Rapid and efficient removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous media using cysteine-modified polymer nanowires

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 308-313

  Tolani, Sagar ^a   Mugweru, Amos ^b   Craig, Michael ^a   Wanekaya, Adam K ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Heavy metals; Nanowires; Polypyrrole; Remediation; Removal; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; AQUEOUS MEDIA; ARSENIC REMOVAL; BINDING CONSTANT; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROCHEMICAL POLYMERIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LOW COSTS; MODIFIED POLYMER; NANOMATERIAL; NANOSCALE DIMENSIONS; NATURAL WATER SAMPLES; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; REMOVAL CAPACITY; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

AMINO ACIDS; ARSENIC; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; LEAD; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLLUTION; POLYPYRROLES; POTABLE WATER; TRACE ANALYSIS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AMINO ACID; BINDING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METAL; ION EXCHANGE; POLYMERIZATION; POLYPYRROLE; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WIRE;

EID: 75449089884     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.31538     Document Type: Article

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