30Apr 2017

SYNTHESIS OF A NEW ZINC OXIDE MODIFIED CHROMIUM OXY (HYDROXIDE) FOR THE EFFECTIVE REMOVAL OF FLUORIDE FROM DRINKING WATER

  • Department of Chemistry, Panchayat College, Dharamgarh, Odisha, India.
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ZnO2 modified chromium oxy (hydroxide) (ZOCOH) has been prepared by environment friendly sol-gel method. ZOCOH demonstrated efficient (94.8%) fluoride removal capacity within pH range of 5.0-7.0. Kinetic and equilibrium study reveals that fluoride adsorption by the adsorbent follow the pseudo second order kinetic model. The result of desorption and reuse experiments indicated that the adsorbent could be employed promisingly for reduction of fluoride from drinking water.


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[Nilakantha Dash. (2017); SYNTHESIS OF A NEW ZINC OXIDE MODIFIED CHROMIUM OXY (HYDROXIDE) FOR THE EFFECTIVE REMOVAL OF FLUORIDE FROM DRINKING WATER Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Apr). 2163-2175] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Dr. Nilakantha Dash
Department of Chemistry, Panchayat College, Dharamgarh, Odisha, India

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4064      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4064