Abstract
Iron sand particles prepared by ball milling method have been used in the magnetic chitosan microspheres preparation. FTIR, XRD and SEM analyses were performed to characterize the magnetic chitosan microspheres. SEM images and FTIR spectra confirmed the formation of magnetic chitosan microspheres. The patterns of XRD showed the presence of iron sand particles reduced the crystallinity of chitosan. The adsorption experiments were conducted for mercury removal from aqueous solutions. AAS was performed to determine the mercury concentrations in the solutions after the adsorption process. The results showed the adsorption capacity (Q) of the magnetic chitosan microspheres was not significantly different from magnetic chitosan microspheres prepared using iron oxide.
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