Novel polymeric chelating fibers for selective removal of mercury and cesium from water

C Liu, Y Huang, N Naismith, J Economy…

Index: Liu, Chunqing; Huang, Yongqing; Naismith, Nathaniel; Economy, James; Talbott, Jonathan Environmental Science and Technology, 2003 , vol. 37, # 18 p. 4261 - 4268

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Abstract

We report here the synthesis and characterization of two new classes of chelating fibers, namely,(1) polymercaptopropylsilsesquioxane (PMPS) and (2) copper (II) ferrocyanide complexed with poly [1-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl] silsesquioxane (Cu-FC-PAEAPS) fibers. These fibers were evaluated for selective removal of trace amount of mercury and cesium ions respectively in the presence of competing metal ions from water. The PMPS ...