Fabrication and characterization of xanthan gum nanofibers reinforced with thiosemicarbazide: adsorption of Pb<sup>2+</sup> from an aqueous medium
Reem Ghubayra, Ibtisam Mousa, Marwah M. M. Madkhali, Abdel‐Nasser M.A. Alaghaz, Asaad F. Hassan
Abstract
removal from the nanofiber surfaces, with desorption efficiencies of 100% and 97% for XF and TXF, respectively. TXF and XF revealed remarkable sustainability, with reductions in adsorption capacities of only 7% and 12% of the initial removal efficiency after 10 cycles of adsorption/desorption, respectively. As a solid adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal cations, the produced TXF nanofiber demonstrated great sustainability and environmental friendliness.
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Xanthan gumNanofiberElectrospinningAdsorptionAqueous solutionChemical engineeringChemistryFerricFabricationCharacterization (materials science)Aqueous mediumNuclear chemistryPolymer chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyComposite materialRheologyAlternative medicineMedicineEngineeringPathologyElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies