scholarly journals Benzene Removal by Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Decorated Carbon Nanotubes

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aamir Abbas ◽  
Basim Ahmed Abussaud ◽  
Ihsanullah ◽  
Nadhir A. H. Al-Baghli ◽  
Marwan Khraisheh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Contact Time ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Adsorbent Dosage ◽  
Benzene Removal

In this paper, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) impregnated with iron oxide nanoparticles were employed for the removal of benzene from water. The adsorbents were characterized using scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, BET surface area, and thermogravimetric analysis. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out to study the adsorptive removal of benzene and the effect of parameters such as pH, contact time, and adsorbent dosage. The maximum removal of benzene was 61% with iron oxide impregnated CNTs at an adsorbent dosage 100 mg, shaking speed 200 rpm, contact time 2 hours, initial concentration 1 ppm, and pH 6. However, raw CNTs showed only 53% removal under same experimental conditions. Pseudo-first-order kinetic model was found well to describe the obtained data on benzene removal from water. Initial concentration was varied from 1 to 200 mg/L for isotherms study. Langmuir isotherm model was observed to best describe the adsorption data. The maximum adsorption capacities were 987.58 mg/g and 517.27 mg/g for iron oxide impregnated CNTs and raw CNTs, respectively. Experimental results revealed that impregnation with iron oxide nanoparticles significantly increased the removal efficiency of CNTs.

scholarly journals Comparative Adsorptive Removal of Selected Heavy Metals from Battery Wastewater by Purified and Polyethylene Glycol Modified Carbon Nanotubes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulkareem AS ◽  
Hamzat WA ◽  
Tijani JO ◽  
Bankole MT ◽  
Titus Egbosiuba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Contact Time ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Adsorption Effect ◽  
Adsorbent Dosage ◽  
Modified Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Nano Adsorbent

Abstract Comparative adsorption study of some toxic metals (Ni, Fe, Cu, Cd, and Pb) from battery industrial effluent by purified and polyethylene glycol-modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is reported. The as-prepared CNTs via chemical vapour deposition method (A-CNTs), its acid purified form (P-CNTs), and polyethylene glycol functionalized form (PEG-CNTs) were characterized by HRTEM, BET, HRSEM, FTIR and XRD. The HRSEM and HRTEM micrograph revealed the formation of multi-walled tubular network structures of different inner and outer diameter. The BET study of PEG-CNTs and purified CNTs showed surface areas of 970.81 m2/g and 781.88 m2/g, respectively. The nanomaterials batch adsorption effect of various parameters such as contact time, nano-adsorbent dosage and temperature was conducted. The optimum equilibrium to achieve maximum removal of Cd (83.41 %), Ni (92.79 %), Fe (95.93%), Pb (97.16 %) Cu (99.9 9%) using PEG-CNTs was 90 min of contact time, 0.3 g of nano-adsorbent dosage and 60 oC temperature. While the maximum percentage removal efficiencies accomplished using P-CNTs under the same applied conditions were Cd (78.64 %), Ni (76.12 %), Fe (92.87 %), Pb (90.7 2%) Cu (99.09 %). PEG-CNTs was seen as more effective than P-CNTs. Adsorption data of Ni on P-CNTs followed Langmuir isotherm while the adsorption equilibrium model (Freundlich isotherm) of Ni, Fe, Cu and Pb on PEG-CNTs were fitted well. However, in both cases, the sorption kinetic study followed the pseudo-second-order model. The thermodynamics showed that the removal of toxic metals from battery wastewater was spontaneous and endothermic irrespective of the nano-adsorbents. The study found that surface modification of CNTs by polyethylene glycol adequately improved the nanotubes, thus leading to relatively adsorption capacities of heavy metals from industrial battery effluent.

scholarly journals Wet chemistry route for the decoration of carbon nanotubes with iron oxide nanoparticles for gas sensing

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussam M Elnabawy ◽  
Juan Casanova-Chafer ◽  
Badawi Anis ◽  
Mostafa Fedawy ◽  
Mattia Scardamaglia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Silicon Substrates ◽  
Iron Salt ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Wet Chemistry ◽  
Gas Sensing Properties

In this work, we investigated the parameters for decorating multiwalled carbon nanotubes with iron oxide nanoparticles using a new, inexpensive approach based on wet chemistry. The effect of process parameters such as the solvent used, the amount of iron salt or the calcination time on the morphology, decoration density and nanocluster size were studied. With the proposed approach, the decoration density can be adjusted by selecting the appropriate ratio of carbon nanotubes/iron salt, while nanoparticle size can be modulated by controlling the calcination period. Pristine and iron-decorated carbon nanotubes were deposited on silicon substrates to investigate their gas sensing properties. It was found that loading with iron oxide nanoparticles substantially ameliorated the response towards nitrogen dioxide.

Hydrogen peroxide biosensor utilizing a hybrid nano-interface of iron oxide nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes to assess the quality of milk

2015 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 166-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kavitha Thandavan ◽  
Sakthivel Gandhi ◽  
Noel Nesakumar ◽  
Swaminathan Sethuraman ◽  
John Bosco Balaguru Rayappan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensor ◽  
Quality Of Milk

scholarly journals Adsorption of Nickel and Chromium From Aqueous Solutions Using Copper Oxide Nanoparticles: Adsorption Isotherms, Kinetic Modeling, and Thermodynamic Studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raziyeh Hosseini ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Sayadi ◽  
Hossein Shekari
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Copper Oxide ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Contact Time ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Copper Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Isotherm Models ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Adsorbent Dosage

The research was conducted with an aim to assess the efficiency of copper oxide nanoparticles as an adsorbent to remove Ni and Cr. The effect of pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time, initial concentration of metals (Ni and Cr) on the adsorption rate was evaluated and removal of these elements from aqueous solutions was measured using Atomic Absorption Spectrum System (Conter AA700). Moreover, the kinetic and isotherm besides thermodynamic adsorption models were assessed. The highest Ni and Cr removal rate occurred at an optimal pH of 7, and an initial concentration of 30 mg/L, a time period of 30 minutes, and 1 g/L of copper oxide nanoparticles. In fact, with the increase of adsorbent dosage and contact time, the removal efficiency increased and with initial concentration increase of Ni and Cr ions, the removal efficiency reduced. The correlation coefficient of isotherm models viz. Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, Redlich-Peterson, and Koble-Corrigan showed that Ni and Cr adsorption via copper oxide nanoparticles better follows the Langmuir model in relation to other models. The results showed that kinetic adsorption of Ni and Cr via copper oxide nanoparticles follows the second order pseudo model with correlation coefficients above 0.99. In addition, the achieved thermodynamic constants revealed that the adsorption process of metals (i.e., Ni and Cr) via copper oxide nanoparticles was endothermic and spontaneous and the reaction enthalpy values for these metals were 17.727 and 11.862 kJ/mol, respectively. In conclusion, copper oxide nanoparticles can be used as effective and environmentally compatible adsorbents to remove Ni and Cr ions from the aqueous solutions

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