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JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH
Volume 23, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-016-1154-7
Keywords
Nanocomposites; Poly(vinyl chloride); alpha-MnO2 nanorod; Stearic acid; Cd(II) adsorption
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- Research Affairs Division, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran
- National Elite Foundation (NEF) of Iran
- Center of Excellence in Sensors and Green Chemistry
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Alpha manganese dioxide nanorods (alpha-MnO2) were successfully functionalized with stearic acid (SA) by solvothermal method to prevent agglomeration. The alpha-MnO2-SA nanorods were employed as a filler for the preparation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) nanocomposite (NC) films with different percentages (1, 3 and 5 wt%). The morphology, mechanical and thermal properties of the obtained NCs were investigated. The results showed that alpha-MnO2-SA can effectively improve the properties of PVC. The enhancement in properties of the NCs was attributed to the improved interfacial bonding by modification. Also, these NCs were used as adsorbent for removal of cadmium ions. Our finding suggests that the PVC/alpha-MnO2-SA NCs are good candidates for efficient Cd(D dagger D dagger) removal from the wastewater.
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