Abstract
In this study, polyacrylonitrile-amidoxime nanofibers were prepared by combining the technique of electrospinning and chemical modification with hydroxylamine chloride. Before modified the Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers were bonded with two layers Ethylene-Propylene Side By Side (ES) thermal bonded nonwovens to improve its mechanical strength. Subsequently, they were applied to adsorb copper ions. The results of FT-IR spectra and scanning electron microscope indicated that nitrile groups in PAN were partly converted into amidoxime groups and there were no serious cracks on the surface of PAN-amidoxime nanofibers. The adsorption data of Cu (II) ions was fitted roughly with the Langmuir isotherm. The maximal adsorption capacities of Cu (II) ions reached 176 mg/g.
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