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Adsorption of 140La and 144Ce radionuclides on ZnO nanoparticles: equilibrium and kinetics studies

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A comparative evaluation adsorption of 140La and 144Ce from water solutions on chemical ZnO (ZnO-C) and green synthesis ZnO (ZnO-G) by Nerium oleander flowers extract. Various parameters including pH, time and concentration were optimized to achieve maximum adsorption capacity. The adsorption efficiency of 140La and 144Ce was 59 and 69 on ZnO-G and 61 and 44% on ZnO-C respectively. Langmuir and pseudo-second order kinetic models were best suited to explain the adsorption process. The amount adsorbed of 140La and 144Ce ions at equilibrium (qe) was 23.9 and 27.8 on ZnO-G and 17.8 and 24.5 mg/g on ZnO-C respectively.

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Alqahtany, F.Z., Khalil, M. Adsorption of 140La and 144Ce radionuclides on ZnO nanoparticles: equilibrium and kinetics studies. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 327, 91–104 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07447-4

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