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Kinetics and thermodynamics studies on the adsorption of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) from aqueous solution using zinc oxide nanoparticles

01 Feb 2012-Powder Technology (Elsevier)-Vol. 217, pp 163-170
TL;DR: In this article, the utilization of the zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO) as an adsorbent for the removal of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II)) ions from aqueous solution was investigated.
About: This article is published in Powder Technology.The article was published on 2012-02-01. It has received 325 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Adsorption & Langmuir adsorption model.
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TL;DR: This review focuses on the PANI and its derivatives based on nanoadsorbents for water purification, which are good adsorbents to remove various kinds of heavy metal ions and dyes from wastewaters/aqueous solutions.

406 citations


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  • ...…Kandah and Meunier, 2007; R. Kumar et al., 2013; K.Y. Kumar et al., 2013; Lu and Chiu, 2006; Mishra et al., 2010; Parga et al., 2013; Ramesha et al., 2011; Sheela et al., 2012; Sitko et al., 2013; Tsai et al., 2004; Wei et al., 2015; Wingenfelder et al., 2005; Yao et al., 2010; Zhong et al., 2006)....

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TL;DR: Novel nanomaterials, including carbon-based nanommaterials, zero-valent metal, metal-oxide based nanomMaterials, and nanocomposites, and their applications for the removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater were systematically reviewed and their efficiency, limitations, and advantages were compared.
Abstract: Removal of contaminants in wastewater, such as heavy metals, has become a severe problem in the world. Numerous technologies have been developed to deal with this problem. As an emerging technology, nanotechnology has been gaining increasing interest and many nanomaterials have been developed to remove heavy metals from polluted water, due to their excellent features resulting from the nanometer effect. In this work, novel nanomaterials, including carbon-based nanomaterials, zero-valent metal, metal-oxide based nanomaterials, and nanocomposites, and their applications for the removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater were systematically reviewed. Their efficiency, limitations, and advantages were compared and discussed. Furthermore, the promising perspective of nanomaterials in environmental applications was also discussed and potential directions for future work were suggested.

378 citations


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  • ...[179] studied the removal performances of ZnO nanoparticles towards Zn (II), Cd (II) and Hg (II) by using batch method....

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  • ...1 [169] 32 nanoscale manganese dioxide Tl (I) 672 [170] 33 ZnO nanoparticles Zn (II), Cd (II) and Hg (II) 357, 387 and 714 [179]...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the applicability of inorganic adsorbents at the nanoscale is examined, including iron oxide (hematite, magnetite and maghemite), carbon nanotubes (CNT), and metal oxide based (Ti, Zn) and polymeric nanoadsorbents.
Abstract: Adsorption is widely popular for removal of heavy metals due to its low cost, efficiency, and simplicity. The focus of this review will be the use of inorganic adsorbents engineered at the nanoscale. The applicability of iron oxide (hematite, magnetite and maghemite), carbon nanotubes (CNT), and metal oxide based (Ti, Zn) and polymeric nanoadsorbents are examined. The advantages and limitations of the type of nanoadsorbent and its functionality are evaluated. Current developments and next generation adsorbents are also reviewed. Finally, scopes and limitations of these adsorbents will be addressed while investigating the types of metal ions that are harmful.

310 citations


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  • ...The 635 mechanism for sorption between the cations and ZnO nanoparticles could be due to both ion 636 exchange and adsorption processes.(128) The authors infer that if ion exchange process is 637 occurring then the ions must be moving either through the channels within the crystal lattice or 638 the pores of ZnO mass....

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  • ...The authors infer that if ion exchange process is 637 occurring then the ions must be moving either through the channels within the crystal lattice or 638 the pores of ZnO mass.(128) Previous studies have reported on metal ions replacing cations with 639 surface hydroxyl groups....

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  • ...624 ZnO nanoparticles were used as an adsorbent to remove Zn(II), Cd (II) and Hg (II) ions 625 from aqueous solutions in a study reported by Sheela et al.128 The ZnO nanoparticles were 626 synthesized using the precipitate method then dried and calcined at 400oC.128 The batch method 627 was employed to measure the adsorption of the heavy metal ions onto ZnO nanoparticles....

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  • ...ZnO nanoparticles were used as an adsorbent to remove Zn(II), Cd (II) and Hg (II) ions 625 from aqueous solutions in a study reported by Sheela et al.(128) The ZnO nanoparticles were 626 synthesized using the precipitate method then dried and calcined at 400C....

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  • ...5 and 30C respectively.(128) Isotherm 634 models were applied and the adsorption data fit well to both Langmuir and Freundlich....

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Yanyang Zhang1, Bing Wu1, Hui Xu1, Hui Liu1, Minglu Wang1, Yixuan He1, Bingcai Pan1 
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the current applications of nanomaterials in water and wastewater treatment were briefly discussed, and the synthesis and physiochemical properties of diverse free nanomorphs, including carbon based nanommaterial, metal and metal oxides nanoparticles as well as noble metal nanoparticles, were focused on, and their performance and mechanisms towards removal of various contaminants were discussed.

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TL;DR: In this paper, metal oxide nanoparticles such as ZnO and SnO 2 with specific surface areas of 15.75 and 24.48 cm 2 /g were successfully synthesized by precipitation method and then employed as adsorbents for removal of Malachite Green Oxalate (MGO) and hexavalent Chromium (Cr) from aqueous solution.

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