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Facile Preparation of Copper and Tin Oxide Nanoparticles as Efficient Adsorbent of Heavy Metals from Wastewater

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Heavy metal removal from waste water is essential to solve the global water crises. Transition metal oxide nanoparticles are promising candidates for these applications. Herein, Copper oxide and Tin oxide nanoparticles have been prepared via Facile and economic perception method starting from commercial precursors. The obtained nanoparticles were in flack-like shape and spherical shape for Copper oxide and Tin oxide nanoparticles, respectively. All prepared nanoparticles are in crystalline phases, where the prepared Copper oxide and Tin oxide nanoparticles were in monoclinic and tetragonal crystalline phases, respectively. The crystal size of Copper oxide and Tin oxide nanoparticles were 12 nm and 13 nm respectively. Cd and Pb ions were removed from wastewater by the obtained Copper oxide and Tin oxide nanoparticles. The adsorption processes were studied under various parameters, such as; contact time and pH values. The highest removal uptake was about ~99% of Pb ions were recorded for Copper oxide nanoparticles. This uptake process carried out after 30 min in a neutral medium (pH 7). While, Tin oxide nanoparticles removed about ~94% at the same conditions. On the other hand, Copper oxide nanoparticles removed about ~ 57% from Cd ions. This uptake process carried out after 30 min in a partially acidic medium (pH 6). While, Tin oxide nanoparticles removed about ~54% at the same conditions. Finally, it is highly recommended to use Copper oxide and Tin oxide nanoparticles as promising adsorbents for heavy metal removal applications.

Published in International Journal of Ecotoxicology and Ecobiology (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijee.20210601.12
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Copper Oxide Nanoparticles, Tin Oxide Nanoparticles, Heavy Metal Removal

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  • Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Department, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Alexandria, Egypt

  • Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Assuit Branch), Assuit, Egypt

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