23 research outputs found
Polymer functionalized nanocomposites for metals removal from water and wastewater: An overview
Get PDFPollution by metal and metalloid ions is one of the most widespread environmental concerns. They are non-biodegradable, and, generally, present high water solubility facilitating their environmental mobilisation interacting with abiotic and biotic components such as adsorption onto natural colloids or even accumulation by living organisms, thus, threatening human health and ecosystems. Therefore, there is a high demand for effective removal treatments of heavy metals, making the application of adsorption materials such as polymer-functionalized nanocomposites (PFNCs), increasingly attractive. PFNCs retain the inherent remarkable surface properties of nanoparticles, while the polymeric support materials provide high stability and processability. These nanoparticle-matrix materials are of great interest for metals and metalloids removal thanks to the functional groups of the polymeric matrixes that provide specific bindings to target pollutants. This review discusses PFNCs synthesis, characterization and performance in adsorption processes as well as the potential environmental risks and perspectives. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Rapid and efficient removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous media using cysteine-modified polymer nanowires
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Copper hexacyanoferrate-polymer composite beads for cesium ion removal: Synthesis, characterization, sorption, and kinetic studies
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Adsorption studies of arsenic(III) removal from water by zirconium polyacrylamide hybrid material (ZrPACM-43)
No full textSynthesis, characterization, thermal behaviour and transport properties of polyvinyl chloride based zirconium phosphate composite membrane
No full textFunctionalized poly(vinyl alcohol) based nanofibers for the removal of arsenic from water
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Phosphate removal from aqueous solution using a hybrid impregnated polymeric sorbent containing hydrated ferric oxide (HFO)
No full textSelective and sensitive detection of Cr(VI) pollution in waste water via polyaniline/sulfated zirconium dioxide/multi walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite based electrochemical sensor
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