Removal of lead (II) ions from water using copper ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by green method. (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sreekala, G.; Beevi, A. Fathima; Resmi, R.; Beena, B.
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 45:Part 4(2021)
• Page Start: 3986
• Page End: 3990
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Green method -- Spinel -- Copper Ferrite -- Phytochemicals -- Capping agent; Materials science -- Congresses -- Periodicals; 620.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.09.087
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-7853

Abstract

Abstract: The present work reports the removal of heavy metal ion, Pb 2+ by adsorption on Copper Ferrite nanoparticles synthesised by the green method. The green method is a low cost, a non-toxic and environmentally friendly method using plant parts. In this work, we use phytochemicals from Simarouba glauca leaf extract as the reducing and capping agent. The product obtained was characterised by XRD, FT-IR, UV, XPS, SEM and TEM. The results revealed a sphere-like morphology for the synthesised nano copper ferrite with an average particle size 9 nm. Batch adsorption experiment shows that it is a good adsorbent for removing Pb (II) ions from aqueous solutions. Adsorbent could be easily separated from the reaction mixture and reused several times.