Neocuproine-functionalized silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles for extraction of copper (II) from aqueous solution

Ashfar Afsar, Laurence Harwood, Mike Hudson, Mark Edward Hodson, Liz Shaw

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Abstract

Neocuproine has been covalently bound to silica-coated maghemite (a-Fe2O3) magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) by a phenyl ether linkage. The resulting MNPs are able to remove Cu(II) from 12 ppm aqueous solution with an extraction efficiency of up to 99% at pH 2.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7477-7480
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume50
Issue number56
Early online date27 May 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jul 2014

Keywords

  • Nanoparticles
  • REMEDIATION

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