Effect of polymer ratio on nZVI loading onto Electrospun nanofiber mat for mitigating groundwater contaminants

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Journal Article
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Advanced Materials - TechConnect Briefs 2017, 2017, 2 pp. 265 - 268
Issue Date:
2017-01-01
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Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has been widely used for the reduction of halogenated organics and heavy metals in the groundwater. However, individual nZVI particles are mobile and prone to aggregate, thereby reducing the reaction sites exposed to contaminants. Electrospun polymer nanofiber mat is an ideal carrier to immobilize and distribute nZVI particles after its merits of high specific area, size-controllable and material-compatible properties. In this study, nZVI particles were loaded onto the polyacrylic acid (PAA)-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) electrospun nanofiber mats with different PAA/PVA ratios. The results indicate that mat with the PAA/PVA ratio of 3:1 loaded the most nZVI particles (∼48 wt%) and had the highest removals to methylene blue at 94% and Cu (II) ions at 84% respectively. The nZVI-loaded electrospun nanofiber mat has promising application for the groundwater contaminants mitigation.
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