Researchers from University of Basrah publish research at a Vietnamese international journal.
Researchers at Marine Sciences Centre at University of Basrah, Dr. Ahmed Yousif Hammoud, Dr. Zuhair Ali Abdel Nabi, and Dr. Muhannad Kazem Zahir, published a scientific research entitled (Synthesis of magnetic spinal ferrite nanoparticles CrFe2O4 and uses them to remove lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solutions) in Developments in Natural Sciences journal (Advances in Natural Sciences) issued by the Vietnam Academy for Sciences and Technology.
The journal, which has a Scopas assimilation with an Impact Factor 1.7, publishes researches and studies on nanoscience technology.
The study aimed to conduct a practical application using the prepared surface to remove lead and cadmium ions from marine water samples from two different locations, the first at the Eastern Wavebreaker at the Grand Faw Port, and the second at the 13th Pier of Khor Al-Zubair oil port.
The research dealt with the preparation of nanoparticles of ferrites (NPs) with the formula (CrFe2O4) by the (sol-gel) method for spontaneous combustion using lemon juice as a surface tension reducing agent and as fuel for the reaction. As this method falls within the eco-friendly green chemistry that is less expensive compared to other methods.
The research identified the nanomaterials using different physical and chemical techniques such as (BET), (FE-SEM), (EDX), (FTIR), (TEM), (XRD) with its diagnosis of the adsorption from aqueous solutions phenomenon. where it studied the adsorption of lead and cadmium ions on the surface of the prepared nanomaterial in order to obtain a surface that has a high ability to adsorb lead and cadmium ions in order to treat water contaminated with ions of these elements.
The results of the research concluded that, the prepared surface can be used on a wide scale to remove pollution with these elements at a high rate and efficiency.
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