Abstract: Arsanilic acid (ASA), a widely used organic-arsenic veterinary drug, has greatly attracted attention due to its potential environmental threat.This work reported a ZrO2@rGO nanocomposite with ZrO2 nanoparticles growing on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by a one-pot method for adsorptive removal of ASA from aqueous solution. The ZrO2 nanoparticles 20—50 nm in diameter are relatively evenly and densely covered on the rGO surface according to the observation of transmission and scanning electron microscope. X-ray diffraction patterns of ZrO2@rGO indicate the mixture of the monoclinic and tetragonal phases of ZrO2. The adsorptive capacity of ASA by the ZrO2@rGO is 177.9 mg·g-1, and the adsorption equilibrium of ASA by the ZrO2@rGO can be achieved within 45 min. The adsorption amount of ASA is independent of pH in the range of 2.9—7.1, decreases at pH>7.1 and increases with the increase in temperature from 25 ℃ to 45 ℃. The removal of ASA by the ZrO2@rGO is independent of ionic strengths below 0.1 mol·L-1. After five cycles of the adsorption-desorption, the adsorptive amount of ASA by the regenerative ZrO2@rGO can retain 85% of that by the fresh sorbents. The adsorption process of ASA by the ZrO2@rGO can be described by the Langmuir and the pseudo-second-order equations.
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