Journal of Materials Chemistry · 2012 · 56 citations · 35 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringMaterials ScienceNanomaterialsWastewater TreatmentWater TreatmentInorganic MaterialsInorganic NanoparticlesIon ExchangeMetal Oxide NanomaterialsNanoporous MaterialsSurface AdsorptionAdsorption CapacityAdsorption Of Heavy MetalsAdsorption On NanoparticlesAdsorption PropertiesIon Exchange ReactionsMetal Ion RemovalNanoparticle AdsorptionSurface Area
A fast, low-cost and scalable method was developed to prepare basic aluminum carbonate (Al(OH)CO3) porous nanospheres via a microwave-assisted solvothermal process in 5 min. All chemicals used were low-cost and environmentally benign. These Al(OH)CO3 nanospheres had an extremely large surface area (484 m2 g−1), abundant carbonate groups, and showed superb adsorption properties with maximum capacities of 170 mg g−1 and 60 mg g−1 for As(V) and Cr(VI) at pH 7, respectively. These values were obviously higher than that of many other nanomaterials. In addition, for practical applications, 5 mg Al(OH)CO3 nanospheres could purify 6 kg As(V) contaminated water, reducing the As(V) concentration from 100 ppb to less than 10 ppb. A new adsorption mechanism involving ion exchange between carbonate groups and As(V) or Cr(VI) species was proposed and confirmed.
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Low-Field Magnetic Separation of Monodisperse Fe <sub>3</sub> O <sub>4</sub> Nanocrystals
Cafer T. Yavuz, John T. Mayo, William W. Yu et al. · Science · 2006 · 1.2K citations