Synthesis and study of the crystalline properties of aluminum hydroxide nanoparticles and investigation of their application

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Department of Physics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Lorestan University, Karram-Abad, Iran

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Aluminum hydroxide nanoparticles successfully synthesized in an electrochemical cell containing tetramethylammonium chloride as electrolyte and two Al sheets as anode and cathode. In order to study the effect of voltage on crystalline properties of particles, five samples synthesized by applying 7 V, 9 V, 12 V, 15 V, and 18 V. The particles characterized using X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). XRD patterns clearly approved the formation of aluminum hydroxide with cubic structure and no sign of impurities observed. Based on these results, the sample prepared under 7 V had amorphous structure and the crystal structures of samples improved by increasing the applied voltage. SEM images showed the quasi spherical particles with nanometer size. Based on these images the smallest particles with the mean size of about 9 nm synthesized under 18 V. In the practical part of this study, the removal of nickel and cadmium from water has been investigated by applying 7-18 V on laboratory polluted water and 15 V on Khorram-rood, Kashkan, and Seimareh rivers. The atomic absorption analysis (AAS) results showed the possibility of this method on separation of pollutants from water.
 

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  • Receive Date: 15 November 2019
  • Revise Date: 15 February 2020
  • Accept Date: 03 May 2020

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