Facile Preparation and Analytical Utility of ZnO/Date Palm Fiber Nanocomposites in Lead Removal from Environmental Water Samples
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of ZnO NPs
2.2. Sorption Study
2.2.1. Effect of Different Sorbent Ratio
2.2.2. Influence of pH of the Extraction Medium
2.2.3. Impact of Dosage of the Modified ZnO NP/DPF Sorbent
2.2.4. Effect of Lead (II) Concentration
2.2.5. Effect of Contact Time
2.2.6. Effect of Solution Temperature
2.3. Kinetic Study of Pb2+ Retention
2.4. Sorption Isotherm Study
2.5. Thermodynamic Study
2.6. Environmental Application
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Synthesized ZnO NPs
3.2. Modified Palm Fiber Preparation
3.3. Characterization of the Solid-Phase Extractor
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Temperature °C | Pseudo-First-Order | Pseudo-Second-Order | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 51.42 | 1.08 | 54.14 | ||
R2 | 0.95 | R2 | 0.99 | ||
0.20 | 0.11 | ||||
χ2 | 2358.26 | χ2 | 0.14 | ||
30 | 54.02 | 5.83 | 60.99 | ||
R2 | 0.96 | R2 | 0.98 | ||
0.20 | 0.00 | ||||
χ2 | 398.51 | χ2 | 0.80 | ||
35 | 54.03 | 3.99 | 55.18 | ||
R2 | 0.90 | R2 | 0.99 | ||
0.17 | 0.02 | ||||
χ2 | 627.04 | χ2 | 0.02 | ||
45 | 53.80 | 3.81 | 54.41 | ||
R2 | R2 | 1.0 | |||
0.17 | 0.03 | ||||
χ2 | 656.99 | χ2 | 0.01 | ||
50 | 53.80 | 3.50 | 54.34 | ||
R2 | 0.89 | R2 | 1.0 | ||
0.17 | 0.03 | ||||
χ2 | 722.80 | χ2 | 0.01 | ||
55 | 53.98 | 3.09 | 54.20 | ||
R2 | 0.83 | R2 | 1.0 | ||
0.15 | 0.05 | ||||
χ2 | 836.86 | χ2 | 0.00 |
Temperature °C | C | |
---|---|---|
25 | 0.0266 | 51.221 |
30 | 0.1073 | 53.207 |
35 | 0.1945 | 52.541 |
45 | 0.1864 | 52.349 |
50 | 0.1773 | 52.439 |
55 | 0.2695 | 51.903 |
Isotherm Model | Parameter | Value |
---|---|---|
Langmuir | 88.76 | |
0.76 | ||
0.999 | ||
Freundlich | 43.76 | |
0.190 | ||
0.889 | ||
Temkin | 94.79 | |
10.37 | ||
0.939 | ||
D–R | 75.89 | |
2.69 | ||
0.912 |
Biosorbent | Removal Capacity (mg/g) | Reference |
---|---|---|
ZnO NP/DPF | 51.42 | Present study |
Green seaweed | 2.25 | [39] |
Fish scales | 24.26 | [1] |
Marine brown algae | 64.5 | [40] |
DPF | 39.50 | [2] |
Coffee husk biomass waste | 19.07 | [3] |
Raphia-microorganism composite biosorbent | 94.8 | [4] |
Aquatic plant | 55.12 | [41] |
Cockle shell | 24.66 | [42] |
Chitin of shrimp | 7.00 | [43] |
Fish fins | 3.00 | [44] |
Activated carbons (coconut shell) | 32.08 | [45] |
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Alhogbi, B.G.; Ibrahim, O.; Abdel Salam, M.; El-Shahawi, M.S.; Aslam, M. Facile Preparation and Analytical Utility of ZnO/Date Palm Fiber Nanocomposites in Lead Removal from Environmental Water Samples. Molecules 2022, 27, 5592. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27175592
Alhogbi BG, Ibrahim O, Abdel Salam M, El-Shahawi MS, Aslam M. Facile Preparation and Analytical Utility of ZnO/Date Palm Fiber Nanocomposites in Lead Removal from Environmental Water Samples. Molecules. 2022; 27(17):5592. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27175592
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlhogbi, Basma G., Ohowd Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdel Salam, Mohammed S. El-Shahawi, and Mohammed Aslam. 2022. "Facile Preparation and Analytical Utility of ZnO/Date Palm Fiber Nanocomposites in Lead Removal from Environmental Water Samples" Molecules 27, no. 17: 5592. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27175592