Deposition of Metal-Organic Framework and Silver Nanoparticles on Cotton Fabric for Effective Adsorption and Fixation of Radioactive Iodine
Abstract (300 words maximum)
The purpose of this project is to create highly adsorbent porous composite materials. Commercially available cotton fabric (CF) with a hierarchical structure contains micro and macropores. We hypothesize that incorporating a metal-organic framework (MOF) can create highly adsorbent porous material, MOF@CF. Subsequent addition of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) will create AgNP@MOF@CF composite material. In addition, we created AgNP@CF. Such composite material will adsorb and fix radioactive iodine (based on the following reaction, 2Ag + I2 à 2AgI2). We will compare the adsorption and fixation capacity of AgNP@MOF@CF and AgNP@CF. SEM, EDX, FTIR, and XRD techniques will be used to characterize the composite materials. The iodine adsorption experiment will be monitored by UV-visible spectroscopy.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CSM - Chemistry and Biochemistry
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Bharat Baruah
Deposition of Metal-Organic Framework and Silver Nanoparticles on Cotton Fabric for Effective Adsorption and Fixation of Radioactive Iodine
The purpose of this project is to create highly adsorbent porous composite materials. Commercially available cotton fabric (CF) with a hierarchical structure contains micro and macropores. We hypothesize that incorporating a metal-organic framework (MOF) can create highly adsorbent porous material, MOF@CF. Subsequent addition of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) will create AgNP@MOF@CF composite material. In addition, we created AgNP@CF. Such composite material will adsorb and fix radioactive iodine (based on the following reaction, 2Ag + I2 à 2AgI2). We will compare the adsorption and fixation capacity of AgNP@MOF@CF and AgNP@CF. SEM, EDX, FTIR, and XRD techniques will be used to characterize the composite materials. The iodine adsorption experiment will be monitored by UV-visible spectroscopy.