Citation: Tong-Ming SUN, Meng YOU, Dan-Qi WANG, Ying CUI, Hui-Hui CUI, Miao WANG, Yan-Feng TANG. Simple synthesis of hierarchical ZnO microspheres for organic dyes removal[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2023, 39(6): 1131-1138. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2023.067 shu

Simple synthesis of hierarchical ZnO microspheres for organic dyes removal

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226019, China

Corresponding author: Miao WANG, wangmiao@ntu.edu.cn Yan-Feng TANG, tangyf@ntu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2 March 2023
Revised Date: 14 April 2023

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Uniform and dispersed 3D hierarchical nanosheets-assembled ZnO microspheres were fabricated by a simple ethylene glycol (EG)-assisted solvothermal route, in which hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) was selected as a functional agent. A series of controllable experiments proved that HMTA and the solvent play vital roles in the formation of hierarchical microspheres. The assembly of 2D nanosheets to construct the 3D hierarchical structures not only increases the specific surface area of the products but also builds more charge transport channels. The samples were evaluated as adsorbents for the removal of some organic dyes from the aqueous solution in dark. Resultantly, the hierarchical nanosheets-assembled ZnO microspheres showed excellent removal rate and selectivity for anionic dyes. Taking Congo red (CR) as a representative dye, it can be removed 95.67% after five adsorption cycles due to the synergistic effects of hierarchical structures, large surface areas, and electrostatic attraction. The kinetics studies confirmed that the adsorption of CR onto ZnO microspheres is physisorption and followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models.
- ZnO,
- hierarchical structures,
- nanomaterials,
- organic dyes,
- adsorption
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