Synthesis of Fe۳O۴/SiO۲/PEG Nanocomposite from Minerals Sands: Kinetic Adsorption Heavy Metal Ion from Aqueous Solution

Today, providing clean water is a significant need and challenge. Among the hazardous contaminants in raw water is the presence of heavy metals such as Pb(II) and Cu(II)). The Fe۳O۴/SiO۲/PEG composite material was prepared by wet mixing; in this case, the Fe۳O۴ and SiO۲ magnetic particles were prepared from iron sand and silica sand by the co-precipitation method, respectively. Polyethylene Glycol (PEG-۴۰۰۰) acts as a binder and a matrix. The structural, surface, and magnetic characteristics of the nanosized adsorbent were investigated by elemental analysis, FTIR, N۲ adsorption–desorption, transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, vibrating sample magnetometry, and zeta-potential measurement. The Fe۳O۴/SiO۲/PEG composite exhibited high adsorption affinity for aqueous Cu(II), and Pb(II) ions. According to isothermal and kinetic analyses, adsorption follows the Langmuir isotherm model and the pseudo second order kinetic model based on the Langmuir isotherm model, the maximum adsorption capacities of Pb(II) and Cu(II) were ۷۶.۳ mg/g and ۴۵ mg/g for the Fe۳O۴/SiO۲/PEG composite with a mass ratio of Fe۳O۴/SiO۲ of ۱:۱, respectively. The Fe۳O۴/SiO۲/PEG (۱:۱) showed high adsorption capacity after three regeneration cycles (۷۹%), which can be a potential magnetic adsorbent for wastewater treatment.

کلیدواژه ها:

Nanocomposite ، Fe۳O۴/SiO۲/PEG ، Wastewater ، Heavy metal ، Adsorption