Abstract
Gum acacia based nanocomposite ion exchanger has been fabricated using simple sol–gel method. The effect of biopolymer concentration on ion exchange capacity has been studied. The GA/CeMoPO4 nanocomposite ion exchanger has been well characterized using various techniques as FTIR, XRD, SEM and TEM. The GA/CeMoPO4 showed better ion exchange capacity of 1.04 meq/g in comparison to its inorganic counterpart GA/CeMoPO4 (0.65 meq/g). The various physicochemical properties including thermal stability, elution behavior and pH titrations were studied in detail. The photocatalytic nature of GA/CeMoPO4 and CeMoPO4 were investigated using methyl violet as test dye. The GA/CeMoPO4 showed 86% of methyl violet photodegradation in 2 h of illumination.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1171-1183 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Gum acacia
- Methy violet
- Nanocomposite ion exchanger
- Photocatalysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry