Montmorillonite-anchored magnetite nanocomposite for recovery of ammonium from stormwater and its reuse in adsorption of Sc3+

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 1-14 - 2021
Jianzhi Song1, Varsha Srivastava1, Tomas Kohout2, Mika Sillanpää3,4,5,6,7,8, Tuomo Sainio1
1Department of Separation Science, School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Mikkeli, Finland
2Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
3Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, South Africa
4School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
5Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
6Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
7Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Applied Physics, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
8International Research Centre of Nanotechnology for Himalayan Sustainability (IRCNHS), Shoolini University, Solan, India

Tóm tắt

The treatment of stormwater to remove and recover nutrients has received increasing interest. The objective of this study was to develop a novel adsorbent that is easy to handle, has good adsorption capacity, and is economical to use. A novel nanocomposite of montmorillonite (MT)-anchored magnetite (Fe3O4) was synthesised by co-precipitation as an adsorbent for ammonium. The MT/Fe3O4 nanocomposite had pore sizes (3–13 nm) in the range of narrow mesopores. The dispersion of the anchored Fe3O4 was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The nanocomposite exhibited higher affinity towards ammonium than the original MT. The Langmuir isotherm model was found to be the most suitable model to explain the ammonium adsorption behaviour of the nanocomposite. The maximum adsorption capacity for ammonium was 10.48 mg/g. The adsorption mechanism was a combination of ion exchange and electrostatic interaction. In an authentic stormwater sample, the synthesised adsorbent removed 64.2% of ammonium and reduced the amount of heavy metal contaminants including Mn, Ni, Cu and Zn. Furthermore, the ammonium loading on MT/Fe3O4 during adsorption functionalised the adsorbent surface. Additionally, the spent nanocomposite showed potential for rare earth elements (REEs) adsorption as a secondary application, especially for the selective adsorption of Sc3+. The versatile application of montmorillonite-anchored magnetite nanocomposite makes it a promising adsorbent for water treatment.

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