A SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite Catalyst for Alizarin Dye Removal from Aqueous Solutions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite Catalyst
2.3. Characterization of Nano-Composite Catalyst
2.4. Dye Uptake Study
2.5. Adsorption Studies
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Characterization of the Nano-Composite Catalyst
3.1.1. X-ray Diffraction Pattern of SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite
3.1.2. High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM) of SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite
3.1.3. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy of SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite
3.1.4. Porous Structure
3.1.5. Electrocatalytic Behavior of SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite
3.2. Use of SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite for Alizarin Dye Removal
3.2.1. Effect of pH and Catalytic Activity of SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite
3.2.2. Effect of Contact Time
3.2.3. Effect of the Catalyst Dose
3.2.4. Effect of Alizarin Dye Concentration
3.3. Removal of Alizarin-3-Methylimino-Diacetic Acid (AMA)
3.4. Modeling of Adsorption
3.5. Regeneration of SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite
3.6. Comparison with Other Sorbents for Removal of Alizarin
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Surface Area (m2 g−1) | Average Pore Volume, (cm3 g−1) | Average Pore Diameter (nm) |
---|---|---|---|
SnO2/CeO2 NPs | 18.970 | 3.399 × 10−2 | 7.164 |
System | Standard Redox Potential, E° (V) | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Ce4+(aq) + e− Ce3+(aq) | +1.61 | [32] |
Sn4+(aq) + 2 e− Sn2+(aq) | +0.15 | |
Sn2+(aq) + 2 e− Sn(s) | −0.14 | |
Alizarin Alizarin oxidation product | −0.59 | [33] |
Adsorbent Type | Maximum Adsorption Capacity, mg/g | Contact Time | Optimum pH | Best Fit Isotherm | Adsorbent Dosage, gm | Removal, % | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZnO/TiO2 | 12.5 | 120 min | 8 | Langmuir | 5.0 | 84.4–92.9 | [7] |
Zinc doped WO3 catalyst | NR | 10 min | NR | NR | 0.4 | 80 | [8] |
α-Fe2O3/NiS | NR | NR | 5 | NR | 1.0 | 88.3 | [10] |
Activated carbon/γ-Fe2O3 nano-composite | 108.6 | 60 min | 2 | Langmuir | 0.01 | 99.4 | [13] |
Poly METAC/Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles | NR | 2 days | NR | NR | NR | 80–96 | [14] |
Nanocrystalline Cu0.5Zn0.5Ce3O5 | NR | 5 min | NR | Freundlich | 0.2 | 83% | [15] |
PPy-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles | 116.3 | 60 min | 4–5.4 | Langmuir | 0.1–0.12 | 78.7 | [18] |
Chitosan-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles | 40.12 | 50 min | 3 | Langmuir | 0.1 | NR | [19] |
2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazine/Nano 𝛾-Alumina | 47.8 | 60 min | 4 | Langmuir | 0.05 | 95.6 | [36] |
MWCNTs/PANI | 884.8 | 50 min | 8.5 | Langmuir | 0.02 | N.R | [37] |
Fe3O4 nanoparticles | 45.8 | 5 min | 5 | Langmuir | 0.02 | 99 | [42] |
CuFe2O4@graphene nanocomposite | 145 | 40 min | 3 | Langmuir | 0.5 | 95 | [38] |
Chitosan/ZnO nanorod composite | 36.4 | 27 h | 2 | Freundlich | 0.1 | 85 | [39] |
Fe3O4@MCM@Cu–Fe–LDH | 121.9 | 10 min | 9 | Langmuir | 0.03 | N.R | [43] |
Biosorbent from Mikaniamicrantha | 46.5 | N.R | 2 | Freundlich | 0.1 | N.R | [40] |
Green carbon composite-derived polymer resin and waste cotton fibers | 104 | 1day | 3 | Freundlich | NR | N.R | [44] |
NiFe2O4/Polyaniline Magnetic Composite | 186 | 90 min | 4-8.6 | Langmuir | 0.03 | 96 | [41] |
SnO2/CeO2 nano-composite | 18.5 | 30 min | 3 | Freundlich and Langmuir | 0.15 | 96.4 | This work |
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Hassan, S.S.M.; Kamel, A.H.; Hassan, A.A.; Amr, A.E.-G.E.; El-Naby, H.A.; Elsayed, E.A. A SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite Catalyst for Alizarin Dye Removal from Aqueous Solutions. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10020254
Hassan SSM, Kamel AH, Hassan AA, Amr AE-GE, El-Naby HA, Elsayed EA. A SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite Catalyst for Alizarin Dye Removal from Aqueous Solutions. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(2):254. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10020254
Chicago/Turabian StyleHassan, Saad S. M., Ayman H. Kamel, Amr A. Hassan, Abd El-Galil E. Amr, Heba Abd El-Naby, and Elsayed A. Elsayed. 2020. "A SnO2/CeO2 Nano-Composite Catalyst for Alizarin Dye Removal from Aqueous Solutions" Nanomaterials 10, no. 2: 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10020254