Optical Detection and Efficient Removal of Transition Metal Ions from Water using Poly(hydroxamic acid) Ligand

• Main Authors: Lutfor, M. R., Sarkar, Shaheen M., M. M., Yusoff, Mohd Harun, Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2017
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16398/1/Optical%20detection%20and%20efficient%20removal%20of%20transition%20metal%20ions.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16398/; http://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.11.007

A copolymer, cellulose-graft-poly(methyl acrylate), was synthesized by a free-radical initiating process, and the ester functional groups converted into the hydroxamic acid ligand. The pH of the solution acts as a key factor in achieving optical color signals of metal-complexation. The reflectance s...