Activation of natural halloysite nanotubes by introducing lanthanum oxycarbonate nanoparticles via co-calcination for outstanding phosphate removal. Issue 14 (30th January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wei, Yanfu; Yuan, Peng; Liu, Dong; Losic, Dusan; Tan, Daoyong; Chen, Fanrong; Liu, Hongchang; Zhou, Junming; Du, Peixin; Song, Yaran
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 55:Issue 14(2019)
• Page Start: 2110
• Page End: 2113
• Publication Date: 2019-01-30
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c8cc10314c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : Efficient phosphate capture achieved via activating halloysite nanotubes to create functional alumina nanoparticles by anchoring La-based nanoparticles to tube surfaces. Abstract : Halloysite nanotubes were activated via co-calcination of halloysite and the precursors of lanthanum oxycarbonate (LO), generating reactive alumina nanoparticles and uniformly anchoring LO nanoparticles to halloysite surfaces. The resulting LO–alumina combination exhibits record-high phosphate adsorption capacity as well as excellence in adsorption selectivity and sewage phosphate removal.