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Adsorption Performance of Zinc Semiconductor Nanoparticles in Tetracycline Removal

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Zinc semiconductor nanoparticles have been employed as potential adsorbents for the remediation of organic pollutants. However, the influence of its non-metallic components on the adsorption performance of zinc semiconductor nanoparticles is yet to be understood. Herein, using zinc oxide (ZnO) and zinc chalcogenide (ZnS) as adsorbents, we demonstrated the effect of O and S constituents on the adsorption performance of zinc semiconductor nanoparticles. The morphology, crystallinity, surface area, thermal stability, and the functionals group of both samples were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier Transform Resonance Spectroscopy (FT-IR), respectively. Although the surface area of ZnS was observed to be 26 times that of ZnO, the Langmuir adsorption capacity for (TC) of the latter (78.70 mg/g) was significantly higher than the former (47.79 mg/g). The enhanced adsorption performance by ZnO is ascribed to its high porosity and broader point of zero charges (PZC). The present study establishes the impact of S and O on the adsorption performance of zinc nanoparticle adsorbents.

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Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Veritas University, P.M.B. 5171, Abuja, Nigeria.

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  1. College of Science, Health,Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, 6150, Australia

    Kingsley Igenepo John

  2. Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Veritas University, P.M.B. 5171, Abuja, Nigeria

    Daniel Agbor & Ahmed O. Omoniyi

  3. State Key Laboratory of Catalysis & Division of Solar Energy, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning Province, China

    Aderemi Timothy Adeleye & Abraham A. Adenle

  4. State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China

    Luqman Abdullahi Sani

  5. Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU), 688# Yingbin Road, Jinhua, 321004, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China

    Ahmed M. Idris

  6. Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Jonathan O. Babalola

  7. School of Sciences, Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria

    Oludare O. Osiboye

  8. Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin, 64400, China

    Mohammed Elawad

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KJI: Conceptualization and Writing-Original draft preparation. LAS, AMI, and AAA: Methodology. DA: Investigation. AOO: Validation & Supervision. ATA: Review & editing. JOB: Review & editing. OOO: Review & editing. ME:Writing-review & editing.

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John, K.I., Agbor, D., Sani, L.A. et al. Adsorption Performance of Zinc Semiconductor Nanoparticles in Tetracycline Removal. J Clust Sci 34, 1355–1367 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-022-02312-8

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