetic field. Thanks to their porosity for liquid–solid separation and their magnetic character depending on the Fe3O4 content, wFeHAp nanocomposites favorably immobilized the selected metals.

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Materials, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Avenue Ibn Batouta, BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco

    Jihane Labrag, Meryem Abbadi, Abdeladim Oulguidoum & Abdelaziz Laghzizil

  2. Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada

    Jean-Michel Nunzi

  3. Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada

    Sébastien Sauvé

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Labrag, J., Abbadi, M., Oulguidoum, A. et al. Magnetic Fe3O4-Hydroxyapatite materials as adsorbents for the removal of metals from water. Nanotechnol. Environ. Eng. 8, 167–175 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41204-022-00292-8

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