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Fenton-like processes and adsorption using iron oxide-pillared clay with magnetic properties for organic compound mitigation

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In this work, a new step was added to the classic route of iron-pillared clay obtention, resulting in a material with both magnetic and oxidative properties. The saturation of the material surface intercalated with trinuclear acetate-hydroxo iron (III) nitrate in glacial acetic acid atmosphere before heat treatment promoted magnetic phase formation (FePMAG). The material was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). FePMAG showed an increase of 0.57 nm in basal spacing which contributed to the specific surface area increase from 39.1 to 139.2 m2/g. The iron phase identified by XRD and XPS was maghemite, with a little presence of hematite formed by the trinuclear acetate-hydroxo iron (III) nitrate decomposition during heat treatment. In the adsorption tests, FePMAG displayed a good capacity for organic dye methylene blue (MB) removal, reaching 41 % at 150 min. Under photo-Fenton conditions, the material showed an excellent MB oxidation capacity, completely removing the color of the solution within 90 min. Identification of the oxidation products with lower molecular (m/z = 160, 220, and 369) mass was performed by electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (ESI-MS).

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We greatly appreciate the Chemistry Departments of the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) and São Paulo State University (UNESP), as well as this project’s sponsoring organizations, National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPQ) and Higher Education Co-ordination Agency (CAPES).

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    Aline Auxiliadora Tireli, Iara do Rosário Guimarães, Júlio César de Souza Terra & Mário Cesar Guerreiro

  2. Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, SP, 14801-970, Brazil

    Robson Rosa da Silva

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Tireli, A.A., Guimarães, I.R., Terra, J.C.S. et al. Fenton-like processes and adsorption using iron oxide-pillared clay with magnetic properties for organic compound mitigation. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 870–881 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-2973-x

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