A novel composite of Mg–Al layered double hydroxide/aeolian sand for enhanced removal of fluoride from water
摘要
A simple and efficient hydrothermal method was developed to synthesize magnesium–aluminum layered double hydroxide modified aeolian sand (MALAS-2) as a low-cost and eco-friendly adsorbent for the effective removal of fluoride from wastewater. Characterization of morphology and structure confirmed that MALAS-2 has a layered composite structure, and Mg–Al LDH was successfully loaded on the surface of aeolian sand with high phase purity. The adsorption kinetics showed that fluoride removal by MALAS-2 followed the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption isotherm was best described by the Langmuir model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 98.4 mg g−1. MALAS-2 maintained high defluorination performance across a wide pH range and in the presence of competing anions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations verified the strong affinity of MALAS-2 toward fluoride ions. The adsorption mechanism was elucidated by FTIR and XPS analyses, which indicated that ligand exchange with surface hydroxyl groups dominated the fluoride uptake. Moreover, desorption-regeneration and actual wastewater experiments further demonstrated the practical application potential of MALAS-2 in fluoride-containing water treatment.