کاربرد مکسین (MXene) و کامپوزیت‌های مبتنی بر آن در حذف آلاینده‌های رنگی، فلزات سنگین و رادیو نوکلوئیدها از پساب‌های صنعتی و هسته‌ای

نوع مقاله : مقاله مروری

نویسندگان

1 کارشناسی، دانشکده مهندسی نساجی، دانشگاه یزد

2 استادیار، دانشکده مهندسی نساجی، دانشگاه یزد

چکیده

در سال‌های اخیر با توجه به افزایش جمعیت ‌زمین و گسترش صنایع مختلف، نگرانی‌ها و چالش‌هایی در حوزه آب و محیط‌زیست بوجود آمده است. بخش بزرگی از آلودگی آب‌ها توسط پساب‌ها و فاضلاب‌های صنایع گوناگون ایجاد می‌شود که این آلاینده‌ها شامل مواد رنگزا، فلزات سنگین، رادیونوکلوئید‌ها و غیره هستند. مکسین‌‌ها (MXene) نانومواد دوبعدی نوظهوری هستند که اغلب ازخانواده کاربید‌ها یا نیترات‌های فلزات واسطه با فرمول عمومی  شناخته می‌شوند. سطح تماس بالای این نانو‌مواد باعث بالا رفتن بازده جذب و حذف ترکیبات آلاینده شده‌است. همچنین مکسین‌ها به دلیل وجود گروه‌های مختلف بر روی سطح با انجام واکنش باعث حذف و جذب مواد رنگزا و فلزات سنگین می‌شوند. در برخی موارد نیز به کمک تابش پرتو فرابنفش، افزایش بازده و تجزیه کاتالیزور نوری مشاهده شده است. برخی از این مواد با جذب الکترواستاتیکی باعث حذف آلاینده‌های زیست‌محیطی می‌شوند. یون‌های فلزات سنگین می‌توانند در فاصله بین ‌لایه‌های نازک صفحات مکسین محبوس شوند. یک ویژگی بسیار خوب این مواد قابلیت بازیابی آنها است که اغلب برای چندین دوره مصرف قابل بازیابی و مصرف هستند. استفاده از مکسین‌ها به دلیل آب دوست بودن‌، سطح ویژه زیاد و همچنین خصوصیات مکانیکی و الکتریکی بسیار عالی، جهت استفاده در غشاهای تصفیه آب بسیار امیدوارکننده هستند. در این مطالعه سعی‌ شده است ضمن معرفی این ترکیبات، کاربرد آنها درزمینه حذف مواد رنگزا، فلزات سنگین و رادیونوکلوئیدها مورد بررسی قرار گیرد.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Application of MXene and Its Composites in the Removal of Dyes, Heavy metals and Radionuclides Pollutant From Industrial and Nuclear Wastewater

نویسندگان [English]

  • Milad Atighi 1
  • Mahdi Hasanzadeh 2
1 Department of Textile Engineering, Yazd University
2 Department of Textile Engineering, Yazd University
چکیده [English]

Since the population has increased and various industries have developed in recent years, concerns and challenges related to water and the environment have been raised. A large part of water pollution is caused by effluents and sewage of various industries, including dyes, heavy metals, radionuclides, etc. MXenes are emerging two-dimensional nanomaterials, often known from the family of carbides or nitrates of intermediates with the general formula  The high surface area of these nanomaterials has increased the adsorption efficiency and removal of contaminants. Also, MXenes remove and absorb dyes and heavy metals, due to different functional groups on the surface. In some cases, with the help of ultraviolet radiation, increased efficiency and photocatalytic degradation have been observed. Some of these materials remove environmental pollutants by electrostatic absorption. Heavy metal ions can be trapped in the space between the thin layers of MXene plates. The reusability of these materials is often a perfect feature, as they can often be recovered and used for several cycles. MXenes are promising for water treatment membranes due to their hydrophilicity, high specific surface area, and excellent mechanical and electrical properties. In this study, these materials firstly introduced. Then the application in removing dyes, heavy metals, and radionuclides have been investigated.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • MXene
  • Adsorbent
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Dye
  • Heavy metals
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