Polymer–Zeolite Composites: Synthesis, Characterization and Application
Mamytbekov G.K. Zheltov D.A. Milts O.S. Nurtazin Y.R.
February 2024Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Colloids and Interfaces
2024#8Issue 1
Although the potential of natural minerals for purification of liquid radioactive wastes (LRW) from radionuclides has been widely studied, the use of hybrid polymer composites made of zeolite is still rather scarce. This article reports on the preparation of zeolite-based hybrid polymer composites using the in situ polymerization technique in the body of mineral matrix and its intercalated with copper ferrocyanide (CuFC) forms. This hybrid polymer composites have shown unique and enhanced properties for the removal of micropollutants from wasted water as compared to the individual mineral. The change in conventional properties of two mixed minerals, such as zeolite and bentonite, and their intercalated with CuFC forms were probed using techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Mössbauer spectroscopy (MS) and FT-IR analysis. The totality of analysis showed a coexistence of intercalated and percolated zeolite phases. The hybrid polymer composites exhibited both adsorption and ion-exchange properties in the removal of 134,137Cs+, 57,60Co2+ and 85Sr2+ radionuclides from LRW.
bentonite , hybrid composite , in situ polymerization , liquid radioactive waste (LRW) , polymer and mineral matrix , radionuclides (RN) , sorption , zeolite
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