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Bioinspired elelctrospun hybrid nanofibers based on biomass templated within polymeric matrix for metal removal from wastewater

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Bioinspired hybrid nanofibers on the basis of polystyrene and Spirulina biomass—pristine and modified—were produced. These nanofibers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The hybrid nanofibers have been utilized as adsorbents for the removal of copper and manganese ions from synthetic solution in batch mode at pH = 7, during a 2-h experiment. The maximum adsorption capacity was achieved for nanofibers with maximum Spirulina biomass loading: q = 8.7 mg/g for copper and 7.3 mg/g for manganese (with pristine biomass); q = 8.2 mg/g for copper and 7.0 mg/g for manganese (with modified biomass). The obtained results showed that the hybrid nanofiber could be successfully applied for metal removal from industrial effluents.

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  1. Faculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve, Germany

    Manal Shammas, Viraj Nirwan & Amir Fahmi

  2. Department of Nuclear Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia

    Inga Zinicovscaia

  3. Department of Nuclear Physics, Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Magurele, Bucharest, Romania

    Inga Zinicovscaia

  4. Faculty of Chemistry, “Al.I Cuza” University of Iasi, 700506, Iasi, Romania

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  5. Laboratory of Phycobiotechnology, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

    Liliana Cepoi

  6. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic

    Štefan Demčák

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Shammas, M., Zinicovscaia, I., Humelnicu, D. et al. Bioinspired elelctrospun hybrid nanofibers based on biomass templated within polymeric matrix for metal removal from wastewater. Polym. Bull. 77, 3207–3222 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-019-02916-7

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