Removal of Rhodamine Dye from Water Using Erbium Oxide Nanoparticles

Hasan M. Luaibi; Saja S. Al-Taweel; Tayser Sumer Gaaz; Abdul Amir H. Kadhum; Mohd S. Takriff; Ahmed A. Al-Amiery

Korean Journal of Materials Research, Vol.29, No.12, 747-752, December, 2019

DOI10.3740/MRSK.2019.29.12.747 Export Citation

Removal of Rhodamine Dye from Water Using Erbium Oxide Nanoparticles

Hasan M. Luaibi¹, Saja S. Al-Taweel², Tayser Sumer Gaaz^{3, †}, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum^{4, 5}, Mohd S. Takriff⁶, and Ahmed A. Al-Amiery^{7, †}

¹College of Science of Energy and Environment, Al-Karkh University of Science, Baghdad, Iraq
²College of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Dewaniyah, Iraq
³Technical College Al-Musaib, Al-Furat Al Awsat Technical University, Al-Musaib, Babil 51009, Iraq
⁴University of Al-Ameed, Karbala, Iraq
⁵5Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia
⁶Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor 43600, Malaysia
⁷Energy and Renewable Energies Technology Center, University of TechnologyUniversity of Technology, Baghdad 10001, Iraq

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Environmental pollution remains a considerable health risk source all over the world; however, hazards are usually higher in developing countries. Iraq has long been suffering from the problem of pollution and how to treat pollution. Photocatalytic degradation has turned out to be most productive process for dye degradation. In this investigation, Rhodamine B (RhB), dye has been selected for degradation under visible light illumination. To address this issue, we fabricate erbium trioxide nanoparticles (Er2O3/NPs). Erbium trioxide nanoparticles are prepared and utilized for photo-catalytic degradation. The characterization of Er2O3/NPs is described and confirmed by utilizing of XRD (X-ray diffraction) and SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy). The average size of Er2O3 nanoparticles is observed to be 16.00 nm. Er2O3/NPs is investigated for its ability of photo-catalytic degradation through certain selected parameters such as concentration and time. The methodological results show that the synthesized Er2O3/NPs is a good photo-catalytic for Rhodamine degradation.

Keywords:erbium trioxide;photocatalytic;rhodamine B

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[3] Akpan UG, Hameed BH, J. Hazard. Mater., 170(2-3), 520 (2009)

[4] Giwa A, Nkeonye P, Bello K, Kolawole E, Campos A, Int. J. Appl., 2, 90 (2012)

[5] Konstantinou IK, Albanis TA, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 49(1), 1 (2004)

[6] Salker AV, Gokakakar SD, Int. J. Phys. Sci., 4, 377 (2009)

[7] Khataee AR, Pons MN, Zahraa O, J. Hazard. Mater., 168(1), 451 (2009)

[8] Ruiz AM, Sakai G, Cornet A, Shimanoe K, Morante JR, Yamazoe N, Sens. Actuators B-Chem., 103, 312 (2004)

[9] Xu C, Rangaiah GP, Zhao XS, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 53(38), 14641 (2014)

[10] Chen J, Li S, Ma S, Wang X, Sci. World J., 2014, 1 (2014)

[11] Liu B, Zhao X, Terashima C, Fujishima A, Nakata K, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 16, 8751 (2014)

[12] Jia QQ, Ji HM, Zhang Y, Chen YL, Sun XH, Jin ZG, J. Hazard. Mater., 276, 262 (2014)

[13] Alenezi MR, Alshammari AS, Jayawardena KI, Beliatis MJ, Henley SJ, Silva S, J. Phys. Chem. C, 117, 17850 (2013)

[14] Lazar MA, Varghese S, Nair SS, Catalysts, 2, 572 (2012)

[15] Ramli C, Amali Z, Asim N, Isahak WN, Emdadi Z, Ahmad-Ludin N, Yarmo MA, Sopian K, Sci. World J., 2014, 1 (2014)

[16] Karunakaran C, Senthilvelan S, Karuthapandian S, Balaraman K, Catal. Commun., 5, 283 (2004)

[17] Pandey A, Kalal S, Ameta C, Ameta R, Kumar S, Punjabi PB, J. Saudi Chem. Soc., 19, 528 (2015)

[18] Gaaz TS, Sulong AB, Kadhum AAH, Ba-Abbad M, Al-Amiery AA, Wulfenia, 22, 264 (2015)

[19] Gaaz TS, Al-Amiery AA, Hussein EK, J. Kejuruter., 29, 71 (2017)

[20] Ba-Abbad MM, Kadhum AAH, Al-Amiery AA, Mohamad AB, Takriff MS, Int. J. Phys. Sci., 7, 48 (2012)

[21] Jassim HA, Khadhim A, Al-Amiery AA, Int. J. Comput. Appl. Sci., 1, 1 (2016)

[22] Wasmi B, Al-Amiery AA, Kadhum AAH, Takriff MS, Mohamad AB, Ozone Sci. Eng., 38, 36 (2016)

[23] Kamil F, Hubiter KA, Abed TK, Al-Amiery AA, J. Nanosci. Technol., 2, 37 (2016)