Synchronous Removal of Arsenic and Fluoride from Aqueous Solution: A Facile Approach to Fabricate Novel Functional Metallopolymer Microspheres.

ABSTRACT: Concurrence of arsenic (As) and fluoride (F^-) ions in groundwater is a serious concern due to their fatal effects. Herein, an attempt was made to fabricate quaternized poly(zirconyl dimethacrylate-co-vinylbenzyl chloride)] (ZrVBZ), a metallopolymeric microsphere in three-dimensional shape with a porous texture. The synthesized ZrVBZ was utilized for the synchronal removal of As and F^- from water. Techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ¹³C-nuclear magnetic resonance, scanning electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area were used to characterize the ZrVBZ. The maximum adsorption capacity of ZrVBZ for both fluoride and arsenic (q _max F^-: 116.5 mg g^-1, q _max A

SUBMITTER: Gupta AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8851609 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature