Chemosphere,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
317, P. 137922 - 137922
Published: Jan. 19, 2023
In
this
study,
co-precipitation
synthesis
of
natural
clay
(NC)
with
Co3O4
nanoparticles
(NPs)
is
carried
out
to
elaborate
the
super
NC@Co3O4
nanocomposites
admirable
salinity
confrontation,
environmental
stability
and
reusability,
eliminate
heavy
metal
pollution
such
as
toxic
Pb(II)
Cd(II)
ions.
The
advantages
using
adsorbent
are
easy
biocompatibility.
addition,
can
keep
an
excellent
adsorption
capacity
by
taking
into
account
various
parameters
pH
solution,
dose,
process
time
initial
metals
concentration.
Furthermore,
FTIR,
XRD,
TGA,
SEM-EDS,
TEM
AFM
analyses
were
performed
confirm
characterisation.
efficiencies
ions
demonstrated
be
up
86.89%
82.06%
respectively.
Regarding
from
water
onto
nanocomposites,
kinetics
data
well
fitted
PSO
kinetic
model,
whereas
a
good
agreement
was
found
between
equilibrium
theoretical
Langmuir
isotherm
model
leading
maximum
capacities
55.24
52.91
mg/g,
for
Monte
Carlo
(MC)
simulations
confirmed
spontaneous
based
on
negative
values
Eads.
MC
highlight
interactions
occurring
surface
these
correlated
experimental
results.
Overall
study
showed
that
nanoadsorbents
have
strongly
versatile
applications
designed
pollutant
removal
wastewater
due
their
unique
adsorptive
properties.