Khurshed A. Shah, Henna Wani, Syed Mubashir Andrabi, Quinton L. Williams
{"title":"Modified ZnSe nanoparticles for removal of heavy metal iron (Fe) from aqueous solution","authors":"Khurshed A. Shah, Henna Wani, Syed Mubashir Andrabi, Quinton L. Williams","doi":"10.17586/2220-8054-2025-16-5-681-692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2025-16-5-681-692","url":null,"abstract":"Iron is a heavy metal found in water due to natural geological sources, household trash, industrial waste, and numerous by-products. An excessive amount of iron in drinking water can lead to significant health issues in humans. In the current study, metallic Zn–Se NPs modified with Ag and urea were synthesised via the sol-gel method and characterised by XRD, FESEM, EDX and FTIR. The synthesised ZnSe:Ag:Urea nanoparticles were used for the adsorptive removal of iron, a heavy metal, from water. Herein, we have utilised adsorption technology to extract iron ions from water, considering the toxicity of iron at high concentrations. Experimental batch adsorption studies were conducted on an aqueous solution containing Fe (III) ions under various conditions, including temperature, contact time, adsorbent dosage, and initial metal ion concentration. Results showed that iron adsorption was favourable, with a maximum removal percentage of 89.5 % under optimal room temperature conditions, optimal adsorbent dosage, and initial metal ion concentration. of 0.1 g/L and 100 mL, respectively. The iron absorption also reached an equilibrium state within 80 minutes of contact time by using ZnSe:Ag:Urea as the adsorbent.","PeriodicalId":18782,"journal":{"name":"Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics","volume":"16 5","pages":"681-692"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/download/1539/1430","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147917247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alumina and silica supported Ce-Fe-O systems obtained by the solution combustion method and their performance in CO2 hydrogenation to syngas","authors":"A. Matveyeva, S. Omarov, M.A. Gavrilova","doi":"10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-679-689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-679-689","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18782,"journal":{"name":"Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139138426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. S. Kozhevnikova, L. Maskaeva, A. N. Enyashin, A.P. Tyutyunnik, O. A. Lipina, I. Selyanin
{"title":"Surface topology, electrophysical properties and formation mechanism of tin(ii) sulfide thin films","authors":"N. S. Kozhevnikova, L. Maskaeva, A. N. Enyashin, A.P. Tyutyunnik, O. A. Lipina, I. Selyanin","doi":"10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-699-704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-699-704","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18782,"journal":{"name":"Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics","volume":" 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139141498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular dynamics simulation of the rearrangement of polyampholyte conformations on the surface of a charged oblate metal nanospheroid in a microwave electric field","authors":"N. Kruchinin","doi":"10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-719-728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-719-728","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18782,"journal":{"name":"Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics","volume":" 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139137357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. M. Sozarukova, P. A. Chilikina, D. O. Novikov, E. Proskurnina, A. E. Baranchikov, V. Ivanov
{"title":"Cerium dioxide nanoparticles modulate the oxidative metabolism of neutrophils upon blood irradiation with a pulsed broadband UV source","authors":"M. M. Sozarukova, P. A. Chilikina, D. O. Novikov, E. Proskurnina, A. E. Baranchikov, V. Ivanov","doi":"10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-644-651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-644-651","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18782,"journal":{"name":"Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics","volume":" 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139141410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of triethanolamine and sodium hydroxide concentration on the activity of Pt/g-C3N4 catalyst in the reaction of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation","authors":"K. O. Potapenko, E.A. Kozlova","doi":"10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-713-718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-713-718","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18782,"journal":{"name":"Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics","volume":" 70","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139137948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. O. Enikeeva, O. V. Proskurina, E. Gerasimov, V. N. Nevedomskiy, V. V. Gusarov
{"title":"Synthesis under hydrothermal conditions and structural transformations of nanocrystals in the LaPO4-YPO4-(H2O) system","authors":"M. O. Enikeeva, O. V. Proskurina, E. Gerasimov, V. N. Nevedomskiy, V. V. Gusarov","doi":"10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-660-671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-660-671","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18782,"journal":{"name":"Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics","volume":" 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139142276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Bukina, O. Dymshits, I.P. Alekseeva, A.A. Volokitina, S. Zapalova, A. Zhilin
{"title":"Optical glass-ceramics based on Fe2+: MgAl2O4 nanocrystals and nucleated by TiO2 and ZrO2","authors":"V. Bukina, O. Dymshits, I.P. Alekseeva, A.A. Volokitina, S. Zapalova, A. Zhilin","doi":"10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-690-698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-6-690-698","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18782,"journal":{"name":"Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139140735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}