Synergetic effect of green synthesized reduced graphene oxide and nano-zero valent iron composite for the removal of doxycycline antibiotic from water.

ABSTRACT: In this work, the synthesis of an rGO/nZVI composite was achieved for the first time using a simple and green procedure via Atriplex halimus leaves extract as a reducing and stabilizing agent to uphold the green chemistry principles such as less hazardous chemical synthesis. Several tools have been used to confirm the successful synthesis of the composite such as SEM, EDX, XPS, XRD, FTIR, and zeta potential which indicated the successful fabrication of the composite. The novel composite was compared with pristine nZVI for the removal aptitude of a doxycycline antibiotic with different initial concentrations to study the synergistic effect between rGO and nZVI. The adsorptive removal of bare nZVI was 90% using the removal conditions of 25 mg L^-1, 25 °C, and 0.05 g, whereas the ad

SUBMITTER: Abdelfatah AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652592 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature