Ion-exchange zirconium sorption by functionalized carbon nanofibers

Autor: Son Tung Luu, Huu Van Nguyen, E. G. Rakov
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Inorganic Materials. 48:128-131
ISSN: 1608-3172
0020-1685
DOI: 10.1134/s0020168512010074
Popis: We have studied chemical equilibrium between functionalized carbon nanofibers and an aqueous ZrOCl2 or ZrOSO4 solution and evaluated the sorption capacity of the nanofibers as a function of Zr concentration, solid: liquid (S: L) ratio, solution pH, and the degree of nanofiber functionalization. The results demonstrate that the equilibration time at S: L = 1: 10 and 1: 2 is 10 and 30 min, respectively, and that the sorption capacity increases with increasing solution pH or Zr concentration and with decreasing S: L ratio and exceeds 2.0 mg ZrO2/mg of the sorbent under certain conditions. A saturated sorbent after drying can be used to fabricate nanofiber-ZrO2 composites.
Databáze: OpenAIRE