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  • Facile additive-free synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles for efficient adsorptive removal of Congo red and Cr(VI)

    Author(s)
    Hao, Tao
    Yang, Chao
    Rao, Xuehui
    Wang, Jide
    Niu, Chunge
    Su, Xintai
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Su, Xintai
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    The iron oxide nanoparticles had been successfully synthesized via an additive-free hydrolysis process at 75 °C for 12 h. The product was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N2 adsorption–desorption. The results of XRD and N2 adsorption–desorption demonstrated that the as-prepared product was mainly α-Fe2O3 with a large surface area of 164.1 m2 g−1. The TEM images illustrated that the as-prepared product was found to consist of a mixture of irregular spherical nanoparticles (a diameter of ∼50 nm) and nanowhiskers (a diameter of ∼50 nm and uneven length). The as-prepared product ...
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    The iron oxide nanoparticles had been successfully synthesized via an additive-free hydrolysis process at 75 °C for 12 h. The product was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N2 adsorption–desorption. The results of XRD and N2 adsorption–desorption demonstrated that the as-prepared product was mainly α-Fe2O3 with a large surface area of 164.1 m2 g−1. The TEM images illustrated that the as-prepared product was found to consist of a mixture of irregular spherical nanoparticles (a diameter of ∼50 nm) and nanowhiskers (a diameter of ∼50 nm and uneven length). The as-prepared product was used to investigate its promising applications in water treatment. Due to its small size and large surface area, the maximum adsorption capacities of Congo red and Cr(VI) have been determined using the Langmuir equation and found to reach up to 253.8 and 17.0 mg g−1, respectively. The facile synthesis method and the superior adsorption performance derived from the iron oxide nanoparticles display the potential applications for the removal of Congo red and Cr(VI) from aqueous solution.
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    Journal Title
    Applied Surface Science
    Volume
    292
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.11.108
    Subject
    Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/172097
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