A Mild and Facile Synthesis of Amino Functionalized CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂ for Hg(II) Removal

Nanomaterials
Xi WangRenbi Bai

Abstract

To avoid the dangerous operational conditions, shorten the preparation time, and improve the adsorption performance of amino-functionalized nanomagnetic materials with a core⁻shell structure, a magnetic nanocomposite of CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂ was successfully functionalized with amino group (-NH₂) through a mild and facile hydrothermal method without the use of any toxic or harmful solvents at a relatively low temperature. The preparation time of the key steps of amino functionalization was shortened from 30 h to about 10 h. The core-shell structure and successful grafting were confirmed by various means. The amino-functionalized CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂ was used for the removal mercury (Hg(II)), a heavy metal, and exhibited excellent magnetic properties and a high Langmuir adsorption capacity of 149.3 mg Hg(II)/g. The adsorption of Hg(II) onto CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂⁻NH₂ followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic equation and Langmuir model. The thermodynamic data showed that the Hg(II) adsorption process was achieved through spontaneous exothermic and monolayer adsorption with electrostatic adsorption and chemisorption. In addition, the as-prepared CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂⁻NH₂ nanoparticles had a good reusable value, good application performance and stability, and can pro...Continue Reading

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