Development of a high-efficiency adsorbent from E-waste and aluminosilicate-based materials for the removal of toxic heavy metal ions from wastewater
First Claim
1. A method for fabricating an ion exchanger, the method comprising:
- impregnating a hydrophobic nonmetallic printed (NMP) circuit board ion exchange precursor material, wherein impregnating the ion exchange precursor material comprises;
reacting the ion exchange precursor material with a caustic impregnator solution to break a portion of bonds in the hydrophobic ion exchange precursor material into hydroxyl moieties, thereby increasing the surface area and the amount of hydroxyl moieties as well as rendering the hydrophobicion exchange precursor material hydrophilic; and
activating the impregnated ion exchange precursor material to increase porosity and affect the surface and a plurality of inner layers of the impregnated ion exchange precursor material.
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Abstract
An impregnated and activated ion exchange material prepared by a process is provided that includes: impregnating an ion exchange precursor material, wherein impregnation of the ion exchange precursor material includes reacting the ion exchange precursor material with an impregnator solution, thereby increasing the surface area and the hydrophilicity of the ion exchange precursor material; activating the impregnated ion exchange precursor material to increase the porosity of the impregnated ion exchange precursor material, wherein the ion exchange precursor material comprises at least one of nonmetallic printed (NMP) circuit board, amorphous aluminosilicate, or mixtures thereof. In other aspects, a method for fabricating an ion exchanger and a method for removing heavy metal ions from a solution are provided.
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1. A method for fabricating an ion exchanger, the method comprising:
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impregnating a hydrophobic nonmetallic printed (NMP) circuit board ion exchange precursor material, wherein impregnating the ion exchange precursor material comprises; reacting the ion exchange precursor material with a caustic impregnator solution to break a portion of bonds in the hydrophobic ion exchange precursor material into hydroxyl moieties, thereby increasing the surface area and the amount of hydroxyl moieties as well as rendering the hydrophobicion exchange precursor material hydrophilic; and activating the impregnated ion exchange precursor material to increase porosity and affect the surface and a plurality of inner layers of the impregnated ion exchange precursor material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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