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Adsorption of Heavy Metal Salts by Cotton Fabrics Containing Polyethylene and Polypropylene Sulfide

  • Yair Avny*
  • , David Leonov
  • , Albert Zilkha
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The adsorption of mercury and other heavy metal salts by cotton fabrics containing polyethylene and polypropylene sulfide was investigated. Adsorption of mercuric chloride from aqueous solution was investigated in detail, and AH of the reaction was determined. A general screening of the capacity of adsorption of the polymers for heavy metal salts was carried out. Differences in behavior between the polymeric system and simple thioethers were observed. Auric, antimony, titanium, palladium, platinum and bismuth salts were adsorbed by the modified cotton; other salts, known also to complex with organic sulfides, were not adsorbed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-61
Number of pages9
JournalIsrael Journal of Chemistry
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1973

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