In the present strategy, we have carried out the development
of
magnetic mesoporous arrays to be used as adsorbent materials in environmental
approaches. The prepared mesoporous nanomaterials were applied for
the remediation of persistent organic pollutants via adsorption technology.
Thus, two different magnetic mesoporous materials, named MCM-48-CoFe2O4 and MCM-48-CoFe2O4-NH2, were prepared via hydrothermal process and subsequent postgrafting
functionalization, respectively. On the other hand, the adsorption
essays of the mixture of organic pollutants were conducted from the
statistical treatment (24). The MCM-48-CoFe2O4 and MCM-48-CoFe2O4-NH2 arrangements showed the main textural and structural characteristics
of mesoporous materials as well as the practical and structural functionalities
typical of incorporated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). Therefore,
from the point of view of applicability as adsorbent material, the
magnetic mesoporous materials showed advanced properties in the remediation
of organic pollutants, whose removal efficiency was of the order of
(i) 82.0, 97.4, 97.5, and 97.5%, respectively, for the phenanthrene
(Phe), benzo[b]fluoranthene (B[b]F), benzo[k]fluoranthene (B[k]F),
and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) using the MCM-48-CoFe2O4 and (ii) 94.0, 97.4, 97.4, and 97.5% for the MCM-48-CoFe2O4-NH2 for the same polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs). Finally, it is noteworthy to observe that the
prepared magnetic mesoporous materials have great potential to be
used as adsorbent materials for different organic pollutants found
in the environment.