Abstract
Water pollution, caused by toxic pollutants such as lead(II) and phosphate ions, results in a lack of safe drinking water. Zirconium oxide nanoparticles show great promise as an adsorbent in water purification. However, the conventional method of synthesizing zirconium oxide nanoparticles involves calcination. Although it is effective, it is extremely energy-intensive and economically unfriendly. In the present study, zirconium oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using a facile precipitation method involving zirconium oxychloride, sodium hydroxide and banana peel extract. The zirconium oxide nanoparticles synthesized were evaluated in terms of their adsorption capabilities on lead(II) and phosphate ions and by varying the initial concentration and pH of phosphate and lead(II) ion solutions. Results showed that zirconium oxide nanoparticles synthesized using banana peels are spherical in shape and have a significantly lower diameter than that without banana peel extract. Zirconium oxide nanoparticles are also comparable to calcium oxide (lime) and commercial activated carbon in the removal of phosphate and lead(II) ions respectively, removing 99.7% of phosphate ions and 99.5% of lead(II) ions. The simple, one-step proposed method of synthesizing zirconium oxide nanoparticles could potentially reduce cost of synthesis of zirconium oxide, rendering its use to purify water feasible.
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Dillion, L., Shanley, H., Han, B.L.C. (2021). Facile and One-Step Synthesis of Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticles for Removal of Phosphate and Lead(II) Ions. In: Guo, H., Ren, H., Kim, N. (eds) IRC-SET 2020. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9472-4_58
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