Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous Solutions
The search for adsorbent materials with a certain chemical inertness, mechanical resistance, and high adsorption capacity, as is the case with alumina, is carried out with structural or surface modifications with the addition of additives or metallic salts. This research shows the synthesis, charact...
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| author | Pamela Nair Silva-Holguín Álvaro de Jesús Ruíz-Baltazar Nahum Andrés Medellín-Castillo Gladis Judith Labrada-Delgado Simón Yobanny Reyes-López |
| author_facet | Pamela Nair Silva-Holguín Álvaro de Jesús Ruíz-Baltazar Nahum Andrés Medellín-Castillo Gladis Judith Labrada-Delgado Simón Yobanny Reyes-López |
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| description | The search for adsorbent materials with a certain chemical inertness, mechanical resistance, and high adsorption capacity, as is the case with alumina, is carried out with structural or surface modifications with the addition of additives or metallic salts. This research shows the synthesis, characterization, phase evolution and Cd(II) adsorbent capacity of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> spheres obtained from α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanopowders by the ion encapsulation method. The formation of the Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> phase is manifested at 1500 °C according to the infrared spectrum by the appearance of bands corresponding to AlO<sub>4</sub> bonds and the appearance of peaks corresponding to Ba-O bonds in Raman spectroscopy. XRD determined the presence of BaO·Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> at 1000 °C and the formation of Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> at 1600 °C. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the presence of spherical grains corresponding to α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and hexagonal plates corresponding to β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> in the spheres treated at 1600 °C. The spheres obtained have dimensions of 4.65 ± 0.30 mm in diameter, weight of 43 ± 2 mg and a surface area of 0.66 m<sup>2</sup>/g. According to the curve of pH vs. zeta potential, the spheres have an acid character and a negative surface charge of −30 mV at pH 5. Through adsorption studies, an adsorbent capacity of Cd(II) of 59.97 mg/g (87 ppm Cd(II)) was determined at pH 5, and the data were fitted to the pseudo first order, pseudo second order and Freundlich models, with correlation factors of 0.993, 0.987 and 0.998, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b14eb6489604061ad91d0a5f78075002023-11-23T20:57:09ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-09-011519680910.3390/ma15196809Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous SolutionsPamela Nair Silva-Holguín0Álvaro de Jesús Ruíz-Baltazar1Nahum Andrés Medellín-Castillo2Gladis Judith Labrada-Delgado3Simón Yobanny Reyes-López4Departamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez 32300, MexicoCONACYT-Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Santiago de Querétaro 76230, MexicoCentro de Investigación y Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 8, San Luis Potosí 78210, MexicoInstituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosí 78216, MexicoDepartamento de Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez 32300, MexicoThe search for adsorbent materials with a certain chemical inertness, mechanical resistance, and high adsorption capacity, as is the case with alumina, is carried out with structural or surface modifications with the addition of additives or metallic salts. This research shows the synthesis, characterization, phase evolution and Cd(II) adsorbent capacity of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> spheres obtained from α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanopowders by the ion encapsulation method. The formation of the Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> phase is manifested at 1500 °C according to the infrared spectrum by the appearance of bands corresponding to AlO<sub>4</sub> bonds and the appearance of peaks corresponding to Ba-O bonds in Raman spectroscopy. XRD determined the presence of BaO·Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> at 1000 °C and the formation of Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> at 1600 °C. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the presence of spherical grains corresponding to α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and hexagonal plates corresponding to β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> in the spheres treated at 1600 °C. The spheres obtained have dimensions of 4.65 ± 0.30 mm in diameter, weight of 43 ± 2 mg and a surface area of 0.66 m<sup>2</sup>/g. According to the curve of pH vs. zeta potential, the spheres have an acid character and a negative surface charge of −30 mV at pH 5. Through adsorption studies, an adsorbent capacity of Cd(II) of 59.97 mg/g (87 ppm Cd(II)) was determined at pH 5, and the data were fitted to the pseudo first order, pseudo second order and Freundlich models, with correlation factors of 0.993, 0.987 and 0.998, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/19/6809α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>spherescadmiumadsorptionphase transformation |
| spellingShingle | Pamela Nair Silva-Holguín Álvaro de Jesús Ruíz-Baltazar Nahum Andrés Medellín-Castillo Gladis Judith Labrada-Delgado Simón Yobanny Reyes-López Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous Solutions Materials α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> spheres cadmium adsorption phase transformation |
| title | Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous Solutions |
| title_full | Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous Solutions |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous Solutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous Solutions |
| title_short | Synthesis and Characterization of α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Spheres for Cadmium Ions Removal from Aqueous Solutions |
| title_sort | synthesis and characterization of α al sub 2 sub o sub 3 sub ba β al sub 2 sub o sub 3 sub spheres for cadmium ions removal from aqueous solutions |
| topic | α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/Ba-β-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> spheres cadmium adsorption phase transformation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/19/6809 |
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