Removal of mercury from aqueous solution using mesoporous silica nanoparticles modified with polyamide receptor

  • Chunsheng He
  • , Long Ren
  • , Weiping Zhu*
  • , Yufang Xu
  • , Xuhong Qian
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Based on the principle of supramolecular recognition and fluorescent chemical sensors, a novel kind of material for the separation of toxic heavy metal ions was designed and synthesized. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles MCM-41 with high surface areas and large ordered pores were used as the supporting matrix. Poly-amide derivative, was grafted to the mesoporous silica nanoparticles for extracting and separating trace Hg2+ from aqueous solution, with a short adsorption time (t=3min) and a wide range of pH application (pH 3-11). The separation material could also extract trace mercury from Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has no influence on their effective components.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-234
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume458
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Heavy metal ions
  • Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine

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