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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020

Effect of aluminum loading on structural and morphological characteristics of ZnO nanoparticles for heavy metal ion elimination.

Lotfi Khezami, Abueliz Modwi, Imed Ghiloufi, Kamal K Taha, Mohamed Bououdina, Atef ElJery, Lassaad El Mir

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Lotfi KhezamiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), P.O. Box 5701, Riyadh, 11432, Saudi Arabia. lkhezami@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-3114
Abueliz ModwiChemistry Department, College of Science and Arts at Al-Rass, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Imed GhiloufiDepartment of Physics, College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), P.O. Box 5701, Riyadh, 11432, Saudi Arabia.
Kamal K TahaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Applied and Industrial Sciences, University of Bahri, Khartoum, Sudan.
Mohamed BououdinaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, University of Bahrain, PO Box 32038, Zallaq, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Atef ElJeryCollege of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 394, Abha, 61411, Saudi Arabia.
Lassaad El MirLaboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment, Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia.

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Abstract

The aim of this work consists on the synthesis of a nanomaterial for heavy metal ion removal from aqueous solutions. Al-doped ZnO (ZnO:Alx%) nanopowders with 0 to 5% Al content are prepared via an amended sol-gel method. The morphology and microstructure of the prepared ZnO:Alx% are probed by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray particles diffraction (XRD) analysis, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and elemental mapping. The findings reveal the prevalence of the hexagonal wurtzite ZnO structure with increasing crystallite size (45 to 60 nm) as a result of Al doping. SEM images show nearly spherical nanoparticles with considerable aggregation. EDS and elemental mapping analysis confirm the incorporation of Al within ZnO host lattice. The relatively large surface area as estimated from N

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Metals, HeavyNanoparticlesZinc OxideAluminumIonsAluminumIonsMetals, HeavyZinc OxideAdsorptionAl–ZnO nanopowderEnvironmental remediationHeavy metals removal

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