Preparation of borax pentahydrate from effluents of iron nanoparticles synthesis process

Mohammadreza Kamali; Ali Reza Kamali; Mohammadreza Kamali; Ali Reza Kamali

doi:10.3934/energy.2018.6.1067

AIMS Energy

2018, Volume 6, Issue 6: 1067-1073. doi: 10.3934/energy.2018.6.1067

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Preparation of borax pentahydrate from effluents of iron nanoparticles synthesis process

Mohammadreza Kamali ^{1,2,3
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Ali Reza Kamali ^4,5

1.
Department of Environment and Planning, Center for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
2.
CESAM, Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 11089, China
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Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Received: 29 September 2018 Accepted: 11 December 2018 Published: 19 December 2018

Borax pentahydrate, a valuable natural mineral with a wide range of applications, was successfully synthesized using the effluents obtained from the process of the production of nanoscale Fe which is used for the removal and degradation of a wide range of organic and inorganic contaminants. Core-shell spherical iron nanoparticles were produced using the liquid-phase reduction of FeCl3. The waste residual solution obtained was then used as the feed material in a facile decomposition/evaporation process, resulting in the formation of Borax pentahydrate. The results obtained are of economic and environmental importance and may also lead to the wider application of iron nanoparticles for efficient contamination removal.
- effluents,
- borax,
- nanoparticles,
- synthesis,
- environmental applications
Citation: Mohammadreza Kamali, Ali Reza Kamali. Preparation of borax pentahydrate from effluents of iron nanoparticles synthesis process[J]. AIMS Energy, 2018, 6(6): 1067-1073. doi: 10.3934/energy.2018.6.1067

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Abstract

Borax pentahydrate, a valuable natural mineral with a wide range of applications, was successfully synthesized using the effluents obtained from the process of the production of nanoscale Fe which is used for the removal and degradation of a wide range of organic and inorganic contaminants. Core-shell spherical iron nanoparticles were produced using the liquid-phase reduction of FeCl3. The waste residual solution obtained was then used as the feed material in a facile decomposition/evaporation process, resulting in the formation of Borax pentahydrate. The results obtained are of economic and environmental importance and may also lead to the wider application of iron nanoparticles for efficient contamination removal.

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