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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

Fabrication and characterization of electrospun zein/nylon-6 (ZN6) nanofiber membrane for hexavalent chromium removal.

Sorth Ansari, Naveed Ahmed, Rasool Bux Mahar, Zeeshan Khatri, Muzamil Khatri

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Sorth AnsariUS Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Sindh, 76062, Pakistan.
Naveed AhmedUS Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Sindh, 76062, Pakistan. naveed.uspcasw@faculty.muet.edu.pk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3880-2071
Rasool Bux MaharUS Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Sindh, 76062, Pakistan.
Zeeshan KhatriDepartment of Textile Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
Muzamil KhatriNano Fusion Technology Research Group, Division of Frontier Fibers, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, 386-8567, Japan.

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Zein has drawn attention for its great potential for biodegradability and adsorption of hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) that is a carcinogenic industrial pollutant. Zein is a biopolymer extracted from corn and is used for many purposes, but because of its poor stability in aqueous solution, a novel composite of zein and nylon-6 was used to synthesize a nanofibrous membrane using electrospinning to improve its stability and tensile strength. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the zein/nylon-6 (ZN6) nanofiber membrane showed a smooth, beadless, and continuous structure of the nanofibers, but the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum of pristine and Cr(VI) saturated ZN6 showed that peaks of secondary amide, carbonyl, and hydroxyl functional groups were involved in adsorption. Optimized experimental parameters were obtained with pH 2.0, contact time 60 min, adsorbent dosage 25 mg, and adsorbate concentration 5.0 mg Cr-VI/mL. Experimental results show that the ZN6 nanofibers removed 87% Cr(VI) with an adsorption capacity of 4.73 mg/g at ambient temperature. Also, the Langmuir isotherm fits well, and the adsorption process followed a pseudo-2

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NanofibersWater Pollutants, ChemicalZeinAdsorptionCaprolactamChromiumHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsPolymersSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredCaprolactamChromiumchromium hexavalent ionnylon 6PolymersWater Pollutants, ChemicalZeinElectrospinningHexavalent chromium (Cr VI)Langmuir and Freundlich isothermPseudo-second orderZein/nylon-6 nanofibers

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