Rapid removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution by novel sepiolite/Fe3O4/nZVI nanocomposite: Material characterizations, enhanced performance in Cr(VI) removal and mechanism
Authors: HOU Kai, HUANG Li, CHEN Wei, LI Xue-lian, HE Xi, LIU Ai-fang, DU Juan, ZHAO Yue-jie, YAO Shun, WEI Yu-han, FENG Guo-rui
The novel magnetic sepiolite/Fe3O4/zero-valent iron (nZVI) nanocomposite (nZVI@SepH-Mag) was prepared and used to achieve the removal of Cr(VI) in this work. The nZVI@SepH-Mag composites were characterized by XRD, FTIR, BET, SEM and TEM. The characterization results indicated that the structure of the composite consisted of small nanoscale nZVI and magnetite (Mag) particles uniformly anchoring on the surface of acid-activated sepiolite (SepH). Batch experiments were used to analyze the effects o