Issue 14, 2016

Fabrication of poly(methyl methacrylate)/silica KIT-6 nanocomposites via in situ polymerization approach and their application for removal of Cu2+ from aqueous solution

Abstract

In this study, three types of novel mesoporous silica nanocomposites (called MSNCs) based on poly(methyl methacrylate) and modified mesoporous silica KIT-6 were prepared. The chemical, structural and textural properties of MSNCs were characterized by several methods including FT-IR spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Experimental results showed that MSNCs have many active sites on their surface and this feature has a promising future for targeting applications like adsorption. Accordingly, its application for adsorption of Cu(II) from aqueous solution was examined. The adsorption behavior of Cu(II) onto pure KIT-6, modified KIT-6 (called m-KIT-6) and three types of MSNCs was investigated by kinetic and isotherm studies. It was observed that the adsorption equilibrium is short (15 and 30 min for m-KIT-6 and pure KIT-6, respectively and 60–90 min for MSNCs). Adsorption kinetics was fitted by a pseudo second order kinetic equation. Also, the maximum adsorptive capacities of the three types of MSNCs were 79.14%, 91.20% and 81.72%, respectively. And finally, the resulting adsorption isotherms of the MSNCs as well as of pure KIT-6 and m-KIT-6 were found to best fit the Langmuir isotherm model.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of poly(methyl methacrylate)/silica KIT-6 nanocomposites via in situ polymerization approach and their application for removal of Cu2+ from aqueous solution

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Nov 2015
Accepted
04 Jan 2016
First published
07 Jan 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 11419-11429

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Fabrication of poly(methyl methacrylate)/silica KIT-6 nanocomposites via in situ polymerization approach and their application for removal of Cu2+ from aqueous solution

M. Dinari, G. Mohammadnezhad and R. Soltani, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 11419 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA23500F

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