Comparison of fluorine removal performance and mechanism of spheroidal magnesium oxide before and after lanthanum modification

Firstly, spherical magnesium oxide was synthesized by simple magnesium salt and specific reaction conditions. Then, lanthanum-modified spherical magnesium oxide (LSMO) was prepared by impregnation of lanthanum salt. The adsorption mechanism of the adsorbent was investigated by XRD, SEM, XPS, and FT-IR. Through the study of fluorine removal performance, for the solution with fluoride ion concentration of 10 mg·L-1, the fluorine removal efficiency of lanthanum-modified spherical magnesium oxide (15LSMO) (93.1%) with 15% impregnation mass ratio is higher than that of SMO (82.7%). In addition, in the pH range of 2-11 or in the presence of interfering ions, the fluoride removal effect of 15LSMO still meets the fluoride removal efficiency of more than 90%. The research enhanced the profound insights into the effect and mechanism of fluorine removal of lanthanum modified materials.