Journal of Material Sciences & Engineering

Removal of Cu (II) from Water Using Hydrothermally Synthesized Strontium Doped Zirconium Oxide Nano Adsorbents

Abstract

Shilpa KN, Sachhidananda S, Raj Urs S, Vasanth Patil HB, Karthik P, Mallikarjun K, JagajeevanRaj BM, Sharon S, Urs P V, Kavya HV and Subramani NK

Strontium doped zirconium oxide (SZO) nano particles were synthesized by a hydrothermal particle growth technique and were employed for removal of Cu (II) from water. The synthesized nano adsorbents were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and UV-visible spectral studies. The adsorption experiments were affected in batch to establish the influence of pH, contact duration/time, temperature and initial metal ion concentration on adsorption efficiency. This work demonstrates the success of employing SZO nano adsorbents towards efficient removal of Cu (II) from water.