M.Sc. (Chemistry) / Polymer nanocomposites are a new class of composites in which at least one dimension of the particles dispersed in the polymer matrix is in the nanometer range. Recently, different types of zeolite minerals, either natural (Clinoptilolite, chabazite, modernite) or synthetic (A-type, X-type, Y-type) are being employed as particulate fillers into the polymer matrix. Owing to their unique ion exchange phenomenon, zeolites have been widely studied as heavy metal adsorbents, but very few researchers have focused on the sorption of heavy metal ions on zeolite-filled polymer nanocomposites...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:7734 |
| Date | 11 September 2013 |
| Creators | Mthombo, Sydney Thabo |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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