Characterization of an engineered cellulose based membrane by thiol dendrimer for heavy metals removal

Diaminobutane based poly(propyleneimine) dendrimer functionalized with sixteen thiol groups, DAB-3-(SH)16, was successfully embeded in a swollen cellulosic support in order to achieve an easily handle engineered membrane. The membrane was characterised by physicochemical, electrical and transport me...

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Autores: Algarra, Manuel, Vázquez, María Isabel, Alonso Garrido, Beatriz, Casado Santana, Carmen, Casado, Juan, Benavente, Juana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/671327
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/671327
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.05.082
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diffusive permeability reduction
Engineered cellulosic membrane
Heavy metals remediation
Thiolated DAB dendrimer
Química
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Sumario:Diaminobutane based poly(propyleneimine) dendrimer functionalized with sixteen thiol groups, DAB-3-(SH)16, was successfully embeded in a swollen cellulosic support in order to achieve an easily handle engineered membrane. The membrane was characterised by physicochemical, electrical and transport measurements, and the effect of the dendrimer was established by comparing these results with those obtained for the original cellulosic support. Results show that dendrimer inclusion improves the membrane elastic behaviour (Young modulus increase around 20%), while a significant reduction in the permeation of toxics heavy metals (Cd2+, Hg2+ and Pb2+) was also obtained, which avails the possible application of dendrimer-modified membrane in electrochemical devices for water remediation