Silver Nanoparticles Functionalized with Sodium Mercaptoethane Sulfonate to Remove Copper from Water by the Formation of a Micellar Phase
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials and Instrumentation
2.2. Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles Functionalized with Sodium 2-Mercaptoethanesulfonate (AgNPs@MESNa)
2.3. Proposed Procedure for the Removal of Cu2+ from Water
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Selection of the Functionalizing Reagent
3.2. Effect of pH on Cu2+ Removal
3.3. Effect of Triton X-114 Concentration
3.4. Effect of Temperature on the Microextraction Efficiency of Cu2+
3.5. Contact Time Effect
3.6. Effect of Other Ions Present in the Medium
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Vicente-Martínez, Y.; Caravaca Garratón, M.; García-Onsurbe, M.d.C.; Soto-Meca, A. Silver Nanoparticles Functionalized with Sodium Mercaptoethane Sulfonate to Remove Copper from Water by the Formation of a Micellar Phase. Separations 2021, 8, 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations8080108
Vicente-Martínez Y, Caravaca Garratón M, García-Onsurbe MdC, Soto-Meca A. Silver Nanoparticles Functionalized with Sodium Mercaptoethane Sulfonate to Remove Copper from Water by the Formation of a Micellar Phase. Separations. 2021; 8(8):108. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations8080108
Chicago/Turabian StyleVicente-Martínez, Yesica, Manuel Caravaca Garratón, María del Carmen García-Onsurbe, and Antonio Soto-Meca. 2021. "Silver Nanoparticles Functionalized with Sodium Mercaptoethane Sulfonate to Remove Copper from Water by the Formation of a Micellar Phase" Separations 8, no. 8: 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations8080108