Magnetic adsorbents for selective removal of selenite from contaminated water

Samuel F. Evans, Marko R. Ivancevic, Jiaqiang Yan, Amit K. Naskar, Alan M. Levine, Richard J. Lee, Costas Tsouris, M. Parans Paranthaman

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Abstract

Novel meso- and microporous tire-derived carbon framework as a support for magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle adsorbents (MNA) that selectively adsorb selenite (Se(IV)) ions from contaminated water has been developed. Carbon-supported magnetic nanoparticle adsorbents (C-MNA) displayed higher adsorption values compared to MNA from 5 to 50 ppm selenite concentrations, maximizing at 48 ± 5 mg/g capacity with >99% Se removal at pH 3 and 5, and outperforms MNA at pH 7. These improvements will expand the range of water sources that can be treated, as well as easing adsorbent collection through magnetic separation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2138-2146
Number of pages9
JournalSeparation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)
Volume54
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2 2019

Funding

The carbon synthesis research (MPP) was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. SFE is grateful for a fellowship from the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education. CT was supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Magnetic property measurements (JQY) was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. This work was supported by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering. This work was supported by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering. The carbon synthesis research (MPP) was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. SFE is grateful for a fellowship from the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education. CT was supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Magnetic property measurements (JQY) was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US DOE. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The US DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan). This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US DOE. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The US DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

FundersFunder number
Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education
DOE Public Access Plan
LLCDE-AC05-00OR22725
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
UT-Battelle
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science
Basic Energy Sciences
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Laboratory Directed Research and Development
Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering
Society for Endocrinology

    Keywords

    • Selenium removal
    • adsorbents
    • iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles
    • tire derived carbon support
    • water treatments

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