Electrospun Zeolite/Cellulose Acetate Fibers for Ion  Exchange of Pb2+

Daniel N. Tran; Anne M. Marti; Kenneth J. Balkus

doi:10.3390/fib2040308

Fibers (Dec 2014)

Electrospun Zeolite/Cellulose Acetate Fibers for Ion Exchange of Pb2+

Daniel N. Tran,
Anne M. Marti,
Kenneth J. Balkus

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Daniel N. Tran: Department of Chemistry and the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
Anne M. Marti: Department of Chemistry and the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
Kenneth J. Balkus: Department of Chemistry and the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/fib2040308
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 308 – 317

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The ion exchange capability of electrospun cellulose acetate (CA) fibers containing zeolite A nanoparticles is reported. Solid and porous CA fibers were used to make a zeolite-embedded filter paper, which was then used to ion exchange Na+ with Cu2+ and Pb2+. The composite Linde Type A (LTA) zeolite CA fibers exchanged 0.39 mmol/g more Pb2+ than LTA nanoparticles in the solid CA fibers. These fibers could provide a simple and effective method for heavy metal ion removal in water.

Published in Fibers

ISSN: 2079-6439 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.; Technology: Chemical technology: Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing, etc.; Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/fibers/

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