Adsorption affinity and selectivity of 3-ureidopropyltriethoxysilane grafted oil palm empty fruit bunches towards mercury ions

• Main Authors: Kunjirama, M., Saman, N., Johari, K., Song, S.-T., Kong, H., Cheu, S.-C., Lye, J.W.P., Mat, H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019213849&doi=10.1007%2fs11356-017-9117-z&partnerID=40&md5=fc2df9a04833135dfeaf4b397294990e; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19480/

This study was conducted to investigate the potential application of oil palm empty fruit branches (OPEFB) as adsorbents to remove organic methylmercurry, MeHg(II), and inorganic Hg(II) from aqueous solution. The OPEFB was functionalized with amine containing ligand namely 3-ureidopropyltriethoxysil...