Issue 56, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Neocuproine-functionalized silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles for extraction of copper(ii) from aqueous solution†‡

Ashfaq Afsar,a   Laurence M. Harwood,*a   Michael J. Hudson,a   Mark E. Hodsonb  and  Elizabeth J. Shawc  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AD, UK
E-mail: l.m.harwood@reading.ac.uk

b Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK

c Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AD, UK

Abstract

Neocuproine has been covalently bound to silica-coated maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) by a phenyl ether linkage. The resulting MNPs are able to remove Cu(II) from 12 ppm aqueous solution with an extraction efficiency of up to 99% at pH 2.

Graphical abstract: Neocuproine-functionalized silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles for extraction of copper(ii) from aqueous solution

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC01250J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Nah 2014
Accepted
27 Cax 2014
First published
27 Cax 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 7477-7480

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Neocuproine-functionalized silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles for extraction of copper(II) from aqueous solution

A. Afsar, L. M. Harwood, M. J. Hudson, M. E. Hodson and E. J. Shaw, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 7477 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC01250J

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