Preparation and Characterization of Ion Exchanger Based on Bacterial Cellulose for Heavy Metal Cation Removal | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||||
Article 5, Volume 62, Special Issue (Part 2) Innovation in Chemistry, December 2019, Page 457-465 PDF (1.7 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2019.12622.1787 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Sohair Farag1; Hassan M. Ibrahim 2; Ahmed Amr 3; Mohsen S Asker 4; Amira El-shafie1 | ||||
1National Research Centre | ||||
2Pretreatment and finishing of Cellulosic fibers | ||||
3preparation and finishing of cellulosic fibre, textile research division , national research centre, Giza -cairo | ||||
4Mocrobial Biotechnology Department, National Research Centre | ||||
Abstract | ||||
bacterial cellulose was prepared in our laboratory by using agriculture wastes. Egyptian bacterial cellulose was isolated from rotten apple. Modification of the prepared bacterial cellulose vis esterification reaction was performed by using succinic anhydride to create active carboxyl groups to be used as ion exchanger. Heavy metal ions such as Cu (II), Zn (II) and Hg (II) ions were used for evaluation the ion exchanger power of the modified bacterial cellulose. The prepared ion exchanger was characterized by using FT-IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging before and after metal ion absorption. In addition, the absorption and desorption cycles of the ion exchanger were studied. The results shown that the maximum absorption capacity percent of the prepared exchanger for Cu (II), Zn (II) and Hg (II) ions were found to be 81.8, 79.5 and 78.1% respectively. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
bacterial cellulose; absorption capacities; reusability; Egyptian bacteria and heavy metal cation | ||||
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