Fabrication of Stabilized Fe–Mn Binary Oxide Nanoparticles: Effective Adsorption of 17β-Estradiol and Influencing Factors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of CMC-FMBON
2.3. Characterization of CMC-FMBON
2.4. E2 Removal from Aqueous Solution: Batch Adsorption Tests
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of FMBON and CMC-FMBON
3.2. The Removal Capacity of CMC-FMBON for E2
3.2.1. Stabilizers Content
3.2.2. Adsorption Kinetics
3.2.3. Adsorption Isotherm Experiment and Thermodynamic
3.3. The External Environmental Factors on Removal Process of E2
3.3.1. Effect of Initial Solution pH on E2 Removal Process
3.3.2. Effect of Ionic Strength and Coexisting Ions on E2 Removal
3.3.3. Effect of Humic Acid on E2 Removal
3.3.4. Comparisons with the Other Materials
3.3.5. Adsorption Mechanism of CMC-FMBON for E2
3.3.6. Desorption and Regeneration Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Adsorbent | qe. exp (mg/g) | Pseudo-First-Order | Pseudo-Second-Order | ||||
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R2 | qe (mg/g) | K1 (g/mg·min) | R2 | qe (mg/g) | K2 (g/mg·min) | ||
CMC-FMBON | 84.20 | 0.96 | 80.47 | 0.03 | 0.98 | 82.23 | 0.04 |
FMBON | 60.32 | 0.96 | 63.28 | 0.04 | 0.98 | 55.21 | 0.41 |
Adsorbent | T | Langmuir Isotherm | Freundich Isotherm | |||||
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KL | qe | R2 | KF | qe | n | R2 | ||
CMC-FMBON | 298 K | 0.20 | 124.10 | 0.98 | 55.58 | 142.30 | 1.11 | 0.93 |
318 K | 0.14 | 112.22 | 0.98 | 29.32 | 125.02 | 1.23 | 0.93 | |
338 K | 0.10 | 100.52 | 0.98 | 20.60 | 98.01 | 1.10 | 0.95 | |
FMBON | 298 K | 0.39 | 98.14 | 0.97 | 50.12 | 95.21 | 0.96 | 0.91 |
318 K | 0.12 | 84.41 | 0.99 | 25.33 | 81.24 | 0.95 | 0.96 | |
338 K | 0.08 | 75.21 | 0.98 | 15.48 | 78.32 | 1.02 | 0.94 |
Adsorbents | Temperature (T) | ln k0 | ΔG0 (kJ/mol) | ΔH0 (kJ/mol) | ΔS0 (J/K·mol) | R2 |
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CMC-FMBON | 298 K | 1.21 | −2.24 | −8.846 | −12.27 | 0.96 |
318 K | 1.04 | −1.91 | ||||
338 K | 1.12 | −1.82 | ||||
FMBON | 298 K | 0.811 | −2.15 | −7.65 | −20.12 | 0.97 |
318 K | 0.696 | −1.74 | ||||
338 K | 0.511 | −1.12 |
Adsorbent | Adsorption Capacity (qe (mg/g)) | References |
---|---|---|
Few-layered graphene oxide nanosheets | 149.9 | [12] |
Sing-walled carbon nanotubes | 27.2 | [50] |
Activated carbons | 21.3–67.6 | [2] |
Magnetic graphene oxide | 85.80 | [13] |
hydrochar-FMBO | 49.77 | [3] |
ACM (activated carbon purchased from Merck) | 5.07 | [51] |
CS (coffee waste and sawdust) | 4.95 | [51] |
CMC-FMBON | 124.10 | This study |
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Ning, Q.; Yin, Z.; Liu, Y.; Tan, X.; Zeng, G.; Jiang, L.; Liu, S.; Tian, S.; Liu, N.; Wang, X. Fabrication of Stabilized Fe–Mn Binary Oxide Nanoparticles: Effective Adsorption of 17β-Estradiol and Influencing Factors. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102218
Ning Q, Yin Z, Liu Y, Tan X, Zeng G, Jiang L, Liu S, Tian S, Liu N, Wang X. Fabrication of Stabilized Fe–Mn Binary Oxide Nanoparticles: Effective Adsorption of 17β-Estradiol and Influencing Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(10):2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102218
Chicago/Turabian StyleNing, Qimeng, Zhihong Yin, Yunguo Liu, Xiaofei Tan, Guangming Zeng, Luhua Jiang, Shaobo Liu, Sirong Tian, Ni Liu, and Xiaohua Wang. 2018. "Fabrication of Stabilized Fe–Mn Binary Oxide Nanoparticles: Effective Adsorption of 17β-Estradiol and Influencing Factors" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 10: 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102218