title: Nanostructured polymers with high surface area using inorganic templates for the efficient extraction of anionic dyes from solutions.
abstract: A protonated polyaniline-functionalized SBA-15 mesoporous silica nanomaterial (H(+)-PANI/SBA-15) with high surface area and ideal surface properties for the adsorption of anionic dyes is synthesized. Compared with the conventional emeraldine salt of polyaniline (H(+)-PANI), H(+)-PANI/SBA-15 has a significantly higher adsorption capacity for the anionic dye Orange G and is a more effective sorbent for the removal of anionic pollutants from wastewater.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA. tasefa@rci.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaoxi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA. tasefa@rci.rutgers.edu and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Tewodros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asefa