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Green Synthesis of ZnO/SnO2 Nanocomposites Using Pine Leaves and Their Application for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Media

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In this study, ZnO/SnO2 nanocomposites were fabricated via a green and simple route using pine tree leaves for the first time. No expensive reagent or hazardous solvent was used for synthesis of nanocomposites and only natural and eco-friendly materials were utilized. ZnO/SnO2 nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, TEM, SEM and EDS. The adsorption performance of ZnO/SnO2 nanocomposites was studied for the efficient removal of Cu2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+ metal ions. To achieve maximum adsorption capacity of metal ions, the influences of several operating conditions including pH value, ZnO/SnO2 nanocomposites dosage, initial concentration of metal ions and contact time were investigated. Also, equilibrium and kinetics models of metal ions to nanocomposites were studied. Adsorption process could be well defined by the Langmuir isotherm with R2 of 0.88, 0.94 and 0.94 for removal of Cu2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+ ions; respectively. The kinetic data fitted the pseudo-second-order model with the R2 value of 0.99, 1 and 0.99 for removal of Cu2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+ ions; respectively.

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The authors is thankful to the Birjand University of Technology and University of Jiroft for approval and financial support of the current study.

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    Moones Honarmand & Arman Iranfar

  2. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Jiroft, P.O. Box: 8767161167, Jiroft, Iran

    Malihe Amini

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jiroft, P.O. Box: 8767161167, Jiroft, Iran

    Atena Naeimi

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Honarmand, M., Amini, M., Iranfar, A. et al. Green Synthesis of ZnO/SnO2 Nanocomposites Using Pine Leaves and Their Application for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Media. J Clust Sci 33, 301–310 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-020-01960-y

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