Abstract
In this work, a novel silver nanoparticles-doped synthetic sodalitic composite was synthesized and characterized using advanced characterization methods, namely TEM-EDS, XRD, SEM, XRF, BET, zeta potential, and particle size analysis. The synthesized nanocomposite was used for the removal of Hg2+ from 10 ppm aqueous solutions of initial pH equal to 2. The results showed that the sodalitic nanocomposites removed up to 98.65% of Hg2+, which is ∼16% and 70% higher than the removal achieved by sodalite and parent coal fly ash, respectively. The findings revealed that the Hg2+ removal mechanism is a multifaceted mechanism that predominantly involves adsorption, precipitation and Hg-Ag amalgamation. The study of the anions effect (Cl-, NO3-, C2H3O2-, and SO42-) indicated that the Hg2+ uptake is comparatively higher when Cl- anions co-exist with Hg2+ in the solution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - May 6 2019 |
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Synthetic sodalite doped with silver nanoparticles : Characterization and mercury (II) removal from aqueous solutions. / Tsakiridis, P E; Shah, D; Inglezakis, V J.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthetic sodalite doped with silver nanoparticles
T2 - Characterization and mercury (II) removal from aqueous solutions
AU - Tsakiridis, P E
AU - Shah, D
AU - Inglezakis, V J
PY - 2019/5/6
Y1 - 2019/5/6
N2 - In this work, a novel silver nanoparticles-doped synthetic sodalitic composite was synthesized and characterized using advanced characterization methods, namely TEM-EDS, XRD, SEM, XRF, BET, zeta potential, and particle size analysis. The synthesized nanocomposite was used for the removal of Hg2+ from 10 ppm aqueous solutions of initial pH equal to 2. The results showed that the sodalitic nanocomposites removed up to 98.65% of Hg2+, which is ∼16% and 70% higher than the removal achieved by sodalite and parent coal fly ash, respectively. The findings revealed that the Hg2+ removal mechanism is a multifaceted mechanism that predominantly involves adsorption, precipitation and Hg-Ag amalgamation. The study of the anions effect (Cl-, NO3-, C2H3O2-, and SO42-) indicated that the Hg2+ uptake is comparatively higher when Cl- anions co-exist with Hg2+ in the solution.
AB - In this work, a novel silver nanoparticles-doped synthetic sodalitic composite was synthesized and characterized using advanced characterization methods, namely TEM-EDS, XRD, SEM, XRF, BET, zeta potential, and particle size analysis. The synthesized nanocomposite was used for the removal of Hg2+ from 10 ppm aqueous solutions of initial pH equal to 2. The results showed that the sodalitic nanocomposites removed up to 98.65% of Hg2+, which is ∼16% and 70% higher than the removal achieved by sodalite and parent coal fly ash, respectively. The findings revealed that the Hg2+ removal mechanism is a multifaceted mechanism that predominantly involves adsorption, precipitation and Hg-Ag amalgamation. The study of the anions effect (Cl-, NO3-, C2H3O2-, and SO42-) indicated that the Hg2+ uptake is comparatively higher when Cl- anions co-exist with Hg2+ in the solution.
U2 - 10.1080/10934529.2019.1611129
DO - 10.1080/10934529.2019.1611129
M3 - Article
C2 - 31057057
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
JF - Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
SN - 1093-4529
ER -