Lee, JinHyeong Kim, Jae-Hyun Choi, Keunsu Kim, Hee-Gon Park, Jeong-Ann Cho, So-Hye Hong, Seok Won Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Jun Hee Lee, Soonjae Lee, Seung Yong Choi, Jae-Woo 2024-01-19T22:04:00Z 2024-01-19T22:04:00Z 2021-09-03 2018-08 2045-2322 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/121101 We are proposed that a possible mechanism for Cr(VI) removal by functionalized mesoporous silica. Mesoporous silica was functionalized with (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane (APTMS) using the post-synthesis grafting method. The synthesized materials were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N-2 adsorption-desorption analysis, Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analyses (TGA), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to confirm the pore structure and functionalization of amine groups, and were subsequently used as adsorbents for the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. As the concentration of APTMS increases from 0.01 M to 0.25 M, the surface area of mesoporous silica decreases from 857.9 m(2)/g to 402.6 m(2)/g. In contrast, Cr(VI) uptake increases from 36.95 mg/g to 83.50 mg/g. This indicates that the enhanced Cr(VI) removal was primarily due to the activity of functional groups. It is thought that the optimum concentration of APTMS for functionalization is approximately 0.05 M. According to XPS data, NH3+ and protonated NH2 from APTMS adsorbed anionic Cr(VI) by electrostatic interaction and changed the solution pH. Equilibrium data are well fitted by Temkin and Sips isotherms. This research shows promising results for the application of amino functionalized mesoporous silica as an adsorbent to removal Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. English NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Investigation of the mechanism of chromium removal in (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane functionalized mesoporous silica Article 10.1038/s41598-018-29679-x 1 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v.8 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 8 N scie scopus 000441444100025 2-s2.0-85051565318 Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics Article HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR GEL WATER REDUCTION COMPOSITE TRIVALENT PHOSPHATE FRAMEWORK ARSENATE