Removal of As(V) by iron-based nanoparticles synthesized via the complexation of biomolecules in green tea extracts and an iron salt
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2021
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Wu, Z.
Su, X.
Lin, Z.
Khan, N.I.
Owens, G.
Chen, Z.
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Science of the Total Environment, 2021; 764(142883)
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While iron-based nanoparticles (nFe) prepared using green tea extracts have been successfully used to degrade many organic contaminants, their application to remove As(V) remains limited. Thus, in this work, nFe (GT-1) prepared using a green tea extract was used to removal As(V). The maximum adsorption capacity of GT-1 for As(V) was 19.9 mg g<sup>-1</sup> at 298 K. The formation of GT-1 and the removal mechanism of As(V) by GT-1, was examined using XRD, TEM and SEM, which showed that GT-1 was composed of amorphous particulates sized between 50 and 100 nm. GC-MS and LC-MS analysis also showed that biomolecules presented in the green tea extract, including polyphenols and L-theanine, participated in the formation of GT-1. Mössbauer spectral analysis confirmed that an organo-Fe(III) complex was formed due to the reaction between biomolecules and Fe(III). FTIR and XPS showed that the adsorption of As(V) by GT-1 occurred both via complexation with Fe(III) in GT-1 and via coordination of As(V) with free hydroxyl groups on the surface of GT-1. Batch experiments showed that adsorption was spontaneous and conformed to the pseudo-second order kinetic model. Finally, mechanisms for the formation of GT-1 and the removal of As (V) by GT-1 were proposed.
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Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript available after 1 October 2023