Maryam Ghaemi - Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science
Ghodratollah Absalan - Professor Massoumi Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz ۷۱۴۵۴, Iran
Tayebe pourshamsi - Professor Massoumi Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz ۷۱۴۵۴, Iran

CoFe۲O۴ magnetic nanoparticles were modified by dopamine (DA) and ascorbic acid (AA) as anchors. Separation of the DA and AA using CoFe۲O۴ magnetic nanoparticles have been studied by investigating the effects of pH, concentration of the DA and AA, amount of adsorbents, contact time, ionic strength and temperature. The mechanism of adsorption was also studied. The adsorption of DA and AA to the CoFe۲O۴ magnetic nanoparticles could be described by Langmuir-type adsorption isotherms. The effective surface area of the CoFe۲O۴ nanoparticles was ۵۳.۵۵ m۲/g and ۱۰۹.۸۱ m۲/g, respectively, for DA and AA. The maximum adsorption capacities were ۲۸.۹۸ and ۷۲.۹۹ mg of enediol per gram of adsorbent for DA and AA, respectively. With the help of adsorption isotherm, thermodynamic parameters such as free energy, enthalpy, and entropy have been calculated. The adsorption of DA onto CoFe۲O۴ is exothermic, but the temperature effect was negligible for adsorption of AA. On the basis of pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic equations different kinetic parameters have been obtained. DA and AA can be desorbed from the CoFe۲O۴ using concentrated imidazole as an eluent.

Magnetic nanoparticle, Adsorption, Dopamine, Ascorbic acid