Synthesis of Quaternary Hydrotalcite-Carbon Nanotube Composite and Its Sulfate Adsorption Performance in Cement Paste
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 11
Abstract
In this paper, quaternary hydrotalcite [layered double hydroxide (LDH)] (CoFeMgAl-LDH) was first fabricated based on the coprecipitation method, and then, CoFeMgAl-LDH/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composite was synthesized by CNTs and CoFeMgAl-LDH through the solid phase mixing method. Subsequently, the physical-chemical properties of CoFeMgAl-LDH/CNT composite were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. Meanwhile, the performance of CoFeMgAl-LDH/CNT composite for adsorption was evaluated under different conditions, including different initial concentration, contact time, adsorbent dosage, solution pH, temperature, and coexisting ions. Afterward, the adsorption capacity of CoFeMgAl-LDH/CNT in cement paste was further studied. The results showed that the CoFeMgAl-LDH/CNT composite exhibited a three-dimensional structure with high specific surface area. The maximum adsorption amount of the CoFeMgAl-LDH/CNT composite was , which was significantly higher compared with other absorbents of the same type. Pseudosecond-order kinetic model could reasonably describe the adsorption kinetics, and Freundlich isotherm could fit the adsorption data accurately. The results also suggest that the synthesized CoFeMgAl-LDH/CNT composite can serve as a potential material for the sulfate binding in cementitious materials.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
All authors appreciate the supports from the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2019JJ60003 and 2022JJ40615), Changsha Municipal Natural Science Foundation (kq2202099), the China Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarship (No.202108410138), and Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia.
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Volume 35 • Issue 11 • November 2023
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Received: Jul 20, 2022
Accepted: Apr 4, 2023
Published online: Aug 26, 2023
Published in print: Nov 1, 2023
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