Polyamidoamine dendronized hollow fiber membranes in the recovery of heavy metal ions

Qian Zhang, Na Wang, Libo Zhao, Tongwen Xu, Yiyun Cheng

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Abstract

Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendronized hollow fiber membranes (HFMs) were synthesized and used in the recovery of heavy metal ions. The dendronized HFMs showed strong binding ability with Cu2+, Pb2+, and Cd 2+ ions. Generation 3 (G3) PAMAM dendronized HFM (G3-HFM) retained 72% of its Cu2+ binding capacity after five cycles of use and recovery. Interestingly, Cu2(OH)3Cl, Pb 3(CO3)2(OH)2, and CdCO3 crystals were grown on G3-HFM surface when G3-HFMs were immersed in CuCl 2, Pb(NO3)2, and CdCl2 solutions, respectively, while no crystal was observed with nonmodified HFMs. The results provide new insights into the applications of membrane-supported dendrimers in the recovery of heavy metal ions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1907-1912
Number of pages6
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Mar 2013

Keywords

  • PAMAM
  • dendrimer
  • dendron
  • heavy metal ion
  • hollow fiber membrane
  • nanocrystal

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