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

Ashfaq Afsar; Laurence M. Harwood; Michael J. Hudson; Mark E. Hodson; Elizabeth J. Shaw

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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. Hodson^b and Elizabeth J. Shaw^c

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^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.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC01250J
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 17 ফেব্রু. 2014
Accepted: 27 মে 2014
First published: 27 মে 2014
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Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 7477-7480

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

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