Synthesis and characterization of dithiocarbamate carbon nanotubes for the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions

• Published in: Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects Vol. 482; pp. 306 - 314
• Main Authors: Li, Qiong, Yu, Jingang, Zhou, Fang, Jiang, Xinyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 05.10.2015
• Subjects: Adsorption; aqueous solutions; cadmium; carbon disulfide; carbon nanotubes; chemical structure; copper; Dithiocarbamate; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Functionalization; Heavy metal ions; heavy metals; kinetics; metal ions; Multi-walled carbon nanotubes; scanning electron microscopy; sorption isotherms; thermodynamics; thermogravimetry; zinc; Heavy metal ions; Dithiocarbamate; Adsorption; Functionalization; Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
• ISSN: 0927-7757; 1873-4359
• DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.06.034

[Display omitted] •Dithiocarbamate-groups modified MWCNTs were prepared and characterized.•The adsorption capacities of DTC-MWCNT for Cd(Π), Cu(Π) and Zn(Π) were evaluated.•The possible adsorption mechanism of DTC-MWCNT for metal ions was proposed. A new carbon nanotube (CNT) composite, dithiocarbam...