Green Removal of Toxic Th(IV) by Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 Nanocomposite

Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposite (TS) was synthesized via sol-gel method and Amino-functionalized using 3-(aminopropyl) triethoxysilane. prepared amino-functionalized TiO2-SiO2 (NH2TS) was evaluated for eliminating radioactive Th(IV) ion in comparison with (TS). The prepared nanocomposites were ch...

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Main Authors: Simin Janitabar Darzi, Shahrzad Abdolmohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Latifi
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Published: Iranian Institute of Research and Development in Chemical Industries (IRDCI)-ACECR 2020-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.ijcce.ac.ir/article_33686_884dc76a8e7b75078784bdba2ac01efe.pdf
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author Simin Janitabar Darzi
Shahrzad Abdolmohammadi
Mohammad Hossein Latifi
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Shahrzad Abdolmohammadi
Mohammad Hossein Latifi
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description Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposite (TS) was synthesized via sol-gel method and Amino-functionalized using 3-(aminopropyl) triethoxysilane. prepared amino-functionalized TiO2-SiO2 (NH2TS) was evaluated for eliminating radioactive Th(IV) ion in comparison with (TS). The prepared nanocomposites were characterized using FT-IR,  XRD, DSC-TGA, SEM, EDS, BET, and BJH analyses. DSC and TGA analyses revealed that the total organic content of the NH2TS was at about 4%. According to the XRD patterns, synthesized nanocomposites exhibited only the crystalline anatase phase, and the sizes of the anatase crystallites in the prepared TS and NH2TS calculated to be 10.4 and 14.1nm, respectively. Moreover, the pore diameters of TS and NH2TS estimated to be 4.65 and 3.632 nm according to their BJH plot. The kinetic data of Th(IV) uptake process on both of two nanocomposites corresponded well to the pseudo-second-order equation. Adsorption thermodynamic parameters including the standard enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy revealed that the ion exchange reactions on both of NH2TS and TS nanocomposites were endothermic and spontaneous processes. The results indicated that NH2TS exhibited higher adsorption affinity toward Th(IV) compared to TS. Moreover, based on the Langmuir model, the maximum adsorption capacity of NH2TS nanocomposite towards the Th (IV) was found to be 1000 mg/g.
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spelling doaj.art-0e59bbc8a7864a30a206c222411213302022-12-21T20:08:35ZengIranian Institute of Research and Development in Chemical Industries (IRDCI)-ACECRIranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering1021-99861021-99862020-04-0139219120210.30492/ijcce.2020.3368633686Green Removal of Toxic Th(IV) by Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 NanocompositeSimin Janitabar Darzi0Shahrzad Abdolmohammadi1Mohammad Hossein Latifi2Materials and Nuclear Fuel Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, P.O. Box 14395-836 Tehran, I.R. IRANDepartment of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, I.R. IRANDepartment of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, I.R. IRANMesoporous TiO2-SiO2 nanocomposite (TS) was synthesized via sol-gel method and Amino-functionalized using 3-(aminopropyl) triethoxysilane. prepared amino-functionalized TiO2-SiO2 (NH2TS) was evaluated for eliminating radioactive Th(IV) ion in comparison with (TS). The prepared nanocomposites were characterized using FT-IR,  XRD, DSC-TGA, SEM, EDS, BET, and BJH analyses. DSC and TGA analyses revealed that the total organic content of the NH2TS was at about 4%. According to the XRD patterns, synthesized nanocomposites exhibited only the crystalline anatase phase, and the sizes of the anatase crystallites in the prepared TS and NH2TS calculated to be 10.4 and 14.1nm, respectively. Moreover, the pore diameters of TS and NH2TS estimated to be 4.65 and 3.632 nm according to their BJH plot. The kinetic data of Th(IV) uptake process on both of two nanocomposites corresponded well to the pseudo-second-order equation. Adsorption thermodynamic parameters including the standard enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy revealed that the ion exchange reactions on both of NH2TS and TS nanocomposites were endothermic and spontaneous processes. The results indicated that NH2TS exhibited higher adsorption affinity toward Th(IV) compared to TS. Moreover, based on the Langmuir model, the maximum adsorption capacity of NH2TS nanocomposite towards the Th (IV) was found to be 1000 mg/g.http://www.ijcce.ac.ir/article_33686_884dc76a8e7b75078784bdba2ac01efe.pdftio2-sio2amino-functionalizationth (iv) ion removalnanocompositegibbs free energy
spellingShingle Simin Janitabar Darzi
Shahrzad Abdolmohammadi
Mohammad Hossein Latifi
Green Removal of Toxic Th(IV) by Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 Nanocomposite
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
tio2-sio2
amino-functionalization
th (iv) ion removal
nanocomposite
gibbs free energy
title Green Removal of Toxic Th(IV) by Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 Nanocomposite
title_full Green Removal of Toxic Th(IV) by Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 Nanocomposite
title_fullStr Green Removal of Toxic Th(IV) by Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 Nanocomposite
title_full_unstemmed Green Removal of Toxic Th(IV) by Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 Nanocomposite
title_short Green Removal of Toxic Th(IV) by Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 Nanocomposite
title_sort green removal of toxic th iv by amino functionalized mesoporous tio2 sio2 nanocomposite
topic tio2-sio2
amino-functionalization
th (iv) ion removal
nanocomposite
gibbs free energy
url http://www.ijcce.ac.ir/article_33686_884dc76a8e7b75078784bdba2ac01efe.pdf
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