Micro-structured Materials for the Removal of Heavy Metals using a Natural Polymer Composite
Eny Kusrini, Karina Ayuningtyas, Dias Puspitaning Mawarni, Lee D. Wilson, Muhammad Sufyan, Arif Rahman, Yohanes Eko Adi Prasetyanto, Anwar Usman
Abstract
In this study, a precipitation method was employed to prepare a synthetic hydroxyapatite (HAP)/chitosan (CHN) composite by the modification of synthetic HAP with CHN. The HAP/CHN composite was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) sp
Topics & Concepts
Composite numberNatural (archaeology)PolymerHeavy metalsMaterials scienceComposite materialPolymer scienceMetallurgyChemistryGeologyEnvironmental chemistryPaleontologyBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalExtraction and Separation Processes