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Facile synthesis of graphene sand composite from asphalt as an effective adsorbent for chromium ions in aqueous media

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Cr (VI) is a highly toxic pollutant that is known to be carcinogenic and mutagenic, and it must be completely removed from waste water before disposal. A novel graphene-silicate composite (GS-Composite) adsorbent was produced from asphalt and sand. The synthesized GS-Composite was characterized using X-ray diffraction. The adsorption of Cr (VI) ions from aqueous solution was investigated using a batch adsorption technique under various experimental circumstances. Nano-zeolite (NZ) was used as comparative adsorbent and added with various ratio to GS-Composite. The surface charge of both sorbents was determined via DLS measurements. The results declare that GS-composite is strong adsorbent for chromium “III” from aqueous media. The specific surface area of the GS-Composite and NZ was determined to be 88.20 m2/g and 50.46 m2/g, respectively. At pH 1.5, GS-composite was found to be a powerful reducing agent to Cr (VI). The maximum adsorption capacity of GS-Composite for Cr (III) was determined to be 50.00 mg/g, with an R2 value of 0.9959, and the equilibrium sorption data were adequately matched to the Langmuir adsorption model. The findings of this investigation showed that GS-Composite is a powerful and cost-effective as a reducing-adsorbent agent for Cr (VI) and Cr (III), respectively.

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El-Shamy, O.A.A., Nassar, I.M. & Ragab, A.A. Facile synthesis of graphene sand composite from asphalt as an effective adsorbent for chromium ions in aqueous media. Polym. Bull. 80, 9899–9911 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04545-z

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