The Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions by Sepiolite/ZrO2 Composites: Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism
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Milovanović, ŽeljkaLazarević, Slavica
Janković-Častvan, Ivona
Radovanović, Željko
Cvetković, Slobodan
Janaćković, Đorđe
Petrović, Rada
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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.
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adsorption kinetics / phosphate adsorption / sepiolite / XPS analysis / Zr propoxide functionalizationSource:
Water, 2023, 15, 13, 2376-Publisher:
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- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200026 (University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy - IChTM) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200026)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200135 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200135)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200287 (Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200287)
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Tehnološko-metalurški fakultetTY - 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 . .