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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 304, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114242
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Cost-effective; Low density; Microspheres; Turbidity removal; Water purification
Novel materials with low density, such as hollow poly methyl methacrylate microspheres coated with functionalized carbon nanotubes, have been synthesized successfully and shown to effectively remove turbidity from surface water. The surface coating with f-CNTs, high regeneration efficiency, and potential for multiple applications make these materials promising for water purification systems.
Novel materials with low density are being synthesized with great interest owing to their effectiveness in water purification systems. Materials of micro/nano-scale provide outstanding results in miniature point-of-use devices because of their high surface-to-volume ratio. In this study, we report the successful synthesis of hollow poly methyl methacrylate microspheres (HPM) coated with functionalized carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) (CHPM) by employing solvent evaporation and in situ coating techniques. The surface coating of HPM with the f-CNTs was visually confirmed by the surface roughness recorded in scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, characterization with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy substantiated the presence of hydroxyl and carboxyl groups of f-CNTs on the CHPM. The efficiency of CHPM to remove the turbidity from surface water was evaluated. The CHPM was effective in bringing down the turbidity of the water from 500 NTU to 1 NTU ( 97%) which was within the desirable limit of the Bureau of Indian Standards. The temperature and pH for maximum reduction in turbidity were optimized to 49.5 degrees C and 4.5, respectively. Moreover, kinetic studies of CHPM indicated that the material followed the Langmuir isotherm model with regeneration efficiency lasting more than 10 cycles. From the results, we propose a simple, facile, and cost-effective synthetic route for the synthesis of CHPM for water purification, especially for turbidity removal. The synthesized CHPM with low density and relatively large surface area offer huge potential in water treatment applications and related fields.
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