Issue 32, 2019, Issue in Progress

Nanoscale iron (oxyhydr)oxide-modified carbon nanotube filter for rapid and effective Sb(iii) removal

Abstract

Herein, nanoscale iron (oxyhydr)oxide-coated carbon nanotube (CNT) filters were rationally designed for rapid and effective removal of Sb(III) from water. These iron (oxyhydr)oxide particles (<5 nm) were uniformly coated onto the CNT sidewalls. The as-fabricated hybrid filter demonstrated improved sorption kinetics and capacity compared with the conventional batch system. At a flow rate of 6 mL min−1, a Sb(III) pseudo-first-order adsorption rate constant of 0.051 and a removal efficiency of >99% was obtained when operated in the recirculation mode. The improved Sb(III) sorption performance can be ascribed to the synergistic effects of convection-enhanced mass transport, limited pore size, and more exposed active sorption sites of the filters. The presence of 1–10 mmol L−1 of carbonate, sulfate, and chloride inhibits Sb(III) removal negligibly. Exhausted hybrid filters can be effectively regenerated by an electrical field-assisted chemical washing method. STEM characterization confirmed that Sb was mainly sequestered by iron (oxyhydr)oxides. XPS, AFS and XAFS results suggest that a certain amount of Sb(III) was converted to Sb(V) during filtration. DFT calculations further indicate that the bonding energy for Sb(III) onto the iron (oxyhydr)oxides was 2.27–2.30 eV, and the adsorbed Sb(III) tends to be oxidized.

Graphical abstract: Nanoscale iron (oxyhydr)oxide-modified carbon nanotube filter for rapid and effective Sb(iii) removal

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Apr 2019
Accepted
22 May 2019
First published
11 Jun 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 18196-18204

Nanoscale iron (oxyhydr)oxide-modified carbon nanotube filter for rapid and effective Sb(III) removal

Y. Liu, J. Yao, F. Liu, C. Shen, F. Li, B. Yang, M. Huang and W. Sand, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 18196 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA02988E

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