title: Plasma induced grafting carboxymethyl cellulose on multiwalled carbon nanotubes for the removal of UO(2)(2+) from aqueous solution.
abstract: Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is grafted on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) by using plasma techniques. The CMC grafted MWCNT (MWCNT-g-CMC) is characterized by using Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), Raman spectra, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)-differential thermal analysis (DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and N(2)-BET methods in detail. The application of MWCNT-g-CMC in the removal of UO(2)(2+) from aqueous solution is investigated. MWCNT-g-CMC has much higher sorption ability in the removal of UO(2)(2+) than raw MWCNT. The MWCNT-g-CMC is a suitable material in the preconcentration and solidification of heavy metal ions from large volume of aqueous solutions.
authors.forename: Dadong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Zhongqing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xiangke
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiaxing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yuedong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meng