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Synthesis and characterization of novel nanofiber based calixarene and its binding efficiency towards chromium and uranium ions

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The objective of this study is to obtain nanofibrous precursor based calixarene with high ion adsorption capacity by electrospinning of blended solution of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and upper rim functionalized calix[4]arene bearing N-methylglucamine (Calix-NMG). The obtained electrospun fibers were characterized using fourier transform infrared (FT-IR-ATR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA and DSC). Analysis indicated that preparation of nanofibers based Calix-NMG was successfully achieved. The ion binding studies exhibited that the nanofiber based Calix-NMG could be efficiently used for the binding of chromate anions and uranium cations. Nanofiber based calix[4]arene with N-methylglucamine chelating groups may be a good candidate as a filter material for treatment of a large quantity of wastewater owing to their very large surface area as well as both the inclusion and donor–acceptor complexation capability of all surfaces associated with the calixarene skeleton.

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The authors gratefully would like to thank Selcuk University and Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Research Foundation (Project No: 25-M-15) for financial support.

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    Fatih Özcan & Şeref Ertul

  2. Advanced Technology Research and Application Center, 42075, Konya, Turkey

    Fatih Özcan

  3. Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, 70200, Turkey

    Mevlüt Bayrakcı

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Özcan, F., Bayrakcı, M. & Ertul, Ş. Synthesis and characterization of novel nanofiber based calixarene and its binding efficiency towards chromium and uranium ions. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 85, 49–58 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-016-0604-5

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