https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52323 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:30:11 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46993 Cu > Cd > Ni, despite electrostatic binding strength of Cd > Cu > Pb > Ni and covalent binding strength of Pb > Ni > Cu > Cd. It demonstrated that not only chemosorption but also physisorption acts as the sorption mechanism. The reduction in surface area, porosity, and pore volume of the expended adsorbent, along with sorption study results, confirmed that pore filling and intra-particle diffusion played a considerable role in removing heavy metals.]]> Tue 13 Dec 2022 09:56:24 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38993 intraparticle diffusion (R2 = 0.93) > pseudo-first-order (R2 = 0.87). Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) elemental mapping demonstrated that MB has a co-distribution with silicon, aluminium, and alginate carbon phase but is limited with iron and nickel, indicating HNTs and alginate polymer performed as sorption sites, whereas NiZnFe4O4 performed as a catalyst. The presence (post-sorption) and absence (pre-sorption) of inorganic, total carbon or total organic carbon content at different solution pH, contact time, and initial concentration of MB demonstrated that the adsorbent act as a catalyst as well for degradation of MB. NiZnFe4O4-HNT@alg triggers efficient removal of MB with the assist of adsorption and catalytic degradation at broad solution pH. A comparison in removal of MB by various adsorbents including, biochars, clays, activated carbon, nanoparticles, polymers, nano composites, graphene oxides, carbon nanotubes, and polymer beads with the result of this study were performed, illustrating competitive sorption capacity of NiZnFe4O4-HNT@alg.]]> Mon 29 Jan 2024 18:52:42 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45348 Mon 29 Jan 2024 18:32:06 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44749 Mon 24 Oct 2022 08:42:45 AEDT ]]>