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  • Title: Spherical polystyrene-supported nano-Fe3O4 of high capacity and low-field separation for arsenate removal from water.
    Author: Jiang W, Chen X, Niu Y, Pan B.
    Journal: J Hazard Mater; 2012 Dec; 243():319-25. PubMed ID: 23131498.
    Abstract:
    Fe(3)O(4) is a promising material for arsenic sequestration due to its specific affinity toward arsenic and feasible magnetic separation. How to further increase its adsorption capacity while maintain its low-field separation is an interesting but challenging task. In this study nano-Fe(3)O(4) was successfully coated onto the outer surface of polystyrene (PS) beads of 350-400 nm in diameter by the hetero-coacervation method, and the resulting composite PS-Fe(3)O(4) was characterized using transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and electrophoresis measurement (EM). Its adsorption toward arsenate was investigated as a function of solution pH, arsenic concentration, contact time, and coexisting anions. The maximum adsorption capacity of PS-Fe(3)O(4) was 139.3mg/g Fe(3)O(4), 77.7% greater than that of bulky Fe(3)O(4). More attractively, it can be readily separated from water under a low magnetic field (<0.035 T). Continuous adsorption-desorption cyclic results demonstrated that arsenate-loaded PS-Fe(3)O(4) can be effectively regenerated by NaOH solution, and the regenerated composite beads could be employed for repeated use without significant capacity loss, indicating that nano-Fe(3)O(4) was steadily coated onto the surface of PS beads. Generally, PS beads could be employed as a promising host to fabricate efficient composites originated from Fe(3)O(4) or other nanoparticles for environmental remediation.
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