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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Magnetic Mg-Fe/LDH Intercalated Activated Carbon Composites for Nitrate and Phosphate Removal from Wastewater: Insight into Behavior and Mechanisms.

Omar Alagha, Mohammad Saood Manzar, Mukarram Zubair, Ismail Anil, Nuhu Dalhat Mu'azu, Aleem Qureshi

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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 14 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Omar AlaghaEnvironmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering A13, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Main Campus, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3056-0768
Mohammad Saood ManzarEnvironmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering A13, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Main Campus, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6891-8825
Mukarram ZubairEnvironmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering A13, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Main Campus, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1786-3393
Ismail AnilEnvironmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering A13, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Main Campus, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1184-5140
Nuhu Dalhat Mu'azuEnvironmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering A13, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Main Campus, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1402-544X
Aleem QureshiEnvironmental Engineering Department, College of Engineering A13, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Main Campus, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology 10-WAT1336-46
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This experimental work focused on the synthesis, characterization, and testing of a unique, magnetically separable, and eco-friendly adsorbent composite material for the advanced treatment and efficient removal of nitrate and phosphate pollutants from wastewater. The MgAl-augmented double-layered hydroxide (Mg-Fe/LDH) intercalated with sludge-based activated carbon (SBAC-MgFe) composites were characterized by FT-IR, XRD, BET, VSM, SEM, and TEM techniques, revealing homogeneous and efficient dispersion of MgFe/LDH within the activated carbon (AC) matrix, a highly mesoporous structure, and superparamagnetic characteristics. The initial solution pH, adsorbent dose, contact time, and temperature parameters were optimized in order to reach the best removal performance for both pollutants. The maximum adsorption capacities of phosphate and nitrate were found to be 110 and 54.5 mg/g, respectively. The competition between phosphate and coexisting ions (Cl

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magnetic layered double hydroxidephosphate and nitrate removalregeneration potentialwaste sludge-based activated carbonwastewater treatment

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PMID32664637
PMCPMC7407415

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