Synthesis and Application of D-Tryptophan Functionalized Fe3O4 Nanoparticles for Adsorption of Titan Yellow Dye
摘要
A novel material, Fe3O4@D-Tryptophan, was synthesized by functionalizing Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with D-tryptophan. The Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared via co-precipitation of FeCl3·6H2O and FeCl2·4H2O under alkaline conditions. The resulting material was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and magnetization measurements. XRD analysis confirmed the spinel structure and high purity of Fe3O4@D-Tryptophan, while FT-IR spectra revealed the characteristic vibrations of the functional groups introduced by D-tryptophan. Magnetization studies demonstrated that the magnetic properties of the ferrite remained largely unchanged after functionalization. FE-SEM coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) verified the elemental composition. TEM images showed well-defined spherical crystallites with an average size of 12 nm. Furthermore, the adsorption performance of Fe3O4@D-Tryptophan was evaluated using titan yellow (TY) dye. The material exhibited a high adsorption efficiency of 99.73% within 10 min under conditions of 10 mg adsorbent dosage, 10 mg·L⁻1 initial dye concentration, pH= 6.5, and T=25 °C. Kinetic analysis revealed that the adsorption process followed a pseudo-second-order model. The isotherm study showed that the adsorption behavior followed the Langmuir model.