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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Synthesis of Magnetic Fe

Shafi Ur Rehman, Sana Javaid, Muhammad Shahid, Mutawara Mahmood Baig, Badar Rashid, Caroline R Szczepanski, Sabrina J Curley

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Development of Nanocomposite Coatings.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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7 authors.

Shafi Ur RehmanSchool of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Sana JavaidSchool of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Muhammad ShahidSchool of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Mutawara Mahmood BaigSchool of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7574-7326
Badar RashidDean of Research and Development (R & D), National University of Technology NUTECH, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Caroline R SzczepanskiDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6991-970X
Sabrina J CurleyDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3598-3695

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present work was to synthesize magnetite (Fe3O4) nano hollow spheres (NHS) via simple, one-pot, template-free, hydrothermal method. The structural, morphological, and surface analysis of Fe3O4 NHS were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction technique (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FTIR and burner-Emmett-teller (BET). The as obtained magnetic (Fe3O4) NHS were used as an adsorbent for treating industrial trinitrotoluene (TNT) wastewater to reduce its Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) values. Adsorption capacity (Qe) of the NHS obtained is 70 mg/g, confirming the attractive forces present between adsorbent (Fe3O4 NHS) and adsorbate (TNT wastewater). COD value of TNT wastewater was reduced to >92% in 2 h at room temperature. The adsorption capacity of Fe3O4 NHS was observed as a function of time, initial concentration, pH, and temperature. The applied Fe3O4 NHS was recovered for reuse by simply manipulating its magnetic properties with slight shift in pH of the solution. A modest decrease in Qe (5.0−15.1%) was observed after each cycle. The novel Fe3O4 NHS could be an excellent candidate for treating wastewater generated by the intermediate processes during cyclonite, cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX), nitroglycerin (NG) production and other various environmental pollutants/species.

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magnetite (Fe3O4)nano hollow spheres NHSTNTwastewater treatment

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PMID35269369
PMCPMC8912354

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