Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water

Chapter 22 Synthesis of Nanostructured Bimetallic Particles in Polyligand-Functionalized Membranes for Remediation Applications

Jian Xu ¹ , Leonidas Bachas ² , Dibakar Bhattacharyya ¹

1 Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

2 Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

1. Introduction 312

2. Nanoparticle Synthesis in Functionalized Membranes 314

   1. Polyvinylidene Flouride Membrane Functionalization with Polyacrylic Acid 314

   2. Synthesis of Fe-Based Bimetallic Nanoparticles in Polyacrylic Acid Layers 316

3. Characterization of Polyacrylic Acid Functionalized Membranes 317

4. Characterization of Nanoparticles in Membranes 318

   1. Chelation Interaction between Ferrous Ions and Polyacrylic Acid 318

   2. Fe/Pd ...