biostudies-literatureUnknown1(11)Paajanen JBoth stable and radioactive antimony are common industrial pollutants. For antimonate (Sb(v)) removal from industrial waste water, we synthesized submicron zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂) fibers by electroblowing and calcination of the as-electroblown fibers. The fibers are amorphous after calcination at 300 and 400 °C and their average diameter is 720 nm. The fibers calcined at 500 to 800 °C have an average diameter of 570 nm and their crystal structure transforms from tetragonal to monoclinic at the highest calcination temperatures. We investigated Sb(v) adsorption capacity of the synthesized ZrO₂ fibers as a function of pH, adsorption isotherm at pH 6 and adsorption kinetics at pH 7. The tetragonal ZrO₂ fibers calcined at 500 °C exhibited the best potential forNanoscale advances4373-4383https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9418533biostudies-literatureNovel electroblowing synthesis of submicron zirconium dioxide fibers: effect of fiber structure on antimony(v) adsorption.PMC9418533Kemell MPaajanen JHeikkila MAinassaari KLonnrot SKoivula RMeinander KHatanpaa TRitala MfalseNovel electroblowing synthesis of submicron zirconium dioxide fibers: effect of fiber structure on antimony(v) adsorption.Both stable and radioactive antimony are common industrial pollutants. For antimonate (Sb(v)) removal from industrial waste water, we synthesized submicron zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂) fibers by electroblowing and calcination of the as-electroblown fibers. The fibers are amorphous after calcination at 300 and 400 °C and their average diameter is 720 nm. The fibers calcined at 500 to 800 °C have an average diameter of 570 nm and their crystal structure transforms from tetragonal to monoclinic at the highest calcination temperatures. We investigated Sb(v) adsorption capacity of the synthesized ZrO₂ fibers as a function of pH, adsorption isotherm at pH 6 and adsorption kinetics at pH 7. The tetragonal ZrO₂ fibers calcined at 500 °C exhibited the best potential for2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Nov2025-04-18T15:49:15.764Z2025-02-19T01:37:42.692ZS-EPMC94185333613440010.1039/c9na00414a