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The current study evolved around the synthesis of nanocomposites derived from such raw precursors like spent tea waste biochar, hydroxyapatite, and clays. In this context, two nanocomposites, namely manganese ferrite doped hydroxyapatite\/kaolinite\/biochar (TK-NC) and manganese ferrite doped hydroxyapatite\/vermiculite\/biochar (TV-NC), were synthesized followed by their employment for decontamination of heavy metals from aqueous media. TK-NC and TV-NC exhibited the crystallite sizes in the range of 2.55\u20135.94 nm as obtained by Debye Scherrer Equation and Williamsons\u2013Hall equation The fabricated nanocomposites were characterized using FT-IR, SEM-EDX, and powder XRD. Batch adsorption studies were performed, and influence of different adsorption parameters (contact time, reaction temperature, solution pH, adsorbent dose, and initial adsorbate concentration) on metal adsorption was examined. Thermodynamic studies revealed that the adsorption of Cr(VI), Ni(II) and Cu(II) on TK-NC and TV-NC was endothermic (+\n                    <jats:italic>\u0394H\u00b0<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) and indicates disorderness (+\n                    <jats:italic>\u0394S<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00b0) at the solid-liquid interface owing to the strong affinity of metal ions with adsorbent. The heavy metal uptake selectivity followed the following decreasing order; Cr(VI) &gt; Cu(II) &gt; Ni(II) by both nanocomposites, with adsorption capacities falling in the range of 204.68\u2013343.05 mg g\n                    <jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>\n                    . Several adsorption kinetic and isotherm models were applied to experimentally calculated data, which suggest favorable adsorption of Cr(VI), Ni(II) and Cu(II) by TK-NC and TV-NC from the system while obeying general-order kinetics and R-P adsorption model, conferring the transition in adsorption kinetics order and involvement of multiple adsorption process.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0289069","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,14]],"date-time":"2023-09-14T13:38:59Z","timestamp":1694698739000},"page":"e0289069","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Biochar supported metallo-inorganic nanocomposite: A green approach for decontamination of heavy metals from 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