Titanium lanthanum three oxides decorated magnetic graphene oxide for adsorption of lead ions from aqueous media

  • Nazanin Mosleh
  • , Parham Joolaei Ahranjani
  • , Ehsan Parandi
  • , Hamid Rashidi Nodeh
  • , Nicole Nawrot
  • , Shahabaldin Rezania
  • , Palanivel Sathishkumar

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Abstract

The current study presents a viable and straightforward method for synthesizing titanium lanthanum three oxide nanoparticles (TiLa) and their decoration onto the ferrous graphene oxide sheets to produce FeGO-TiLa as efficient magnetic adsorbent. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and vibration sample magnetometer (VSM) were used to evaluate the physical and chemical properties of the produced nanocomposites. The FeGO-TiLa was used to enhance the removal of lead ions from aqueous solution. The FeGO-TiLa nanocomposite exhibited a much higher removal efficiency (93%) for lead ions than pure TiLa nanoparticles (81%) and magnetic graphene oxide (74%). The influence of FeGO-TiLa dosage, contact time, solution pH, solution temperature, and starting quantity on the lead ions was evaluated and adjusted. The investigations demonstrated that a pH 6 with 40 mg adsorbent resulted in >91% removal of lead ions at ambient temperature after 120 min. Isotherm models were used to analyze experimental results, and Langmuir model fitted the data well as compared Freundlich model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 109.89 mg g−1. Kinetic and studies are performed the lead adsorption over FeGO-TiLa follow pseudo-second-order rate. Langmuir and Free energy suggested the lead ions uptake with FeGO-TiLa was monolayer and physical adsorption mechnaism, respectively. Finally, the FeGO-TiLa nanocompoiste can be used as an alternative adsorbent for water remediation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113831
JournalEnvironmental Research
Volume214
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aqueous media
  • FeGO-TiLa nanocomposites
  • GO/MNPs
  • Kinetics and isotherms
  • Lead removal

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