Effect of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the composition of montmorillonite and its sorption capacity for pyrene.
Sci Total Environ
; 813: 151893, 2022 Mar 20.
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ABSTRACT
Fe content and distribution on montmorillonite would probably enhance its sorption capacity for hydrophobic organic pollutants. Thus, Fe modified montmorillonites with different ratios of FeSO4·7H2O and Ca-montmorillonite were prepared. The results indicated that γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles were not only generated at the montmorillonite surfaces, but that the γ-Fe2O3 also extended the edges of montmorillonite surfaces. The sorption capacities for pyrene were enhanced and even reached 834.79 µg g-1 with increase in ferrous iron content, but were then suppressed due to aggregation of γ-Fe2O3 on montmorillonite surfaces. Furthermore, pyrene was directly observed on γ-Fe2O3-montmorillonite surfaces with a lattice spacing parameter of approximately 0.27 nm, indicating that a new phase that mainly contained pyrene was generated during the sorption process. Additionally, after regenerating the γ-Fe2O3-montmorillonite composites, they could be reused for at least 5 cycles. It is therefore proposed that the prepared γ-Fe2O3-montmorillonite could be exploited as a potential green composite for remediation of hydrophobic organic pollutants in soil and sediment.
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Sci Total Environ
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2022
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China