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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Adsorption and Kinetics Studies of Cr (VI) by Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide-Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite.

Taiba Naseem, Fozia Bibi, Saira Arif, Muhammad Waseem, Sirajul Haq, Mohamad Nor Azra, Taavi Liblik, Ivar Zekker

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Taiba NaseemSchool of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1233-2638
Fozia BibiDepartment of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan.
Saira ArifDepartment of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7227-4324
Muhammad WaseemDepartment of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-6118-8057
Sirajul HaqDepartment of Chemistry, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 13100, Pakistan.
Mohamad Nor AzraInstitute of Marine Biotechnology (IMB), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Terengganu 21030, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-9333-9270
Taavi LiblikDepartment of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia.
Ivar ZekkerInstitute of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia.

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Abstract

In this work, graphene oxide (GO) and its reduced graphene oxide-zinc oxide nanocomposite (rGO-ZnO) was used for the removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous medium. By employing a variety of characterization techniques, morphological and structural properties of the adsorbents were determined. The adsorption study was done by varying concentration, temperature, pH, time, and amount of adsorbent. The results obtained confirmed that rGO-ZnO is a more economical and promising adsorbent for removing Cr (VI) as compared to GO. Kinetic study was also performed, which suggested that sorption of Cr (VI) follows the pseudo-first-order model. For equilibrium study, non-linear Langmuir was found a better fitted model than its linearized form. The maximum adsorption capacity calculated for GO and rGO-ZnO nanocomposite were 19.49 mg/g and 25.45 mg/g, respectively. Endothermic and spontaneous nature of adsorption was detected with positive values of ΔS (change in entropy), which reflects the structural changes happening at the liquid/solid interface.

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GraphiteWater Pollutants, ChemicalZinc OxideAdsorptionChromiumHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsChromiumgraphene oxideGraphiteWater Pollutants, ChemicalZinc Oxideadsorptionchromium VIgraphene oxidenanocomposites

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PMCPMC9657810

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