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ArticleHeliyon2024

Synthesis, characterization and application of steel waste-based iron oxide nanoparticles for removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewaters.

Tumutungire Mwebembezi, Joel Wakatuntu, Joseph Jjagwe, Christopher Kanyesigye, Robinah N Kulabako, Peter Wilberforce Olupot

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Tumutungire MwebembeziDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala-Uganda.
Joel WakatuntuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala-Uganda.
Joseph JjagweDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala-Uganda.
Christopher KanyesigyeNational Water and Sewerage Corporation, Plot 3, Nakasero P.O BOX 7053 Kampala, Uganda.
Robinah N KulabakoDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala-Uganda.
Peter Wilberforce OlupotDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala-Uganda.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water treatment and reuse can avail more clean and safe water for human use. In this study, iron oxide waste powder generated from the steel pickling process was used to develop iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) using solution gelation synthesis process. The powder and developed IONPs were characterized by X-ray fluorescence and diffraction (XRF, XRD), scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analyses. Adsorption experiments were carried out on synthetic water with lead and chromium metal ions. The adsorption data were analysed with Langmuir and Freundlich models. Adsorption kinetics were also analysed with Pseudo-First-Order and Pseudo-Second-Order models using non-linear regression. The synthesized IONPs were porous with active surface functional groups of hydroxyl bonds, with BET specific surface area of 325.02 m

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Heavy metalsIndustrial wastewater treatmentIron oxide nanoparticlesNanoparticle synthesisSteel pickling waste powder

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PMID38524616
PMCPMC10958420

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