Journal of Organic & Inorganic Chemistry

Alginate and carrageenan-nanocellulose composite beads for efficient removal of metal cations

6^th Edition of International Conference and Exhibition on Organic Chemistry
August 16-17, 2018 Dublin, Ireland

Korany A Ali and Samir Kamel

National Research Centre, Egypt

ScientificTracks Abstracts: J Org Inorg Chem

DOI: 10.21767/2472-1123-C4-011

Abstract

Different modified bio-polymeric matrices of carrageenan and alginate with cellulosic nonmaterial were prepared in the form of beads. The nanocellulosic materials were prepared from dissolved bagasse pulp and include cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and tricarboxy cellulose nanofibers (TPC-CNFs). The prepared bio-polymeric matrixes were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), FT-IR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The capabilities of the modified bio-polymeric matrices beads to chelate several metal cations were evaluated and showed high removal efficiency towards removing Ca2+, Mg2+, Fe2+, Pb2+, Cu2+ metal cations.

Biography

Korany A Ali is working as an Associate Professor at National Research Centre, Egypt.

E-mail: kornykhlil@gmail.com