Science Journal of Chemistry

Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2013

  • A Novel Polyaniline Titanium Oxide Sawdust Composite Adsorbent for Polychlorinated Biphenyls

    Fredrick Okumu, Mangaka Matoetoe, Olalekan Fatoki

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2013
    Pages: 29-37
    Received: Jun. 20, 2013
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    Published: Aug. 10, 2013
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    Abstract: Polyaniline /sawdust /titanium oxide (PANI/SD/TiO2) composite was chemically synthesised by insitu polymerization of aniline monomer in acidic medium containing sawdust and titanium oxide. The structure and morphological variations of PANI/SD/TiO2 composite were interrogated by means of spectroscopy (FTIR, UV-visible, thermal gravimetric (TG) analy... Show More