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Selective Removal of Heavy Metals from Drinking Water Using Titanium Dioxide Nanowire
Author(s) -
Youssef Ahmed M.,
Malhat Farag M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201450311
Subject(s) - adsorption , titanium dioxide , metal ions in aqueous solution , nanowire , materials science , portable water purification , metal , titanium , ion exchange , water treatment , chemical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , ion , metallurgy , environmental engineering , environmental science , organic chemistry , engineering
Summary Heavy metal contamination in drinking water has become an ecotoxicological hazard of prime interest. Conventional treatment technologies, such as chemical precipitation, coagulation and ion‐exchange, are often restricted because of some technical or economic constraints. In view of this, the search for a more innovative and effective adsorbent for the removal of toxic metal ions has intensified in recent years. In this study a novel adsorbent, titanium dioxide nanowire (TiO 2 ), is prepared by using hydrothermal methods and subsequently used for heavy metal removal. This study tests the potential of using the TiO 2 nanowire to remove heavy metal (Pb 2+ , Cu 2+ , Fe 3+ , Cd 2+ and Zn 2+ ) residues from contaminated water. TiO 2 nanowire is an exceptional adsorbent material due to its magnetic properties and a good adsorption capacity. The highest absorption efficiency was 97.06% obtained with Pb 2+ and the lowest was obtained with Zn 2+ at 35.18%. The application of these materials in water filters may be a promising and economically feasible technology for water purification.