Abstract
A paramagnetic solid phase nanoextractant, Fe3O4 @ SiO2 @ Clpr-silica @ dithizone, is firstly constructed for separating Pb2+ from dilute solution. The special extractant is composed of a paramagnetic Fe3O4 nanomaterials core, amorphous silica, chloro-propyl silane coupling agent, and dithizone from inside to outside. The experimental results demonstrate the as-obtained extractant fine adsorbability, high adsorption and desorption speed, wide acidic resistance, facile separability, and admirable reusability. The adsorption capacity of the extractant exceeds 63.4 mg g−1, and the adsorption process is accomplished in 25 s. Pb2+ ions are completely eluted from the extractant immersed into 2 M HNO3 solution in 20 s. After five times of adsorption-regeneration cycles, no significant loss of adsorption capacity is observed, indicating the good stability of the extractant.
Acknowledgment
The authors are thankful to the national natural science foundation of China (No. 20906061) for financial supports.