Nowadays, due to water pollution, more and more living beings are exposed to dangerous compounds, which can lead to them contracting diseases. The removal of contaminants (including heavy metals) from water is, therefore, a necessary aspect to guarantee the well-being of living beings. Among the most used techniques, the employment of adsorbent materials is certainly advantageous, as they are easy to synthesize and are cheap. In this work, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogels doped with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for removing Hg(II) ions from water are presented. AgNPs were embedded in PEGDA-based matrices by using a photo-polymerizable solution. By exploiting a custom-made 3D printer, the filters were synthesized. The kinetics of interaction was studied, revealing that the adsorption equilibrium is achieved in 8 h. Subsequently, the adsorption isotherms of PEGDA doped with AgNPs towards Hg(II) ions were studied at different temperatures (4 degrees C, 25 degrees C, and 50 degrees C). In all cases, the best isotherm model was the Langmuir one (revealing that the chemisorption is the driving process and the most favorable one), with maximum adsorption capacities equal to 0.55, 0.57, and 0.61 mg/g, respectively. Finally, the removal efficiency was evaluated for the three temperatures, obtaining for 4 degrees C, 25 degrees C, and 50 degrees C the values 94%, 94%, and 86%, respectively.

Burratti, L., Bertelà, F., Sisani, M., Di Guida, I., Battocchio, C., Iucci, G., et al. (2024). Three-dimensional printed filters based on poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels doped with silver nanoparticles for removing Hg(II) ions from water. POLYMERS, 16(8) [10.3390/polym16081034].

Three-dimensional printed filters based on poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels doped with silver nanoparticles for removing Hg(II) ions from water

Luca Burratti;PAOLO PROSPOSITO;Iole Venditti
2024-01-01

Abstract

Nowadays, due to water pollution, more and more living beings are exposed to dangerous compounds, which can lead to them contracting diseases. The removal of contaminants (including heavy metals) from water is, therefore, a necessary aspect to guarantee the well-being of living beings. Among the most used techniques, the employment of adsorbent materials is certainly advantageous, as they are easy to synthesize and are cheap. In this work, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogels doped with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for removing Hg(II) ions from water are presented. AgNPs were embedded in PEGDA-based matrices by using a photo-polymerizable solution. By exploiting a custom-made 3D printer, the filters were synthesized. The kinetics of interaction was studied, revealing that the adsorption equilibrium is achieved in 8 h. Subsequently, the adsorption isotherms of PEGDA doped with AgNPs towards Hg(II) ions were studied at different temperatures (4 degrees C, 25 degrees C, and 50 degrees C). In all cases, the best isotherm model was the Langmuir one (revealing that the chemisorption is the driving process and the most favorable one), with maximum adsorption capacities equal to 0.55, 0.57, and 0.61 mg/g, respectively. Finally, the removal efficiency was evaluated for the three temperatures, obtaining for 4 degrees C, 25 degrees C, and 50 degrees C the values 94%, 94%, and 86%, respectively.
2024
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore FIS/03
English
3D printing; Heavy metal ions filtering; Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogel; Silver nanoparticles; Surface plasmon resonance; Water remediation
Burratti, L., Bertelà, F., Sisani, M., Di Guida, I., Battocchio, C., Iucci, G., et al. (2024). Three-dimensional printed filters based on poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels doped with silver nanoparticles for removing Hg(II) ions from water. POLYMERS, 16(8) [10.3390/polym16081034].
Burratti, L; Bertelà, F; Sisani, M; Di Guida, I; Battocchio, C; Iucci, G; Prosposito, P; Venditti, I
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