Polymer-zeolite nanocomposites : preparation, characterization and application in heavy-metal removal

M.Sc. (Chemistry) === Polymer nanocomposites are a new class of composites in which at least one dimension of the particles dispersed in the polymer matrix is in the nanometer range. Recently, different types of zeolite minerals, either natural (Clinoptilolite, chabazite, modernite) or synthetic (A-...

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Main Author: Mthombo, Sydney Thabo
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8603
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Summary:M.Sc. (Chemistry) === Polymer nanocomposites are a new class of composites in which at least one dimension of the particles dispersed in the polymer matrix is in the nanometer range. Recently, different types of zeolite minerals, either natural (Clinoptilolite, chabazite, modernite) or synthetic (A-type, X-type, Y-type) are being employed as particulate fillers into the polymer matrix. Owing to their unique ion exchange phenomenon, zeolites have been widely studied as heavy metal adsorbents, but very few researchers have focused on the sorption of heavy metal ions on zeolite-filled polymer nanocomposites...