Abstract
Nanocomposite adsorbents for wastewater treatment gained popularity in recent times. In the present study, nanoparticles prepared from lanthanum have been loaded on the powdered form of aquatic plants Salvinia molesta (S. molesta) and Typha latifolia (T. latifolia). These new adsorbents were NPS (nanoparticle-loaded S. molesta) and NPT (nanoparticle-loaded T. latifolia). The batch study was carried out to assess the effect of several factors on the adsorption of Cr(VI) by novel adsorbents NPS and NPT. XRD, SEM, FTIR, EDX, and Zeta potential were used for the characterization of nanoparticles formed and novel adsorbents. The maximal adsorption was noticed by both adsorbents at pH 1, 20 ppm of initial metal concentration, and 1 h of contact period with 150 rpm at 25 ℃. The adsorbent dose of 60 mg and 80 mg was observed as the equilibrium dose for NPS and NPT, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacity observed was 27.18 mg/g for NPS and 19.85 mg/g for NPT. Freundlich isotherm was better fitted for both adsorbents. Pseudo-second-order kinetics depicts the better mechanism of adsorption with R2 = 0.9995 and 0.9982 for NPS and NPT, respectively. Thermodynamic parameters show that the adsorption process was exothermic and spontaneous.
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Singh, A., Arora, D., Bala, R. et al. Lanthanum nanoparticle (La2O3)–loaded adsorbents for removal of hexavalent chromium: a kinetics, isotherm, and thermodynamic study. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 105415–105428 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29834-6
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