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The effect of surface coating on iron-oxide nanoparticle arsenic adsorption

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The presence of arsenic in groundwater and other drinking water sources presents a notable public health concern. The utilization of iron-oxide nanomaterials as arsenic adsorbents has shown promising results both in laboratory and field conditions. This study focuses on characterizing the performance of nanoparticles prepared by different synthetic methods and with different surface coatings in arsenic removal. Poly (acrylic acid), polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine were used to stabilize iron-oxide nanoparticles prepared by thermal decomposition to an aqueous solution. The effect that each polymer has on the materials was evaluated in batch and PEG was found to provide the best performance. To implement the nanoparticles in the field, a continuous flow column study was carried out by depositing the nanoparticles in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) beads. Even when the surface coatings are required to prevent nanoparticles from agglomerating, further efforts to deposit nanoparticles on a supporting material are required.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Hope College, Holland, MI, USA

    Anna L. Molloy & Natalia I. Gonzalez-Pech

  2. Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

    Marcos F. C. Andrade

  3. Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

    Gabriela Escalera & Arash Bohloul

  4. Children’s Environmental Health Initiative, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA

    Carolina Avendano

  5. Departments of Chemistry and Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Vicki L. Colvin

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Molloy, A.L., Andrade, M.F.C., Escalera, G. et al. The effect of surface coating on iron-oxide nanoparticle arsenic adsorption. MRS Advances 6, 867–874 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-021-00138-6

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