Adsorption behavior and mechanism of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by functionalized polystyrene nanospheres

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Author(s)

  • Yihe Zhang
  • Xinyan Wang
  • Fengzhu Lv
  • Zhengfang Ye
  • Fengshan Zhou
  • Rui Zhang
  • Fangfang Wei

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3720 - 3725
Journal / PublicationJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume128
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2013

Abstract

3-Methactyloxylpropyltrimethoxyl silane (KH-570)-modified polystyrene (PS) nanospheres and PS nanospheres were prepared and used to absorb 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. The absorbed amount reached 2.81 mg/g for KH-570-modified PS nanospheres at 298 K and pH 6 when the initial 2,4,6-trinitrotoluen concentration was 50 mg/L. The kinetic results showed that the pseudo-second-order model fit the two kinds of absorbents. The adsorption mechanism study revealed that the driving forces of adsorption were combined actions of stacking interaction, hydrogen interaction, and hydrophobic interaction. The prepared nanospheres were reusable. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013

Research Area(s)

  • Adsorption, Applications, Polystyrene

Citation Format(s)

Adsorption behavior and mechanism of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene by functionalized polystyrene nanospheres. / Zhang, Yihe; Wang, Xinyan; Lv, Fengzhu et al.
In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 128, No. 6, 15.06.2013, p. 3720 - 3725.

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