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ArticleJournal of environmental and public health2015

ZnO-PLLA nanofiber nanocomposite for continuous flow mode purification of water from Cr(VI).

T Burks, F Akthar, M Saleemi, M Avila, Y Kiros

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Article in Journal of environmental and public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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T BurksDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
F AktharDepartment of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
M SaleemiDivision of Functional Materials, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 164 40 Kista, Sweden ; Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
M AvilaDivision of Functional Materials, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 164 40 Kista, Sweden.
Y KirosDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanomaterials of ZnO-PLLA nanofibers have been used for the adsorption of Cr(VI) as a prime step for the purification of water. The fabrication and application of the flexible ZnO-PLLA nanofiber nanocomposite as functional materials in this well-developed architecture have been achieved by growing ZnO nanorod arrays by chemical bath deposition on synthesized electrospun poly-L-lactide nanofibers. The nanocomposite material has been tested for the removal and regeneration of Cr(IV) in aqueous solution under a "continuous flow mode" by studying the effects of pH, contact time, and desorption steps. The adsorption of Cr(VI) species in solution was greatly dependent upon pH. SEM micrographs confirmed the successful fabrication of the ZnO-PLLA nanofiber nanocomposite. The adsorption and desorption of Cr(VI) species were more likely due to the electrostatic interaction between ZnO and Cr(VI) ions as a function of pH. The adsorption and desorption experiments utilizing the ZnO-PLLA nanofiber nanocomposite have appeared to be an effective nanocomposite in the removal and regeneration of Cr(VI) species.

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AdsorptionChromiumKineticsNanocompositesNanofibersPolyestersWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater PurificationZinc OxideChromiumchromium hexavalent ionPolyesterspoly(lactide)Water Pollutants, ChemicalZinc Oxide

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PMID26681961
PMCPMC4670874

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