TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milovanović, Željka
AU  - Lazarević, Slavica
AU  - Janković-Častvan, Ivona
AU  - Radovanović, Željko
AU  - Cvetković, Slobodan
AU  - Janaćković, Đorđe
AU  - Petrović, Rada
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6578
AB  - The sepiolite/ZrO2 composites were prepared by sepiolite (Sep) modification with zirconium propoxide in toluene at room temperature for 24 h (Sep–ZrI) or 95 °C for 4 h (sample Sep–ZrII). The efficiency of the obtained composites for the removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions at initial pH = 4 and pH = 8 was investigated. Characterization of the samples shows that synthesis at a higher temperature for a shorter time provides a slightly higher content of amorphous Zr phase, which is deposited on the sepiolite fibers as a thin layer and agglomerated nanoparticles. Compared to Sep, the composites have a lower point of zero charge and higher specific surface area and pore volume. The adsorption kinetics follow the pseudo second-order model. The adsorption capacities of the composites are approximately the same at both initial pH and higher at initial pH = 4 than at pH = 8. The XPS and ATR-FTIR of Sep–ZrI before and after adsorption identifies the formation of inner-sphere complexes as the mechanism of phosphate adsorption. The slow release during desorption with NaOH solution confirms the strong bonds of the phosphates with the surface of the composites.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Water
T1  - The Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions by Sepiolite/ZrO2 Composites: Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism
IS  - 13
SP  - 2376
VL  - 15
DO  - 10.3390/w15132376
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Milovanović, Željka and Lazarević, Slavica and Janković-Častvan, Ivona and Radovanović, Željko and Cvetković, Slobodan and Janaćković, Đorđe and Petrović, Rada",
year = "2023",
abstract = "The sepiolite/ZrO2 composites were prepared by sepiolite (Sep) modification with zirconium propoxide in toluene at room temperature for 24 h (Sep–ZrI) or 95 °C for 4 h (sample Sep–ZrII). The efficiency of the obtained composites for the removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions at initial pH = 4 and pH = 8 was investigated. Characterization of the samples shows that synthesis at a higher temperature for a shorter time provides a slightly higher content of amorphous Zr phase, which is deposited on the sepiolite fibers as a thin layer and agglomerated nanoparticles. Compared to Sep, the composites have a lower point of zero charge and higher specific surface area and pore volume. The adsorption kinetics follow the pseudo second-order model. The adsorption capacities of the composites are approximately the same at both initial pH and higher at initial pH = 4 than at pH = 8. The XPS and ATR-FTIR of Sep–ZrI before and after adsorption identifies the formation of inner-sphere complexes as the mechanism of phosphate adsorption. The slow release during desorption with NaOH solution confirms the strong bonds of the phosphates with the surface of the composites.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Water",
title = "The Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions by Sepiolite/ZrO2 Composites: Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism",
number = "13",
pages = "2376",
volume = "15",
doi = "10.3390/w15132376"
}

Milovanović, Ž., Lazarević, S., Janković-Častvan, I., Radovanović, Ž., Cvetković, S., Janaćković, Đ.,& Petrović, R.. (2023). The Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions by Sepiolite/ZrO2 Composites: Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism. in Water
MDPI., 15(13), 2376.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w15132376

Milovanović Ž, Lazarević S, Janković-Častvan I, Radovanović Ž, Cvetković S, Janaćković Đ, Petrović R. The Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions by Sepiolite/ZrO2 Composites: Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism. in Water. 2023;15(13):2376.
doi:10.3390/w15132376 .

Milovanović, Željka, Lazarević, Slavica, Janković-Častvan, Ivona, Radovanović, Željko, Cvetković, Slobodan, Janaćković, Đorđe, Petrović, Rada, "The Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions by Sepiolite/ZrO2 Composites: Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism" in Water, 15, no. 13 (2023):2376,
https://doi.org/10.3390/w15132376 . .