Efficient Removal of Tetracycline from Aqueous Media with a Fe3O4 Nanoparticles@graphene Oxide Nanosheets Assembly
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Fe3O4@GO
2.1.1. Preparation of Preoxidized Graphite
2.1.2. Preparation of GO
2.1.3. Preparation of Fe3O4@GO
2.2. Characterization
2.3. Adsorption Experiment
2.4. Desorption Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization
3.2. Effect of pH
3.3. Effect of Ionic Strength
3.4. Effect of HA Concentration
3.5. Adsorption Kinetics
3.6. Adsorption Isotherm
3.7. Desorption Experiment
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Models | Parameters | Temperature | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
20 °C | 30 °C | 40 °C | ||
Pseudo-first-order | k1 × 102 (1/min) | 1.76 × 10−1 | 6.29 × 10−3 | 9.14 × 10−4 |
qe,1 (mg/g) | 138.27 | 610.88 | 1229.09 | |
R2 | 0.951 | 0.746 | 0.941 | |
Pseudo-second-order | k2 (g/mg min) | 2.69 × 10−3 | 1.45 × 10−5 | 6.71 × 10−7 |
qe,2 (mg/g) | 140.76 | 657.08 | 1492.21 | |
R2 | 0.977 | 0.857 | 0.956 | |
Two-compartment | Ffast | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0.86 |
Fslow | 0.85 | 0.64 | 0.14 | |
kfast (1/min) | 332.21 | 4.11 | 1554.70 | |
kslow (1/min) | 7.73 × 10−2 | 793.97 | 5.22 | |
R2 | 0.996 | 0.999 | 0.997 |
Models | Parameters | Temperature | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
20 °C | 30 °C | 40 °C | ||
Langmuir Isotherm | qmax (mg/g) | 603.74 | 713.88 | 1272.45 |
KL (L/mg) | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.31 | |
R2 | 0.950 | 0.970 | 0.974 | |
Freundlich Isotherm | n | 4.03 | 3.80 | 2.49 |
KF | 236.16 | 267.11 | 348.74 | |
R2 | 0.835 | 0.921 | 0.957 | |
Temkin Isotherm | aT (L/g) | 9.96 | 23.51 | 30.69 |
bT × 102 (KJ/mol) | 2.44 | 2.56 | 1.75 | |
R2 | 0.919 | 0.917 | 0.757 |
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Hu, X.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, H.; Tan, X.; Yang, Y.; Liu, Y. Efficient Removal of Tetracycline from Aqueous Media with a Fe3O4 Nanoparticles@graphene Oxide Nanosheets Assembly. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1495. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121495
Hu X, Zhao Y, Wang H, Tan X, Yang Y, Liu Y. Efficient Removal of Tetracycline from Aqueous Media with a Fe3O4 Nanoparticles@graphene Oxide Nanosheets Assembly. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(12):1495. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121495
Chicago/Turabian StyleHu, Xinjiang, Yunlin Zhao, Hui Wang, Xiaofei Tan, Yuanxiu Yang, and Yunguo Liu. 2017. "Efficient Removal of Tetracycline from Aqueous Media with a Fe3O4 Nanoparticles@graphene Oxide Nanosheets Assembly" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 12: 1495. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121495