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Surface Modification of Sporopollenin with Calixarene Derivative

Characterization and Application for Metal Removal

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In this study, p-tert-butylcalix[4]-aza-crown (CAC) immobilized sporopollenin (Sp) was used as a sorbent for the removal of Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous media. Sporopollenin was firstly functionalized with 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane (CPTS) in order to obtain chloro-sporopollenin (Sp-Cl). The Sp-Cl was reacted subsequently with CAC yielding CAC-bonded sporopollenin (Sp-Cl-CAC). The new sorbent was characterized by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermal analysis (TG/DTG) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The sorption properties of modified sorbent (Sp-Cl-CAC) are also investigated. The optimum pH values for the separation of metal ions from aqueous solution onto Sp-Cl-CAC were 5.0 for Pb(II) and Cu(II) and 5.5 for Zn(II). The maximum sorption capacities for Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) were 0.07 (4.44 mg g−1), 0.07 (4.58 mg g−1) and 0.14 (29.00 mg g−1) mmol g−1, respectively. Sorption thermodynamic parameters of such as free energy (∆G o), enthalpy (∆H o), and entropy (∆S o) were evaluated.

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We would like to thank Scientific Research Foundation of Selcuk University (SUAF), Konya, Turkey for its financial support for this work.

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    Ilkay Hilal Gubbuk, Leyla Gürfidan, Serkan Erdemir & Mustafa Yilmaz

  2. Fen Fak. Kimya Böl., Selçuk University, Kampus, Konya, Turkey

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Gubbuk, I.H., Gürfidan, L., Erdemir, S. et al. Surface Modification of Sporopollenin with Calixarene Derivative. Water Air Soil Pollut 223, 2623–2632 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-1054-8

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