Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption
Unilameller nanosheets with a lateral dimension of one nanometer have been isolated from a colloidal solution of europium-containing layered rare-earth hydroxide (LRH) material by the flocculation method. The nanosheets were achieved by changing pH of the colloidal solution from 6.7 to 11.5. The res...
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| author | Solomon Omwoma Adongo Stephen Odongo Zablon Otieno Silas Lagat Joseph Owuor Lalah |
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| description | Unilameller nanosheets with a lateral dimension of one nanometer have been isolated from a colloidal solution of europium-containing layered rare-earth hydroxide (LRH) material by the flocculation method. The nanosheets were achieved by changing pH of the colloidal solution from 6.7 to 11.5. The resultant flocculated nanosheets show high efficiency in sorption of fluoride anions from aqueous media (40 mmol/g), providing a potentially useful sorbent material for water purification technology. The sorbent material is demonstrated to be reusable for at least ten times without a significant loss of adsorption efficiency. And the results fit the Langmuir adsorption curve, indicating the chemisorption nature of the nanosheets. Most importantly, the isolated nanosheets are expected to widen the applicability and flexibility in material synthesis using two-dimensional nanomaterials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6be81861c9324ebd87708f5a33a42bc02025-02-03T05:51:45ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712020-01-01202010.1155/2020/89238718923871Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and AdsorptionSolomon Omwoma0Adongo Stephen Odongo1Zablon Otieno2Silas Lagat3Joseph Owuor Lalah4Department of Physical Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 210-40601, Bondo, KenyaDepartment of Physical Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 210-40601, Bondo, KenyaDepartment of Physical Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 210-40601, Bondo, KenyaDepartment of Physical Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 210-40601, Bondo, KenyaDepartment of Chemical Science and Technology, Technical University of Kenya, P.O. Box 52428-00200, Nairobi, KenyaUnilameller nanosheets with a lateral dimension of one nanometer have been isolated from a colloidal solution of europium-containing layered rare-earth hydroxide (LRH) material by the flocculation method. The nanosheets were achieved by changing pH of the colloidal solution from 6.7 to 11.5. The resultant flocculated nanosheets show high efficiency in sorption of fluoride anions from aqueous media (40 mmol/g), providing a potentially useful sorbent material for water purification technology. The sorbent material is demonstrated to be reusable for at least ten times without a significant loss of adsorption efficiency. And the results fit the Langmuir adsorption curve, indicating the chemisorption nature of the nanosheets. Most importantly, the isolated nanosheets are expected to widen the applicability and flexibility in material synthesis using two-dimensional nanomaterials.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8923871 |
| spellingShingle | Solomon Omwoma Adongo Stephen Odongo Zablon Otieno Silas Lagat Joseph Owuor Lalah Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption Journal of Chemistry |
| title | Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption |
| title_full | Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption |
| title_fullStr | Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption |
| title_short | Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption |
| title_sort | layered rare earth hydroxide unilameller nanosheets synthesis characterization and adsorption |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8923871 |
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