Abstract

In recent decades, electro spun nanofibers have been applied to different potential fields such as sensor devices, tissue engineering scaffolds, wound dressing, filtration, drug delivery, etc. and significant review papers have been published in these fields. However, the use of electro spun nanofibers in metal ion adsorption is emerging and comparatively innovative. Nanofiber materials hold great potential in advancing the growth of metallurgical technologies and progress for the separation of metallic ions from various sources. The Physico-chemical removal processes of adsorption use nanofibers due to their large surface area to volume ratio and the availability of a wide variety of chemical and morphological modification methods. In this review paper, research and developments related to electro spun polymer nanofiber for metal ion removal is presented. The review highlights the emerging and increasing use of electro spun nanofibers for metal ion adsorption especially for hazardous metals. Fundamental understanding of the electrospinning fabrication process, working parameters as they affect fiber morphologies, solvents and polymers used in electrospinning is discussed. This work summarizes the current status of process technique development and ideas in the research and use of electro spun nanofibers in heavy metal ion adsorption to address environmental problems from contaminated water.

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Mining Engineering

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École Normale Supérieure, Grant None

Keywords and Phrases

Adsorption; Electrospinning; Metal ion; Nanofibre; Polymers

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1566-2543

Document Type

Article - Journal

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text

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English

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© 2024 Springer, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 2017

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