Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT)
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Study functionalized graphene oxide performance for strontium adsorption from aqueous solutions using response surface methodology

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

F. Vaziri Alamdarlo 1
F. Zahakifar 2
N. Salek 2

1 Physics Education Department, Farhangian University, P.O.Box: 14665-889, Tehran-Iran

2 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI, P.O.Box: 11365-8486, Tehran - Iran

https://doi.org/10.24200/nst.2023.1222.1794
Abstract
In this study, graphene oxide (GO) adsorbent was prepared by modified Hummer’s method and functionalized with aminomethylphosphonic acid. Its application to the adsorption of Sr ions from aqueous solutions in a batch sorption process was investigated. Adsorbents were characterized by TEM and FT-IR. The TEM images of functionalized graphene oxide showed that graphene sheets are formed in wavy sheets. The FTIR spectrum revealed that graphene oxide was highly functionalized with aminomethylphosphonic acid and oxygenated functional groups were reduced. Response surface methodology investigates pH, adsorbent dosage, and temperature parameters. The quadratic model corresponds well with the experimental data. The results illustrated that there is no systematic error in the experiments. The verification of the model with random experiments showed a low error in the values predicted by the model. The kinetic data were analyzed by Pseudo-first-order, Pseudo-second-order, and Double- exponential kinetic models, and experimental data were well modeled by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The research results showed that graphene oxide functionalized with aminomethylphosphonic acid has a good ability to strontium adsorption from aqueous solutions.

Highlights

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  1. Choudhuri S. Bulk synthesis of graphene nanosheets. Bachelor of Technology, 2012.

 

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Keywords

Functionalized graphene oxide
Strontium
response surface methodology
Aminomethylphosphonic acid
Aqueous solution
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  1. Masindi V, Muedi K.L. Env. con. hea. met. 2018;10: 115-132.

 

  1. Järup L. Hazards of heavy metal contamination. Brit. med. bull. 2003;68(1):167-182.

 

  1. Sharma R.K, Agrawal M. Biological effects of heavy metals: an overview. J. env. Bio. 2005;26(2):301-313.

 

  1. Ozgür S, Sümer H, Koçoğlu, Rickets and soil strontium. Arch. dis. chil. 1996;75(6):524-526.

 

  1. Melnyk L.J, Donohue M.J, Pham M, Donohue J. Absorption of strontium by foods prepared in drinking water. J. Tra. Elem. Med. Bio. 2019;53:22-26.

 

  1. Khan M.M.A, Umar R, Lateh H, Study of trace elements in groundwater of Western Uttar Pradesh. India. Sci. Res. Essa. 2010;5(20):3175-3182.

 

  1. Peng W, Li H, Liu Y, Song S. A review on heavy metal ions adsorption from water by graphene oxide and its composites. J. Mol. Liq. 2017;230:496-504.

 

  1. Ramesha G, Kumara A.V, Muralidhara H.B, Sampath H. Graphene and graphene oxide as effective adsorbents toward anionic and cationic dyes. J. coll. int. sci. 2011;361(1):270-277.

 

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  1. Compton O.C, Dikin D.A, Putz K.W, Brinson L.C, Nguyen S.B.T. Electrically conductive “alkylated” graphene paper via chemical reduction of amine‐functionalized graphene oxide paper. Adv. mat. 2010;22(8):892-896.

 

  1. Wang Z, Dong Y, Li H, Zhao Z, Wu H.B, Hao C, Liu S, Qiu J, Lou X.W. Enhancing lithium–sulphur battery performance by strongly binding the discharge products on amino-functionalized reduced graphene oxide. Nat. com. 2014;5(1):1-8.

 

  1. Tetsuka H, Asahi R, Nagoya A, Okamoto K, Tajima I, Ohta R, Okamoto A. Optically tunable amino‐functionalized graphene quantum dots. Adv. Mat. 2012;24(39):5333-5338.

 

  1. Xin Q, Asahi R, Nagoya A, Okamoto K, Tajima I, Ohta R, Okamoto A. Enhancing the CO2 separation performance of composite membranes by the incorporation of amino acid-functionalized graphene oxide. J. Mat. Chem. 2015;3(12):6629-6641.

 

  1. Khuri A.I, Mukhopadhyay S. Response surface methodology. Wil. Int. Rev.: Com. Stat. 2010;2(2):128-149.

 

  1. Choudhuri S. Bulk synthesis of graphene nanosheets. Bachelor of Technology, 2012.

 

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  1. Largitte L, Pasquier R. A review of the kinetics adsorption models and their application to the adsorption of lead by an activated carbon. Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 2016;109:495-504.

 

  1. Berhe S, Ayele D, Tadesse A, Mulu A. Adsorption efficiency of coffee husk for removal of lead (II) from industrial effluents: equilibrium and kinetic study. Int. J. Sci. Res. Pub. 2015;5(9):1-8.

 

  1. Özacar M, Şengil İ.A, Türkmenler H. Equilibrium and kinetic data, and adsorption mechanism for adsorption of lead onto valonia tannin resin. Chem. Eng. J. 2008;143:32-42.

 

  1. Doram A, Outokesh M, Ahmadi S.J, Zahakifar F. Synthesis of “(aminomethyl) phosphonic acid-functionalized graphene oxide”, and comparison of its adsorption properties for thorium (IV) ion, with plain graphene oxide. Rad. Act. 2022;110(1):37-49.

 

  1. Zahakifar F, Keshtkar A.R, Talebi M. Synthesis of sodium alginate (SA)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/polyethylene oxide (PEO)/ZSM-5 zeolite hybrid nanostructure adsorbent by casting method for uranium (VI) adsorption from aqueous solutions. Prog. Nuc. Ene. 2021;134:103-114

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