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Item Polypyrrole functionalized Cobalt oxide Graphene (COPYGO) nanocomposite for the efficient removal of dyes and heavy metal pollutants from aqueous effluents(Elsevier B.V., 2021) Anuma, S.; Mishra, P.; Badekai Ramachandra, B.R.A cobalt oxide graphene nanocomposite functionalized with polypyrrole (COPYGO) having a heterogenous porous structure was synthesized using hydrothermal method. Microscopic imaging of the COPYGO surface revealed its highly porous and ordered features. The adsorption performance of the COPYGO composite was systemically investigated for Methylene Blue (MB), Congo red (CR) dyes and toxic lead (Pb(II)) and Cadmium (Cd(II)) metals. These were selected as they are the common pollutants in industrial wastewater. The COPYGO was found to be thermally stable up to 195 oC with a specific surface area of 133 m2 g?1. Experimental data indicates that the COPYGO follows Langmuir and Temkin adsorption isotherm. The COPYGO was efficient in removing MB (92.8%), CR (92.2%), Pb(II) (93.08%) and Cd(II) (95.28%) pollutants at pH 7.2, 5.0, 5.5 and 6.1 respectively from the simulated effluents. The maximum adsorption capacity (Qmax) observed for MB 663.018 mg g-1, CR 659.056 mg g-1, Pb(II) 780.363 mg g?1 and Cd(II) 794.188 mg g?1 pollutants. The thermodynamic analysis of the COPYGO indicates that the adsorption is endothermic and spontaneous in nature. COPYGO showed very high efficient removal rate for the pollutants in simulated effluents which guaranteed its benefits and efficacy in industrial wastewater treatment. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.Item Synthesis and application of Zr-metal–organic framework for simultaneous detection and rapid adsorption of p-nitrophenol from water(Institute for Ionics, 2023) Nimbalkar, M.N.; Badekai Ramachandra, B.R.The p-nitrophenol is a prime raw material in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical drugs, fungicides and insecticides. The effluents from these industries contain p-nitrophenol and are harmful to human and aquatic life. Hence, development of fast detection and efficient disposal process of p-nitrophenol in wastewater is a major concern. In this study, fluorescent active smart metal–organic framework (MOF) was employed for the simultaneous detection and adsorptive removal of p-nitrophenol from water. Photoluminescence active zirconium-based metal–organic framework having isostructural with UiO-66 framework was synthesized by using mixed ligand strategy with the replacement of BDC (1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid) ligand from 10 to 30 mol% with H3ntb ligand (4,4ʼ,4ʼʼ-Nitrilotrisbenzoic acid, in house synthesised fluorescence active trifunctional ligand). The powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), analysis of the synthesised MOF confirms face centred cubic (FCC) crystal structure similar to pristine UiO-66. From Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), the peak at 1251 cm−1 for the tertiary amine group validated the presence of H3ntb ligand. The obtained MOFs have the surface area from 1039 m2g−1 to 949.1 m2g−1 and pore volume ranging from 0.04973 cm3g−1 to 0.05160 cm3g−1. Experimental results indicated that MOF was able to detect p-nitrophenol at low concentration (≈35 μM) and to remove rapidly (< 10 min) it from the aqueous solution. The adsorption process obeys Langmuir isotherm (monolayer adsorption capacity is 62 mgg−1) and kinetics by Elovich model indicating adsorption nature as chemisorption on a heterogeneous surface. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2022, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Iranian Society of Environmentalists (IRSEN) and Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University.