Ahmed, Adham, Myers, Peter 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5842-3511 and Zhang, Haifei ORCID: 0000-0001-5142-5824
(2021)
Silica Microspheres-in-Pores Composite Monoliths with Fluorescence and Potential for Water Remediation.
NANOMATERIALS, 11 (10).
2681-.
Abstract
Water pollution is a severe worldwide issue. Constructing advanced porous composite materials has been an efficient route to water remediation via adsorption. In this study, a unique microspheres-in-pores monolithic structure was fabricated. An emulsion-templated polymer monolith was first prepared and silica microspheres were subsequently formed in the porous polymer. A silica precursor was modified with a fluorescent dye and co-condensed with other precursors to fabricate porous composites with fluorescent properties, which were enhanced by the presence of Ag nanoparticles in the polymer matrix. This unique material showed good promise in water remediation by removing organic dyes and heavy metal ions from wastewater via a flowing filter or monolithic column separation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | silica microspheres, emulsion templating, ship-in-a-bottle synthesis, silica-polymer composites, water remediation |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2021 10:59 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2023 21:25 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/nano11102681 |
| Open Access URL: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/10/2681 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3141825 |
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