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Title Removal of Pb2+, CrT, and Hg2+ Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Amino-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles
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Authors Raj, AFPAM; Bauman, M; Lakic, M; Dimitrusev, N; Lobnik, A; Kosak, A
Title Removal of Pb2+, CrT, and Hg2+ Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Amino-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles
Year 2022
Published International Journal Of Molecular Sciences, 23.0, 24
DOI 10.3390/ijms232416186
Abstract In this paper, a circular economy approach with the adsorption and desorption of heavy metal (HM) ions-i.e., lead (Pb2+), chromium (CrT), and mercury (Hg2+)-from aqueous solutions was studied. Specific and selective binding of HM ions was performed on stabilized and amino-functionalized iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (gamma-Fe2O3@NH2 NPs) from an aqueous solution at pH 4 and 7. For this purpose, gamma-Fe2O3@NH2 NPs were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), specific surface area (BET), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), EDXS, and zeta potential measurements (zeta). The effects of different adsorbent amounts (m(ads) = 20/45/90 mg) and the type of anions (NO3-, Cl-, SO42-) on adsorption efficiency were also tested. The desorption was performed with 0.1 M HNO3. The results showed improvement of adsorption efficiency for CrT, Pb2+, and Hg2+ ions at pH 7 by 45 mg of g-Fe2O3@NH2 NPs, and the sequence was as follows: CrT > Hg2+ > Pb2+, with adsorption capacities of 90.4 mg/g, 85.6 mg/g, and 83.6 mg/g, respectively. The desorption results showed the possibility for the reuse of gamma-Fe2O3@NH2 NPs with HNO3, as the desorption efficiency was 100% for Hg2+ ions, 96.7% for CrT, and 91.3% for Pb2+.
Author Keywords superparamagnetic nanoparticles; iron-oxide; maghemite; functionalization; aminopropyltrimethoxysilane; adsorption; desorption; lead; chromium; mercury; circular economy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000902442200001
WoS Category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Research Area Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/24/16186/pdf?version=1671527286
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