Fabrication of carboxymethyl-functionalized porous ramie microspheres as effective adsorbents for the removal of cadmium ions

• Published in: Cellulose (London) Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 1921 - 1938
• Main Authors: Peng, Xiongyi, Su, Siwei, Xia, Minggui, Lou, Kankan, Yang, Feng, Peng, Shuai, Cai, Yingjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adsorbents; Adsorption; Bioorganic Chemistry; Cadmium; Carboxymethylation; Ceramics; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Composites; Endothermic reactions; Glass; Heavy metals; Isotherms; Lead; Metal ions; Microspheres; Natural Materials; Organic Chemistry; Original Paper; Physical Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Reaction kinetics; Sodium hydroxide; Surface chemistry; Sustainable Development; Wastewater; Ramie microspheres; Cadmium ions; Carboxymethylation reaction; Adsorption; Porous structures

Ramie fiber, one of the strongest and oldest natural fibers, has gained much interest in adsorption of heavy metal ions in water, however, it is severely limited due to the low response rates and low adsorption capability to heavy metal ions. A novel type of carboxymethyl-functionalized porous ramie...