文摘
We report on the preparation of a SnO2-Sb2O3 nanocomposite (NC) by a reductive facile low temperature route. The structural, morphological, elemental, and optical properties of the NC were investigated. The NC is shown to enable preconcentration of Pb(II) ions from aqueous samples with good selectivity over Cd(II), Cu(II), Hg(II), La(III), Mn(II), Pb(II), Pd(II), and Y(III). The uptake capacity for Pb(II) is ~82.0?mg?g?. The adsorption for Pb(II) can be described by a Langmuir isotherm which indicates that the process is mainly of the monolayer type on a homogeneous surface. A kinetic study reveals the process to follow pseudo-second-order kinetics. Following desorption, the Pb(II) ions were quantified by ICP-OES. The limit of detection is 0.35?μg?L-sup class="a-plus-plus">1. The method was applied to the determination of Pb(II) in (spiked) real water samples and gave recoveries ranging from 93.9 to 98.9?%. Graphical Abstract Selective detection of Pb(II) ions from the various real samples including drinking, lake, sea, and tap-water (Jeddah in Saudi Arabia) using wet-chemically prepared SnO2-Sb2O3 nanocomposites by ICP-OES method, where the static adsorption capacity was calculated to be 82.00 mgg?.