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HYDROXYL-TERMINATED DENDRIMERS FOR REMEDIATION OF Cu+2, Ni+2 AND Zn+2 METAL IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

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Mohammad Abrar H. Malek, Pravinkumar M. Patel
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.8.618

Abstract

Heavy metal pollution is one of the most serious environmental issues. Heavy metal pose significant risks to human health due to high toxicity and aqueous solubility therefore metal containing water must be treated before being released in to the environment. Structral advantages and hydrophilic surface groups of dendrimers make them an excellent choice for the remediation of heavy metal ions. The main objective of this research was to evaluate the performance of hydroxyl-terminated triazine-based full generation generation one, two and three (HG1.0, HG2.0 HG3.0) in terms of their ability to remove Cu+2, Ni+2, and Zn+2 from metal ions aqueous solutions. The ability of these dendrimers to remove metal ions studied in terms of time interval, dendrimer generations and pH conditions. The presence of metals in the dendritic metal complexes was confirmed by spectrographic FT-IR and TGA studies. The results of these metal remediation indicate that the sorption of these metal ions has increased in relation to the number of dendrimer generations, the duration of time and the pH conditions.

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