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ArticleScientific reports2025

Adsorptive removal of Cr(VI) from water using silver nanoparticle modified-diatomite nanocomposite.

Girma Gonfa, Alem Kidanu, Sumia Akram, Basant Lal, Gulmira Kezembayeva, Dmitry Olegovich Bokov, Alireza Asghari, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Anbalagan Saravanan, Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei

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Girma GonfaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, 16417 , Ethiopia. kiyaagonfaa@gmail.com.
Alem KidanuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, 16417 , Ethiopia.
Sumia AkramDivision of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan. sumia.akram@ue.edu.pk.
Basant LalDepartment of Chemistry, Institute of Applied Science and Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, 281406, India.
Gulmira KezembayevaDepartment Chemical Processes and Industrial Ecology, Mining and Metallurgical Institute named after O.A. Baikonurov, Satbayev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Dmitry Olegovich BokovInstitute of Pharmacy Named After A.P. Nelyubin, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya St., bldg. 2, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
Alireza AsghariFaculty of Chemistry, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran. aasghari@semnan.ac.ir.
Krishna Kumar YadavDepartment of Environmental Science, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara, 391760, Gujarat, India.
Anbalagan SaravananDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ahmad Hosseini-BandegharaeiFaculty of Chemistry, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran. ahoseinib@semnan.ac.ir.

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Addis Ababa Science and Technology University X20230012Semnan University Number 23630
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Abstract

Keeping the sustainability concept in view, the present study aimed to valorize diatomite for adsorptive removal of Cr(VI) ions from waters and wastewaters. A modified diatomite nanocomposite was prepared via its impregnation with silver nanoparticles, using a one-pot technique, and the silver nanoparticles-diatomite nanocomposite potency was comprehensively investigated for Cr(VI) adsorption. The raw diatomite and silver nanoparticles-diatomite nanocomposite were characterized via XRD, SEM, and BET techniques. A statistical technique, based on response surface method, was exploited for finding the optimized conditions for adsorption. Accordingly, a maximal chromium sorption of 94.0% was observed at pH 4.61, sorption duration 60.37 min, and adsorbent dosage 2 g, for an initial level of 45 mg/L for the composite adsorbent. The equilibrium scrutinization shows that Langmuir isotherm model has a better fitness with the adsorption data. In addition, the adsorption kinetic analyses demonstrated the best fit to the pseudo-second order equation and multiple distinct phases of intraparticle diffusion for both adsorbents. Overall, silver nanoparticles-diatomite nanocomposite showed excellent properties for adsorption of Cr(VI) ions and could be exploited as an adsorbent in full-scale treatment plants.

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AdsorptionDiatomaceous earthHexavalent chromiumNanomaterialsWastewater treatment

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PMID41290990
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