Enhanced removal of As(III)/(V) from water by simultaneously supported and stabilized Fe-Mn binary oxide nanohybrids

In this study, reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and different stabilizers (hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide, starch, and carboxymethyl cellulose) were applied to simultaneously support and stabilize Fe-Mn binary oxide (FeMnO x ) nanohybrids, and enhanced removal of As(III)/(V) from water was achieved. TEM images shows that the aggregation of FeMnO x on RGO was effectively inhibited after the starch stabilization, meanwhile, the loading of FeMnO x on RGO was also increased. The adsorption capacity of As(III) and As(V) on starch-FeMnO x /RGO via Langmuir isotherm model was 78.74   mg   g −1 and 55.56   mg   g −1 , respectively, which was 1.99 and 2.39 times higher than bare FeMnO x . The adsorption kinetics was well fitted by the pseudo-second-order model. The effects of initial pH and coexisted anions were investigated. Over 90% of As(III) and As(V) could be removed by starch-FeMnO x /RGO during the five consecutive adsorption-desorption cycles. The results revealed the potential of the RGO supported and starch stabilized FeMnO x as an efficient adsorbent for arsenic removal from water.