Magnetic polystyrene–palygorskite nanocomposite obtained by heterogeneous phase polymerization to apply in the treatment of oily waters |
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| Authors: | Antonieta Middea Luciana Spinelli Fernando Gomes de Souza Junior Reiner Neumann Thais Fernandes Fabiano Richard Leite Faulstich Otavio Gomes |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centro de Tecnologia Mineral (CETEM), Av. Pedro Calmon 900, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941908, Brazil;2. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Macromoléculas, Av. Horácio Macedo 2030, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941598, Brazil;3. Programa de Engenharia da Nanotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós‐Gradua??o e Pesquisa em Engenharia, Av. Horácio Macedo, 2030, Bl. G, Ilha do Fund?o, Rio de Janeiro 21941598, Brazil;4. Programa de Engenharia Civil, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós‐Gradua??o e Pesquisa em Engenharia, Av. Horácio Macedo, 2030, Bl. D, Ilha do Fund?o, Rio de Janeiro 21941972, Brazil;5. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional do Brasil, Programa de Pós‐Gradua??o em Geociências, Av. Quinta da Boa Vista, S/N Bairro Imperial de S?o Cristóv?o, Rio de Janeiro 20940040, Brazil;6. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional do Brasil, Av. Quinta da Boa Vista, S/N Bairro Imperial de S?o Cristóv?o, Rio de Janeiro 20940040, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Water contaminated by oil poses challenges to the management of water resources. Magnetic nanoparticles has been issue of different potential applications including remotion oil from water. Magnetic polystyrene–palygorskite nanocomposites were prepared by a heterogeneous phase polymerization for the removal of organic contaminants from water. The organo‐Fe3O4‐palygorskite nanoparticles were coated with polystyrene, forming water repellent and oil absorbing surfaces to promote the removal of oil from the surfaces of nanocomposites by applying an external magnetic field. X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, zeta potential and size distribution measurement, surface area determination by BET, density measurement by He pycnometry, carbon grade determination, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and evaluation of hydrophobicity by contact angle were used to characterize the nanoparticles. The magnetic nanocomposite obtained showed excellent hydrophobicity, around 78° contact angle. In addition, oil removal capability tests were also performed, according to which the preliminary results indicated removal of approximately 98% of oil in synthetic oily water samples. The oil–water separation using this magnetic nanocomposite provides a promising alternative strategy for water treatment. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135, 46162. |
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| Keywords: | adsorption emulsion polymerization magnetism and magnetic properties oil and gas |
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