Effective Degradation of Rh 6G Using Montmorillonite-Supported Nano Zero-Valent Iron Under Microwave Treatment

Overview

Journal Materials (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2018 Nov 9

PMID 30405090

Citations 2

Authors

Wenxiu Rao

Hao Liu

Guocheng Lv

Danyu Wang

Libing Liao

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Abstract

Nano zero-valent iron has drawn great attention for the degradation of organic dyes due to its high reactivity, large specific surface area, lightweight, and magnetism. However, the aggregation and passivation of iron nanoparticles may prohibit the wide use of it. A new composite material was prepared by loading nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) on montmorillonite (MMT) to overcome the above shortcomings and it was further used for the removal of Rhodamine 6G (Rh 6G) under microwave treatment in the present work. The effects of various parameters, including the initial concentration of Rh 6G, microwave power, and pH value were investigated. The new composite material (nZVI/MMT) showed an excellent degradation ability for removing Rh 6G, and the removal amount reached 500 mg/g within 15 min. The degradation rate reached 0.4365 min, significantly higher than most previous reports using other removal methods for Rh 6G.

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