Cellulose based electrospun nanofilters: perspectives on tannery effluent waste water treatment

Development of nanofilters with the ability to remove toxic metal ions from effluent wastewater will be of immense help to the leather industry. In this study, fibrous nanofilter (FNF) was prepared using microfibrillated cellulose and tea leaf microparticles blended in poly (vinyl) alcohol. FNF was...

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Published in:Cellulose (London) 2022-02, Vol.29 (3), p.1969-1980
Main Authors: Rethinam, Senthil, Kavukcu, Serdar Batıkan, Hemalatha, Thiagarajan, Aruni, A. Wilson, Sendemir, Aylin, Türkay, Cem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioorganic Chemistry
Cellulose
Ceramics
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chromium
Composites
Effluents
Elongation
Glass
Ions
Leather
Metal ions
Microparticles
Natural Materials
Organic Chemistry
Original Research
Physical Chemistry
Polymer Sciences
Sustainable Development
Tensile strength
Wastewater treatment
Water absorption
Water treatment
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Summary:Development of nanofilters with the ability to remove toxic metal ions from effluent wastewater will be of immense help to the leather industry. In this study, fibrous nanofilter (FNF) was prepared using microfibrillated cellulose and tea leaf microparticles blended in poly (vinyl) alcohol. FNF was analysed for its efficacy to remove hazardous metals from tannery effluent wastewater. The FNF had promising traits of tensile strength (19.24 + 0.05 Mpa), elongation at break (22.31 + 0.12%), flexibility (10.88 + 0.05%), water absorption (37.86 + 0.14%) and desorption (32.54 + 0.33%). The metal adsorption studies clearly reflected the removal of toxic Cr (VI) ions from the effluent water by FNF. The study establishes an economically feasible and highly efficient way to remove hazardous metal ions from effluent wastewater.
ISSN:0969-0239
1572-882X
DOI:10.1007/s10570-022-04420-0