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Polymers and nanocomposites: synthesis and metal ion pollutant uptake
Author(s) -
Rivas Bernabé L,
Sánchez Julio,
Urbano Bruno F
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5035
Subject(s) - polymer , nanocomposite , ultrafiltration (renal) , adsorption , metal ions in aqueous solution , ion exchange , chemical engineering , membrane , materials science , polymer nanocomposite , polymer chemistry , metal , chemistry , organic chemistry , ion , nanotechnology , chromatography , composite material , biochemistry , engineering
Water‐soluble and crosslinked water‐insoluble polymers having suitable functional groups are capable to retain metal ion pollutants through ion exchange or complexation, allowing their remove from contaminated water streams. The polymeric sorbents can be obtained by polymerization of monomers containing the functional groups or by post‐functionalization, also, with the aim to enhance their performance, the sorbents can be loaded with inorganic (nano)particles or coupled with membrane processes.