Adsorption of hexavalent chromium from wastewater using polyaniline-coated microcrystalline cellulose nanocomposites
Lovejoy Dewa, Shepherd M. Tichapondwa, Washington Mhike
Abstract
at pH 1). The study demonstrated that, whereas most of the reported adsorbents for Cr(vi) are only effective at low pH values, the MCC/PANI nanocomposite synthesized in this study was effective at pH 7.
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PolyanilineMicrocrystalline celluloseHexavalent chromiumAdsorptionWastewaterMicrocrystallineCelluloseNanocompositeChromiumSurface modificationMaterials scienceNuclear chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryWaste managementPolymerMetallurgyComposite materialPolymerizationCrystallographyEngineeringAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications