Synthesis of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Disodium Salt Functionalized Magnetite/Chitosan Nanospheres for the Highly Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue

Abstract

In this paper, novel Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA) functionalized magnetite/ chitosan nanospheres (Fe3O4/CS-EDTA) are synthesized by combining solvothermal method and chemical modification, and they are further applied as a kind of adsorbent to eliminate dye of methylene blue (MB) from wastewater. The properties as well as structure exhibited by the fabricated adsorbent are characterized through FTIR, XRD, TG and TEM, together with VSM. The impact exerted by sorption parameters (time of contact, initial dye concentration, temperature, etc.) on the adsorptions were evaluated in batch system. These results demonstrated that our magnetic materials held the adsorption capacity for MB of 256 mg g−1 (pH = 11), and the kinetic model of pseudo-second-order and the Langmuir model could make an effective simulation regarding the adsorption kinetics and isotherm, respectively. Besides, the external magnetic field can assist in easily separating dye adsorbed Fe3O4/CS-EDTA from solution for regeneration. The removal efficiency of recycled adsorbents remained above 92% in the 5th adsorption/desorption cycle. These superioritiesmake Fe3O4/CS-EDTA a high-efficientmultifunctional adsorbent for removing dyes from wastewater.