Silver/quartz nanocomposite as an adsorbent for removal of mercury (II) ions from aqueous solutions

Autor: Rasha S. El-Tawil, Shaimaa T. El-Wakeel, Ashraf E. Abdel-Ghany, Hanaa A.M. Abuzeid, Khaled A. Selim, Ahmed M. Hashem
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 5, Iss 9, Pp e02415- (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02415
Popis: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and silver/quartz nanocomposite (Ag/Q)NPs)) were synthesized by sol-gel method using table sugar as chelating agent. The synthesized nanosized materials were used for mercury ions adsorption from aqueous solutions. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron microscope (TEM), and surface area (BET). Adsorption of Hg2+ (10 mg/l) is strongly dependent on time, initial metal concentration, dose of adsorbent and pH value. Silver/quartz nanocomposite ((Ag/Q)NPs)) shows better efficiency than individual silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). This composite removed mercury ions from the aqueous solution with efficiency of 96% at 60 min with 0.5g adsorbent dosage at pH 6. The adsorption process explained well by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. In conclusion silver/quartz nanocomposite (Ag/Q)NPs)) shows higher removal efficiency for mercury ions from aqueous solutions than individual silver naoparticles (AgNPs) or quartz (Q).
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