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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Recovery of Neodymium (III) from Aqueous Phase by Chitosan-Manganese-Ferrite Magnetic Beads.

Sergio Valverde Durán, Byron Lapo, Miguel Meneses, Ana María Sastre

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Sergio Valverde DuránSchool of Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Universidad Técnica de Machala, FCQS, BIOeng Group, 070151 Machala, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-0423-3883
Byron LapoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EPSEVG, Av. Víctor Balaguer 1, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8556-1442
Miguel MenesesDepartment of Chemistry, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano alto, 110150 Loja, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-6553-3145
Ana María SastreDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, ETSEIB, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6586-8113

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Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España CTM2017-83581-R
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Abstract

Neodymium is a key rare-earth element applied to modern devices. The purpose of this study is the development of a hybrid biomaterial based on chitosan (CS) and manganese ferrite (MF) for the recovery of Nd(III) ions from the aqueous phase. The preparation of the beads was performed in two stages; first, MF particles were obtained by the assessment of three temperatures during the co-precipitation synthesis, and the best nano-MF crystallites were incorporated into CS to obtain the hybrid composite material (CS-MF). The materials were characterized by FTIR, XRD, magnetization measurements, and SEM-EDX. The adsorption experiments included pH study, equilibrium study, kinetics study, and sorption-desorption reusability tests. The results showed that for MF synthesis, 60 °C is an appropriate temperature to obtain MF crystals of ~30 nm with suitable magnetic properties. The final magnetic CS-MF beads perform maximum adsorption at pH 4 with a maximum adsorption capacity of 44.29 mg/g. Moreover, the material can be used for up to four adsorption-desorption cycles. The incorporation of MF improves the sorption capacity of the neat chitosan. Additionally, the magnetic properties enable its easy separation from aqueous solutions for further use. The material obtained represents an enhanced magnetic hybrid adsorbent that can be applied to recover Nd(III) from aqueous solutions.

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adsorptionmagneticMnFe2O4rare earthspinel ferrite

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