3D-printed monolithic biofilters based on a polylactic acid (PLA) – hydroxyapatite (HAp) composite for heavy metal removal from an aqueous medium
Open Access
- 1 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in RSC Advances
- Vol. 11 (51), 32408-32418
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ra05202k
Abstract
High flux, monolithic water purification filters based on polylactic acid (PLA) functionalised with fish scale extracted hydroxyapatite (HAp) were prepared by solvent-assisted blending and thermally induced phase separation (TIPS), followed by twin-screw extrusion into filaments and processed via three-dimensional (3D) printing. The printed filters with consistent pore geometry and channel interconnectivity as well as homogenous distribution of HAp in the PLA matrix showed adsorption capabilities towards heavy metals i.e. cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) with maximum adsorption capacity of 112.1 mg gHAp −1 and 360.5 mg gHAp −1 for the metal salt of Pb and Cd, respectively. The adsorption was found to be driven by a combination of ion exchange, dissolution and precipitation on HAp and surface complexation.Keywords
Funding Information
- Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (Wallenberg Wood Science Centre)
- Stiftelsen för Miljöstrategisk Forskning (MISTRA TerraClean (project no. 2015/31))
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