Journal of Membrane Science & Technology

Shafia Mir

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• Research Article
  Heavy Metal Separation from Industrial Effluent and Synthetic Mixtures using Newly Synthesized Composite Material
  Author(s): Mir Shabeer Ahmad, Ayaz Mahmood Dar, Shafia Mir, Shahnawaz Ahmad Mir and Noor Mohd Bhat Mir Shabeer Ahmad, Ayaz Mahmood Dar, Shafia Mir, Shahnawaz Ahmad Mir and Noor Mohd Bhat
  
  A stable composite cation exchange adsorbent for the treatment of heavy metal ions has been synthesized by sol-gel method and characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM, TGA and TEM analysis. Ion-exchange capacity, pH titration, elution behavior and distribution studies have been also carried out to determine the primary ion-exchange characteristics of the composite. The material shows exchange capacity of 1.49 meq g-1 (for Na+). The composite material exhibits improved ion-exchange capacity, chemical and thermal stability. It can be used up to 300°C with 87.5% retention of initial ion-exchange capacity. The pH titration data reveals bifunctional behaviour of composite. On the basis of distribution coefficient (Kd), the material has been selective for Cd(II), Ba(II), Hg(II) and Pb(II) ions. A number of important and analytically difficult quantitative separations of metal ions have been achieved us.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9589.1000162

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