Adsorption of methyl orange and methylene blue from aqueous solutions on pure bentonite: statistical physical modeling provides an analytical interpretation.

This study investigates the adsorption of methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) dyes from aqueous solutions using purified Moroccan bentonite, being mainly composed of silica and alumina, in the form of quartz and cristobalite. The temperature controls the adsorption capacity for the kinetics, increasing 5.08% (from 295.

Physicochemical and Photocatalytic Properties under Visible Light of ZnO-Bentonite/Chitosan Hybrid-Biocompositefor Water Remediation.

In this investigation, a hybrid-biocomposite "ZnO-Bentonite/Chitosan" was synthesized using inexpensive and environmentally friendly materials (Bentonitechitosan) and (ZnO). It was used as a photocatalyst for water remediation. The structural, optical, thermal, and morphological properties of the synthesized hybrid-biocomposite were investigated using XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, TGA, XPS, and SEM-EDS.

Elucidation of the photocatalytic degradation mechanism of an azo dye under visible light in the presence of cobalt doped TiO nanomaterials.

In this study, Co-TiO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using sol-gel and precipitation methods. The effect of Co amount on the physicochemical properties of these nanomaterials was investigated using various techniques. The obtained results showed that the structural and optical properties of the synthesized Co-TiO nanomaterials depended closely on the weight percent of Co added to TiO.

Synthesis of Fe- and Co-Doped TiO with Improved Photocatalytic Activity Under Visible Irradiation Toward Carbamazepine Degradation.

Pure TiO and Fe- and Co-doped TiO nanoparticles (NPs) as photocatalysts were synthesized using wet chemical methods (sol-gel + precipitation). Their crystalline structure and optical properties were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible light (UV-Vis) diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized nanoparticles was evaluated through degradation of carbamazepine (CBZ) under UV-A and visible-light irradiations.

Preparation, characterization, and photocatalytic activity under UV and visible light of Co, Mn, and Ni mono-doped and (P,Mo) and (P,W) co-doped TiO nanoparticles: a comparative study.

In this work, TiO-based nanomaterials have been successfully synthesized by doping TiO with Co, Mn, and Ni and by co-doping it with (P,Mo) or (P,W). The structural, optical, and morphological properties of the synthesized nanomaterials have been investigated using various techniques such as XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, XPS, and SEM-EDS. The obtained results showed that the crystalline structure of the doped TiO-based nanomaterials depends strongly on the nature of the doping ions.

Antimicrobial activity of ZnO-TiO nanomaterials synthesized from three different precursors of ZnO: influence of ZnO/TiO weight ratio.

In this study, ZnO-TiO nanoparticles were synthesized from three different precursors for ZnO (zinc acetate di-hydrate, zinc nitrate hexahydrate and zinc sulfate heptahydrate) and titanium (IV) isopropoxide for TiO. The prepared nanomaterials were calcined at 500 °C for 3 h and characterized by various physicochemical techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and transmission electron microscopy, combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDS). The obtained results showed that the crystalline structure, size and morphology of the ZnO-TiO nanoparticles are strongly influenced by the nature of the precursor of ZnO, as well as the ZnO/TiO weight ratio.

Study of the effect of an acid treatment of a natural Moroccan bentonite on its physicochemical and adsorption properties.

In this study, a natural bentonite taken from a deposit in the Northeast of Morocco has been purified (PB) and treated with various HCl molarities (xHPB) in order to obtain an HCl/Bentonite weight ratio equal to 0.2, 0.4 and 0.

Adsorption studies of Cu(II) onto biopolymer chitosan and its nanocomposite 5%bentonite/chitosan.

Chitosan (CS) and nanocomposite 5%bentonite/chitosan (5%Bt/CS) prepared from the natural biopolymer CS were tested to remove Cu(II) ions using a batch adsorption experiment at various temperatures (25, 35 and 45°C). X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis (TGA/DTA) were used in CS and the nanocomposite characterisation. This confirmed the exfoliation of bentonite (Bt) to form the nanocomposite.