Synthesis, characterization and applications of metallic nanoparticles/rGO blended poly methyl methacrylate membranes for the efficient removal of Cd<sup>2+</sup> from model and real wastewater
Maria, Yaseen Muhammad, Muhammad Usman Farooq, Sidra Subhan, Fazle Subhan
Abstract
Herein we report the fabrication of polymer blended hybrid membranes from poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) as a matrix, and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, ZnO, CuO and AgO nanoparticles (NPs) as primary and secondary fillers, respectively.
Topics & Concepts
MembranePoly(methyl methacrylate)ChemistryGrapheneMethyl methacrylateNanoparticleMethacrylateOxidePolymerChemical engineeringCharacterization (materials science)NanocompositeFabricationPolymer chemistryMetalNuclear chemistryNanotechnologyCopolymerOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceEngineeringMedicineAlternative medicineBiochemistryPathologyMembrane Separation and Gas TransportNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsGraphene research and applications