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The flow of graphene oxide (GO) into natural water systems can adversely affect water environments and ecosystems. In this study, the adsorption effect of calcite on GO under different conditions was studied using calcite as adsorbent. Meanwhile, characterized by a combination of microscopic experiments, including SEM, TEM, XRD, FTIR, Raman, XPS, and AFM, additional research on the performance and the mechanism of GO sorption by calcite was conducted. The findings indicated that the highest adsorption efficiency was observed at a temperature of 303 K, pH 3, a mass of 90 mg of calcite, with an initial concentration of 60 mg L−1 GO, resulting in a 95% adsorption rate. The adsorption isotherm conformed to the model of Langmuir and Temkin, and it is a heat absorption process dominated by monolayer adsorption. The thermodynamic analysis showed that the adsorption was spontaneous and heat-absorbing. The adsorption kinetics conformed to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and the sorption procedure is chemisorption. In conclusion, calcite has a good sorption capacity for GO, which can provide a reference for the removal of GO in the aqueous environment.
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Li, N., Pang, Y., Wang, W. et al. Performance and mechanism of graphene oxide removal from aqueous solutions by calcite: adsorption isotherms, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 8519–8537 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31692-1
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