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The sequestral capture of fluoride, nitrate and phosphate by metal-doped and surfactant-modified hybrid clay materials

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Toxic anions removal for increased access to potable water remains a problem that has not been adequately addressed. This study, reports the successful preparation and modification of kaolinite-papaya seed based adsorbents under vacuum (VHYCA) for the removal of Nitrate (NO3 −), Fluoride (F−) and Phosphate (PO4 3−). Modified adsorbents via metal-doping using Zinc were more efficient in removing these anions from aqueous solution compared with surfactant-modified adsorbents. However, both type of adsorbents showed a higher preference for NO3 − removal with Zn-VHYCA and Fe-VHYCA adsorbents having 98 and 85% removal of the anion from aqueous solution, respectively. The removal of F− and PO4 3− was best achieved by Ortho-phenylenediamine (OP) and N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl-1,4-phenyldiaminedihydrochloride (TPD) modified VHYCA, respectively. However, Zn-VHYCA adsorbent showed comparable results with TPD-VHYCA in the removal of PO4 3− from aqueous solution. Overall, the metal-doped hybrid clay adsorbents showed better efficiency for the removal of anions than the surfactant-modified hybrid clay adsorbents.

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The authors acknowledge The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), for a grant (10-215 RG/CHE/AF/AC_G-UNESCO FR: 324028613) that provided the opportunity to undertake this study. The authors also acknowledge the support of the Redeemer’s University, Nigeria. Also, the authors appreciate the Adsorption and Catalysis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology (VUT), Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng Province, South Africa for analyses of some samples.

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  1. Environmental and Chemical Processes Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Redeemer’s University, P.M.B 230, Ede, Osun, Nigeria

    Martins O. Omorogie, Foluso O. Agunbiade, Moses O. Alfred, Olaronke T. Olaniyi, Thompson A. Adewumi, Ajibola A. Bayode, Timothy A. Adebayo & Emmanuel I. Unuabonah

  2. Adsorption and Catalysis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology, Andries Potgieter Boulevard, Private Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, 1900, South Africa

    Martins O. Omorogie, Augustine E. Ofomaja, Eliazer B. Naidoo & Chukwunonso P. Okoli

  3. Analytical/Environmental Chemistry Unit, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi, Nigeria

    Chukwunonso P. Okoli

  4. Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

    Foluso O. Agunbiade

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Omorogie, M.O., Agunbiade, F.O., Alfred, M.O. et al. The sequestral capture of fluoride, nitrate and phosphate by metal-doped and surfactant-modified hybrid clay materials. Chem. Pap. 72, 409–417 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-017-0290-9

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