Method of producing polyaniline zirconia nanocomposite and uses thereof
AssigneeChung Yuan Christian University
InventorsYa-Fen Wang, Cheng-Hsien Tsai, Chih-Sheng Tsai
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of producing a polyaniline zirconia nanocomposite, and the uses of the thus produced polyaniline zirconia nanocomposite for the treatment of wastewater. The polyaniline zirconia nanocomposite is characterized in having a particle size of about 0.3 to 50 μm in diameter, an isoelectric point at about pH 6.2, and is capable of reducing at least 99% of the pathological microorganism and at least 60% of the phosphate in the wastewater after coming into contact with wastewater for 24 hrs and 12 hrs, respectively.
Claims8
A method for producing a polyaniline zirconia nanocomposite comprising steps of,
- (a) mixing a compound comprising zirconium and a cationic surfactant in water in the presence of a base to produce a gel mixture;
- (b) allowing the gel mixture to age for at least 12 hours to produce a zirconia nanoparticle;
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- (c) mixing the zirconia nanoparticle of the step (b) with aniline in water in the presence of an acid so as to produce the polyaniline zirconia nanocomposite.
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