Removal of boron using glucamine containing nano and micro fibrous ion-exchange materials

• Main Authors: Nallappan, Madana Leela, Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud, Ahmad, Arshad
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63327/1/MohamedMahmoudEl2015_RemovalofBoronUsingGlucamineContainingNano.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63327/

Fibrous lon-exchangers me rather promising with regard to their good sorption capacity mainly because of their large surface area to volume ratio. This study is aimed at establishing a comparison between nano- and micro- fibrous materials for boron removal. The materials chosen for this study were prepared via radiation induced grafting to attach an epoxy containing monomer group and subsequently functionalized with N-methylghicamine. The performances of the nano- and micro ion-exchangers were compared on a batch basis to determine the boron removal percentage The parameters investigated were adsorbent dosage, time. pH and initial boric acid concentration. Based on the results obtained nano-fibrous ion-exchangers were found to perform better than micro-fibrous 1011- exchangers.