Wool-derived keratin nanofiber membranes for dynamic adsorption of heavy-metal ions from aqueous solutions

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1574-1586

  Aluigi, Annalisa ^a   Corbellini, Alessandro ^b   Rombaldoni, Fabio ^a   Mazzuchetti, Giorgio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

biomasses; heavy metal adsorption; keratin; nanofibers

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COBALT COMPOUNDS; FREE ENERGY; HEAVY METALS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ISOTHERMS; KERATIN; MEMBRANES; METAL IONS; NANOFIBERS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; WOOL; YARN;

ADSORPTION OF METAL IONS; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; FREE ENERGY OF ADSORPTION; HEAVY METAL ADSORPTION; LANGMUIR AND FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM MODELS; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER MODEL;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84884154253     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517512467060     Document Type: Article

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