Facile synthesis and characterization of Fe3O4/analcime nanocomposite for the efficient removal of Cu(II) and Cd(II) ions from aqueous media

• Published in: Discover nano Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 70
• Main Authors: Algethami, Faisal K., Al-Wasidi, Asma S., Al-Farraj, Eida S., Katouah, Hanadi A., Abdelrahman, Ehab A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 25-04-2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aqueous solutions; Aversion; Cadmium; Chemistry and Materials Science; Copper; Electron microscopes; Field emission microscopy; Fourier transforms; Heavy metals; Infrared spectroscopy; Ions; Iron oxides; Materials Science; Molecular Medicine; Nanochemistry; Nanocomposites; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Risk aversion; Scanning electron microscopy; Water purification; X-ray diffraction; Cadmium ions; Nanostructures; Copper ions; Adsorbents
• ISSN: 2731-9229; 1931-7573; 2731-9229; 1556-276X
• DOI: 10.1186/s11671-023-03848-y

In the water purification field, heavy metal pollution is a problem that causes severe risk aversion. This study aimed to examine the disposal of cadmium and copper ions from aqueous solutions by a novel Fe
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/analcime nanocomposite. A field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffraction were used to characterize the synthesized products. The FE-SEM images showed that the analcime and Fe
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samples consist of polyhedral and quasi-spherical shapes with average diameters of 923.28 and 28.57 nm, respectively. Besides, the Fe
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/analcime nanocomposite consists of polyhedral and quasi-spherical shapes with average diameters of 1100.00 nm. The greatest uptake capability of the Fe
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/analcime nanocomposite toward the copper and cadmium ions is 176.68 and 203.67 mg/g, respectively. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir equilibrium isotherm best describe the uptake of copper and cadmium ions using the Fe
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/analcime nanocomposite. The uptake of copper and cadmium ions using the Fe
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/analcime nanocomposite is exothermic and chemical in nature.