The Preparation and Characterization of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Decorated Expanded Graphite for Removal of Heavy Oils from Water
Recently, many methods have been developed to efficiently eliminate oil spills due to its long-term harmful effects on marine life and human health. Expanded graphite (EG) has been considered as an excellent platform to remove contaminated oil from aqueous solution through a facile adsorption route....
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doaj-d65d79d20c834db6abd3dfbe8e90c3de2020-11-25T01:14:02ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442019-06-011212191310.3390/ma12121913ma12121913The Preparation and Characterization of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Decorated Expanded Graphite for Removal of Heavy Oils from WaterHoang Doan Tuan Nguyen0Hoang Tung Nguyen1Thuong Thi Nguyen2Ai Kha Le Thi3Thanh Duy Nguyen4Quynh Thi Phuong Bui5Long Giang Bach6NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 755000 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamInstitute of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Duy Tan University, 700000 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamNTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 755000 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry, 705800 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry, 705800 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry, 705800 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamNTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 755000 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamRecently, many methods have been developed to efficiently eliminate oil spills due to its long-term harmful effects on marine life and human health. Expanded graphite (EG) has been considered as an excellent platform to remove contaminated oil from aqueous solution through a facile adsorption route. As an innovative approach, the decoration of magnetic components, namely, MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, into graphite layers was taken into account for facilitating phase separation under magnetic field which resulted into an easy collection of the used adsorbents in a large scale. The expanded graphite/manganese ferrite composites were prepared from Vietnamese graphite flakes via a two-stage process. Characterization was performed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), Energy-Dispersive X-ray (EDS), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption analysis. The adsorption behavior of EG-MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> for widespread used heavy oils, including diesel oil and crude oil, was investigated under the effects of adsorption conditions, i.e., contact time, loaded oil dosage, and salinity of mixing oil and water. The obtained results showed successful incorporation of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> into graphite sheets and no considerable change on the worm-like structure of EG. The results also showed that incorporated manganese ferrites enhanced the magnetism EG up to 16 emu/g, which made the recovery of used adsorbent conveniently. The EG-MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> adsorbents exhibited the strong adsorption ability toward diesel oil (32.20 <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mo>±</mo> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula> 0.46 g DO/g EG) and crude oil (33.07 <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mo>±</mo> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula> 0.33 g CO/g EG). In brief, EG-MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> material provides a potential and promising platform with high performance for oil spill removal.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/12/1913expanded graphiteheavy oilsmagnetic adsorbentmanganese ferritewastewater treatment |
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Hoang Doan Tuan Nguyen Hoang Tung Nguyen Thuong Thi Nguyen Ai Kha Le Thi Thanh Duy Nguyen Quynh Thi Phuong Bui Long Giang Bach The Preparation and Characterization of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Decorated Expanded Graphite for Removal of Heavy Oils from Water Materials expanded graphite heavy oils magnetic adsorbent manganese ferrite wastewater treatment |
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Hoang Doan Tuan Nguyen Hoang Tung Nguyen Thuong Thi Nguyen Ai Kha Le Thi Thanh Duy Nguyen Quynh Thi Phuong Bui Long Giang Bach |
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The Preparation and Characterization of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Decorated Expanded Graphite for Removal of Heavy Oils from Water |
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The Preparation and Characterization of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Decorated Expanded Graphite for Removal of Heavy Oils from Water |
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The Preparation and Characterization of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Decorated Expanded Graphite for Removal of Heavy Oils from Water |
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The Preparation and Characterization of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Decorated Expanded Graphite for Removal of Heavy Oils from Water |
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The Preparation and Characterization of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Decorated Expanded Graphite for Removal of Heavy Oils from Water |
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preparation and characterization of mnfe<sub>2</sub>o<sub>4</sub>-decorated expanded graphite for removal of heavy oils from water |
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Recently, many methods have been developed to efficiently eliminate oil spills due to its long-term harmful effects on marine life and human health. Expanded graphite (EG) has been considered as an excellent platform to remove contaminated oil from aqueous solution through a facile adsorption route. As an innovative approach, the decoration of magnetic components, namely, MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, into graphite layers was taken into account for facilitating phase separation under magnetic field which resulted into an easy collection of the used adsorbents in a large scale. The expanded graphite/manganese ferrite composites were prepared from Vietnamese graphite flakes via a two-stage process. Characterization was performed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), Energy-Dispersive X-ray (EDS), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption analysis. The adsorption behavior of EG-MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> for widespread used heavy oils, including diesel oil and crude oil, was investigated under the effects of adsorption conditions, i.e., contact time, loaded oil dosage, and salinity of mixing oil and water. The obtained results showed successful incorporation of MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> into graphite sheets and no considerable change on the worm-like structure of EG. The results also showed that incorporated manganese ferrites enhanced the magnetism EG up to 16 emu/g, which made the recovery of used adsorbent conveniently. The EG-MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> adsorbents exhibited the strong adsorption ability toward diesel oil (32.20 <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mo>±</mo> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula> 0.46 g DO/g EG) and crude oil (33.07 <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mo>±</mo> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula> 0.33 g CO/g EG). In brief, EG-MnFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> material provides a potential and promising platform with high performance for oil spill removal. |
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expanded graphite heavy oils magnetic adsorbent manganese ferrite wastewater treatment |
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