GO/PDDA/Fe3O4 nanocomposites used for instaneous Cr(VI) removal and a reliable direct filtration-adsorption application

A novel adsorbent, poly-(dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride) (PDDA) functionalized graphene oxide (GO) further decorated with ferro ferric oxide (Fe 3 O 4 ) nanoparticles, has been developed and used for instantaneous Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solution, and a reliable direct filtration-adsorption was achieved. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectra (Raman), zeta potential measurement, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were adopted to confirm and investigate the chemical compositions, surface properties, morphological and electrochemical performance of the as-prepared magnetic nanocomposite (denoted as GO/PDDA/Fe 3 O 4 ). The maximum adsorption capacity of GO/PDDA/Fe 3 O 4 for Cr(VI) was 141.68 mg/g at pH = 2, and the desorption-regeneration results exhibited GO/PDDA/Fe 3 O 4 could be a potential prospective nanocomposite used for instaneous filtration-adsorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution in real-life situations due to its fast, effective and stable properties.