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High-performance and acid-tolerant polyethylenimine-aminated polyvinyl chloride fibers: Fabrication and application for recovery of platinum from acidic wastewaters

  • John Kwame Bediako
  • , Sang Won Park
  • , Jong Won Choi
  • , Mung Hee Song
  • , Yeoung Sang Yun*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

We report the fabrication and application of high-performance and acid-tolerant fibers comprising polyethylenimine (PEI) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for platinum recovery from acidic waste solutions. The fibers were fabricated by amination of PVC with PEI and spin-extrusion via phase-inversion mechanism. Factors including the effects of chloride concentration, pH, competing ions, and amount of PEI on the adsorption performance, were studied. The adsorption mechanism was evaluated through XPS analysis, in which electrostatic binding of Pt(IV) and its partially reduced Pt(II) were revealed. The maximum Pt adsorption capacity in 0.1 M HCl was estimated by the Langmuir isotherm model as 410.53 mg/g. The fibers were applicable to Pt recovery from actual metal refining wastewater and demonstrated high efficiency of regeneration through adsorption-desorption cycles.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102839
JournalJournal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019.02

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Keywords

  • Amination
  • Industrial wastewater
  • Polyethylenimine
  • Polyvinyl chloride
  • Pt recovery

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Environmental Sciences
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Engineering - Chemical

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