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Synthesis and characterization of ceramic/carbon nanotubes composite adsorptive membrane for copper ion removal from water

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We prepared a novel adsorptive membrane by implanting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in pore channels of ceramic (α-alumina) support via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using cyclohexanol and ferrocene as carbon precursor and catalyst, respectively. Optimization of CNTs growth conditions resulted in uniform distribution of the CNTs in the pore channels of the support. The optimized CNTs-ceramic membrane was oxidized with concentrated nitric acid, and chitosan was employed for filling intertube-CNT gaps. The modified CNTs-ceramic membrane was used for copper ion removal from water, and the effects of the modification steps (oxidation and filling intertube- CNT gaps with chitosan) and pH on permeation flux and rejection of the prepared adsorptive membrane were investigated. Moreover, static adsorption was also investigated and Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms and two kinetics models were used to describe adsorption behavior of copper ions by the prepared adsorptive membrane.

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    Maryam Ahmadzadeh Tofighy & Toraj Mohammadi

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Tofighy, M.A., Mohammadi, T. Synthesis and characterization of ceramic/carbon nanotubes composite adsorptive membrane for copper ion removal from water. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 32, 292–298 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-014-0210-4

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