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Preparation and characterization of polyethylenimine-functionalized pyroxene nanoparticles and its application in wastewater treatment

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Abstract In this study, polyethylenimine-functionalized pyroxene nanoparticles were successfully prepared in-house for the removal of commercial red dye (CRD) from an industrial wastewater. The functionalization was accomplished by anchoring polyethylenimine… Click to show full abstract

Abstract In this study, polyethylenimine-functionalized pyroxene nanoparticles were successfully prepared in-house for the removal of commercial red dye (CRD) from an industrial wastewater. The functionalization was accomplished by anchoring polyethylenimine (PEI) onto the surface of pyroxene nanoparticles without surface modifications or preliminary coating. Characterization was followed out by textural properties, X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The prepared nanoparticles were successfully functionalized by the PEI and portrayed granulated-like morphologies with average crystaline domain sizes around 10 nm and BET surface area (∼18 m 2 /g) that increased reasonably to ∼119 m 2 /g by drying using lyophilizing method instead of conventional drying of the synthesized materials. The prepared PEI-PNPs showed an excellent adsorption capacity (∼340 mg/g) and fast adsorption kinetics (

Keywords: pyroxene nanoparticles; polyethylenimine; wastewater; functionalized pyroxene; polyethylenimine functionalized

Journal Title: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Year Published: 2017

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