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Selenium Removal with Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment Using Conductive Copolymer Sorbents
Description
Heavy metals such as selenium can be especially important to limit because they can cause serious health problems even at relatively low concentrations. In an effort to selectively remove selenium from solution, a PAABA (poly(aniline-co-p-aminobenzoic acid) conductive copolymer was synthesized in a selenic acid solution, and its ability to remove selenium was studied. Analysis of the Raman spectra confirmed the hypothesized formation of PAABA polymer. Constant voltage cycles showed success in precipitating the selenium out of solution via electroreduction, and ICP-MS confirmed the reduction of selenium concentrated in solution. These results indicate the PAABA synthesized in selenic acid shows promise for selective water treatment.
Date Created
2020-05
Contributors
- Sulzman, Serita Lynne (Author)
- Wang, Qing Hua (Thesis director)
- Chan, Candace (Committee member)
- Materials Science and Engineering Program (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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17 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Academic Year 2019-2020
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.56426
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minimal
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- 2020-04-18 12:02:31
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- 2021-08-11 04:09:57
- 3 years 3 months ago
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