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Adsorption of fluoride from aqueous solutions by polyacrylic acid modified with aluminium

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A novel and efficient PAA-Al-250 adsorbent was successfully synthesized and used for fluoride removal. PAA-Al-250 was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, N2 adsorption–desorption surface area and pore size analyzer. PAA-Al-250 had good fluoride adsorption capability. The optimum pH was 2.0 and more than 90% fluoride removal was achieved from 10 mg L−1 aqueous solution after 5 h at room temperature. Fluoride adsorption on PAA-Al-250 followed the Freundlich model and the maximum adsorption capacity of the adsorbent was 283.48 mg g−1. Kinetic study indicated that the adsorption followed pseudo-second-order model.

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This work was supported by Foundation of Henan Scientific and Technological Committee (No. 162300410270) and Foundation of Jiaozuo Scientific and Technological Bureau (No. 2014400038).

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  1. School of Science, Jiaozuo Teachers’ College, Jiaozuo Engineering Technology Research Center of Separation and Adsorption Materials, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China

    Wenjing Xu, Qinglin He & Wensheng Zhang

  2. Jiaozuo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaozuo, 454000, China

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Xu, W., He, Q., Zhang, S. et al. Adsorption of fluoride from aqueous solutions by polyacrylic acid modified with aluminium. Polym. Bull. 75, 1171–1184 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-017-2082-3

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