Ceria-Coated Nanostructured Magnetite Materials For Arsenate Removal

The discharge of heavy metal ions such as arsenic (As) into drinking water sources either through natural or anthropogenic activities is a serious health and lifethreatening issue. Hence, surface-modified Fe 3O 4 particles are one of adsorbents for cleaning As contaminated water that is being resear...

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Main Author:	Devaraj, Nisha Kumari
Format:	Thesis
Published:	2019
Subjects:	TD419-428 Water pollution
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spelling	my-mmu-ep.77262020-09-17T07:18:26Z Ceria-Coated Nanostructured Magnetite Materials For Arsenate Removal 2019-09 Devaraj, Nisha Kumari TD419-428 Water pollution The discharge of heavy metal ions such as arsenic (As) into drinking water sources either through natural or anthropogenic activities is a serious health and lifethreatening issue. Hence, surface-modified Fe 3O 4 particles are one of adsorbents for cleaning As contaminated water that is being researched extensively due to its favourable magnetic properties. Numerous types of coating have been reported to enhance the adsorption efficiency; however studies detailing the usage of ceriacoated-Fe 3O 4 particles are scarce. Furthermore, elucidating effects of experimental parameters such as stirring rate and stirring time on the particle properties is important in the design of nanoparticles with high adsorption efficiency. In this study, Fe 3 O 4 particles were synthesised using co-precipitation method followed by coating with titania and ceria under varying experimental parameters to obtain particles of different average sizes and size distributions. The synthesised particles were subsequently characterised by various characterisation equipment to investigate their properties. It is evident from the Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) measurements that the layer of surface coating had helped reduced agglomeration and dipole-to-dipole interaction between the particles. Based on the X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) profiles, it can be deduced that Fe 3O 4, titania-coated and ceriacoated Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles were successfully synthesised. The particles also displayed superparamagnetic behaviour, which is necessary for ease of particle separation from water after the adsorption process. As for the As(V) removal performance, the molybdenum blue-based colorimeter method was used. A calibration curve using As(V) sample solutions with known concentrations depicted a linear relationship between the concentrations and their corresponding peak absorbance values. Results indicated that the titania-coated Fe 3O 4 particles were able to remove 100% of As(V) in the solution after a contact time of 4 hours. For the uncoated and ceria-coated Fe 3O 4 particles, a dosage of 0.1 g and temperature of 50°C was found to be yield higher adsorption capacities for most of the samples. No correlation could be drawn between the particle sizes and their removal performance. 2019-09 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/7726/ http://library.mmu.edu.my/library2/diglib/mmuetd/ phd doctoral Multimedia University Faculty of Engineering
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topic	TD419-428 Water pollution
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description	The discharge of heavy metal ions such as arsenic (As) into drinking water sources either through natural or anthropogenic activities is a serious health and lifethreatening issue. Hence, surface-modified Fe 3O 4 particles are one of adsorbents for cleaning As contaminated water that is being researched extensively due to its favourable magnetic properties. Numerous types of coating have been reported to enhance the adsorption efficiency; however studies detailing the usage of ceriacoated-Fe 3O 4 particles are scarce. Furthermore, elucidating effects of experimental parameters such as stirring rate and stirring time on the particle properties is important in the design of nanoparticles with high adsorption efficiency. In this study, Fe 3 O 4 particles were synthesised using co-precipitation method followed by coating with titania and ceria under varying experimental parameters to obtain particles of different average sizes and size distributions. The synthesised particles were subsequently characterised by various characterisation equipment to investigate their properties. It is evident from the Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) measurements that the layer of surface coating had helped reduced agglomeration and dipole-to-dipole interaction between the particles. Based on the X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) profiles, it can be deduced that Fe 3O 4, titania-coated and ceriacoated Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles were successfully synthesised. The particles also displayed superparamagnetic behaviour, which is necessary for ease of particle separation from water after the adsorption process. As for the As(V) removal performance, the molybdenum blue-based colorimeter method was used. A calibration curve using As(V) sample solutions with known concentrations depicted a linear relationship between the concentrations and their corresponding peak absorbance values. Results indicated that the titania-coated Fe 3O 4 particles were able to remove 100% of As(V) in the solution after a contact time of 4 hours. For the uncoated and ceria-coated Fe 3O 4 particles, a dosage of 0.1 g and temperature of 50°C was found to be yield higher adsorption capacities for most of the samples. No correlation could be drawn between the particle sizes and their removal performance.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Devaraj, Nisha Kumari
author_facet	Devaraj, Nisha Kumari
author_sort	Devaraj, Nisha Kumari
title	Ceria-Coated Nanostructured Magnetite Materials For Arsenate Removal
title_short	Ceria-Coated Nanostructured Magnetite Materials For Arsenate Removal
title_full	Ceria-Coated Nanostructured Magnetite Materials For Arsenate Removal
title_fullStr	Ceria-Coated Nanostructured Magnetite Materials For Arsenate Removal
title_full_unstemmed	Ceria-Coated Nanostructured Magnetite Materials For Arsenate Removal
title_sort	ceria-coated nanostructured magnetite materials for arsenate removal
granting_institution	Multimedia University
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Ceria-Coated Nanostructured Magnetite Materials For Arsenate Removal

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