Hierarchical Hydroxyapatite Microspheres Composed of Nanorods and Their Competitive Sorption Behavior for Heavy Metal Ions

Hydroxyapatite (HAP) microspheres composed of nanorods have successfully been prepared by a facile co‐precipitation method without any template. We propose the formation mechanism of the microspheres to be a four‐step process on the basis of the evolution of their morphology as a function of reactio...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of inorganic chemistry 2012-06, Vol.2012 (16), p.2665-2668
Hauptverfasser: Zhu, Ronghai, Lai, Xiaoyong, Halpert, Jonathan E., Yu, Ranbo, Wang, Dan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Hydroxyapatite (HAP) microspheres composed of nanorods have successfully been prepared by a facile co‐precipitation method without any template. We propose the formation mechanism of the microspheres to be a four‐step process on the basis of the evolution of their morphology as a function of reaction time. We investigate the competitive sorption of the HAP microspheres for Pb2+, Cu2+, Cd2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+ to show that HAP microspheres are a highly selective adsorbent for Pb2+ in wastewater. Hierarchically structured microspheres self‐assembled from hydroxyapatite nanorods have successfully been prepared by a simple co‐precipitation method without any template. The as‐prepared materials exhibit high selective adsorption for Pb2+ in wastewater.
ISSN:1434-1948
1099-0682
DOI:10.1002/ejic.201101038