title: Enhanced removal of phosphate and nitrate ions from aqueous media using nanosized lanthanum hydrous doped on magnetic graphene nanocomposite.
abstract: A novel nanocomposite adsorbent based on nanosized lanthanum hydroxide doped onto magnetic reduced graphene oxide (MG@La) was synthesized and used for removal of phosphate and nitrate ions from river and sewage media. The composition, surface properties and morphology of the as prepared adsorbent were studied using Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The influence of main parameters on the efficiency of removal process including adsorbent dosage, salt addition, solution pH, contact time, and concentration of the analytes were thoroughly investigated. The validity of the experimental process was checked by the adsorption isotherm and adsorption kinetics models. The obtained data were well fitted to Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetic models. The developed adsorbent showed high adsorption capacities of 116.28 mg g-1and 138.88 mg g-1for phosphate and nitrate ions, respectively. Additionally, Langmuir isotherm and free energy were suggested monolayer pattern and physisorption mechanism for adsorption process, respectively. Finally, the field application of newly synthesized MG@La provided high removal efficiencies (74%-90%) for phosphate and nitrate ions in real river and sewage water samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rashidi Nodeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: sereshti@ut.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sereshti
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Elham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zamiri Afsharian
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nouri
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D006108:Graphite; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D007811:Lanthanum; D053761:Nanocomposites; D010710:Phosphates; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D007811:Lanthanum; D006108:Graphite
keywords: Graphene; Kinetics; Langmuir isotherm; Lanthanum hydrous; Magnetic nanoparticles; Phosphate/nitrate removal