SYNTHESIS OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES FROM SPENT PICKING LIQUORS IN AQUEOUS SATURATED SOLUTION OF CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

Abstract

Spent pickling liquor is a considered hazardous waste because of its very high level of acidity and high metal concentration, and the conventional neutralization method regenerates an excessive quantity of sludge that poses a serious problem concerning to the landfill disposal and risk of ground water contamination. Therefore, recovery of spent pickling liquor is necessary. Several approaches have been investigated for spent pickling liquor recovery, but they are generally costly and lead to produce various iron salts or oxides which have a limited value. In the present study, we explore the potential of using spent pickling liquor as iron precursor for the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles. Here, Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared easily by oxidation-precipitation from spent hydrochloride acid pickling liquors in aqueous saturated solution of calcium hydroxide at room temperature, in the air, and under suitable speed of rotation. The FT-IR, XRD and TEM results shown that monodisperse Fe3O4 nanoparticles in the size range of 10-25 nm were obtained, with a high level of crystallinity. The BET surface area was about 46 m2 g-1. The synthesized Fe3O4 nanoparticles exhibited the superparamagnetic behavior with relatively high saturation magnetization, Ms = 73 emu/g. The synthesis procedure of magnetic nanoparticles revealed here will provide a new possibility for spent pickling liquors recovery more effectively.
 For citation:
 Vu Minh X., Le Ha T. T., Pham Lan T., Pham Nam H., Le Huong T. M., Le Lu T. Nguyen Dung T. Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles from spent picking liquors in aqueous saturated solution of calcium hydroxide. Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol. 2018. V. 61. N 9-10. P. 59-63