Abstract
Magnetic iron oxide/graphene oxide (MGO) with high iron loading (51 wt%) has been successfully synthesized using the co-precipitation method, and then used as adsorbents for the removal of arsenate and arsenite from aqueous solutions. The resulting MGO possesses desirable magnetic properties (12.8 emu g(-1)) and excellent adsorption properties for the removal of As(III) and As(IV) with significantly enhanced adsorption capacities of 54.18 mg g(-1) and 26.76 mg g(-1), respectively. These values are much higher than those of other GO-based composites reported previously. The kinetic, equilibrium and environmental effects (pH, ionic strength, coexist anion) of MGO were obtained experimentally. A synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescent microprobe was used to generate elemental distribution maps of adsorbents; the results suggest that As(v) became preferentially associated with iron oxides during the adsorption process, and that the distribution of Fe is directly correlated with the distribution of As.
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