Magnetic field assisted adsorption of pollutants from an aqueous solution: A review

Jianran Ren; Zhiliang Zhu; Yanling Qiu; Fei Yu; Jie Ma; Jianfu Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124846

Magnetic field assisted adsorption of pollutants from an aqueous solution: A review

J Hazard Mater. 2021 Apr 15:408:124846. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124846. Epub 2020 Dec 14.

Authors

Jianran Ren¹, Zhiliang Zhu², Yanling Qiu¹, Fei Yu³, Jie Ma⁴, Jianfu Zhao¹

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
² Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China. Electronic address: zzl@tongji.edu.cn.
³ College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, PR China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China. Electronic address: jma@tongji.edu.cn.

PMID: 33387721
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124846

Abstract

The magnetic field is a special substance that exists objectively and transmits the magnetic force between objects. Magnetic fields (MFs) are gradually attracting attention as a facile, universal adsorption enhancement method, especially under the condition of low concentration of pollutants. By adjusting the type and parameters of the magnetic field, enhancement of adsorption capacity, rate and selectivity can be targeted. Many studies have focused on the adsorbent separation based on magnetic properties under MF assistant, and no review have come up in recent years on the pollution enhanced-adsorption technique using MFs. The present review brings out a series of magnetic field and summarizes adsorption-assisted enhancement mechanism of MFs in different situations. This review article aimed at helping researchers obtain quick ideas of MFs and application for pollutant adsorption.

Keywords: Adsorbent; Adsorption mechanism; Assisted adsorption; Magnetic field; Pollutant removal.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't