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Erschienen in: Journal of Materials Science 8/2024

25.02.2024 | Chemical routes to materials

Studies on elimination of nutrients from aqueous effluents using ZnO nanoparticles: the case of ammonium as a model. Experimental and theoretical insights

verfasst von: María Belén Perez Adassus, Herman Heffner, Ignacio López-Corral, Carla Spetter, Verónica Lassalle

Erschienen in: Journal of Materials Science | Ausgabe 8/2024

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Abstract

The presence of ammonium (NH4+) in natural waters has increased in the last years due to the rising use of agricultural fertilizers, industrial activity and sewage discharges without any decontamination treatment. The great amounts of this inorganic cation in water bodies have been considered an environmental problem, due to its influence on the eutrophication process which leads to the deterioration of water quality. The application of ZnO nanoparticles to assess nutrient elimination, including ammonium, from water bodies has not been exhaustively studied. In this work, the capability of ZnO nanoparticles to remove ammonium cation from aqueous samples induced by adsorption is investigated. In this regards, experiments tending to determine the efficiency of nanomaterials have been performed employing two different NH4+ concentrations aiming to replicate two feasible real water-impacted environments. The interactions between adsorbent and adsorbate have been explored by employing experimental characterization techniques as well as theoretical DFT simulations. The achieved data demonstrated that the efficiency of ZnONPs shows a dependency on the ammonium concentration, ranging between 0.79 and 11.6 mg of ammonium adsorbed per gram of ZnONPs. According to the data on characterization prior and post adsorption of the ZnO nanomaterials the electrostatic interaction would not be favored, being the coordination ones the most feasible as suggested experimental and DFT results.

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Metadaten
Titel
Studies on elimination of nutrients from aqueous effluents using ZnO nanoparticles: the case of ammonium as a model. Experimental and theoretical insights
verfasst von
María Belén Perez Adassus
Herman Heffner
Ignacio López-Corral
Carla Spetter
Verónica Lassalle
Publikationsdatum
25.02.2024
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Materials Science / Ausgabe 8/2024
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-09421-x

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