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eISSN: 2083-5906
ISSN: 1230-1485
ISSN: 1230-1485
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Study on Attapulgite Loaded with Nano-Zerovalent
Iron for Performance and Characterization
1
College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen village,
Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
2
Department of Anesthesiology, Jinshan Branch of Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai 201599, China
3
Jingyuan County Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Baiyin, Gansu, China
Submission date: 2025-05-05
Final revision date: 2025-11-06
Acceptance date: 2025-12-17
Online publication date: 2026-05-08
Corresponding author
Ying Lv
1College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen village, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
1College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen village, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
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ABSTRACT
This study focused on the synthesis and characterization of attapulgite loaded with nano-zerovalent
iron (ATP-nZVI) nanocomposites, investigating their performance through systematic nanocomposite
testing. The nanocomposites were prepared using attapulgite and various FeCl2 concentrations,
and the influence of FeCl2 concentration was analyzed for their physicochemical properties and
functional performance. ATP-nZVI nanocomposites were systematically characterized by X-ray
diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, specific surface area,
and a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. The results showed that the optimal FeCl2 concentration
for ATP-nZVI nanocomposite synthesis was 0.10 g/mL. Detailed analysis revealed significant insights
into how FeCl2 concentration affected the crystal structure, surface morphology, porosity, functional
groups of nanocomposites, and the distribution of nZVI on attapulgite. These findings provided
important theoretical and practical guidance for optimizing synthesis parameters and improving the
application efficiency of ATP-nZVI nanocomposites in environmental remediation and industrial
processes.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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