Plasma polymer functionalized surfaces for water purification /
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2015
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Akhavan, Behnam,
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This PhD thesis investigates the fabrication of novel functionalized materials and subsequently integrates this knowledge into water purification as a crucial real world application. Plasma polymerization has been applied as a novel alternative to wet-chemistry methods to fabricate hydrophobic and negatively charged surfaces. The focus of this investigation is to study the relationship between the plasma processing parameters and properties of functionalized plasma polymer films deposited onto 2-D and 3-D surfaces. Plasma polymer films are initially developed on simple planar substrates,while the obtained knowledge is then utilized to functionalize more complex silica particles. The effectiveness of surface engineered silica particles as water purification adsorbents is demonstrated through petroleum hydrocarbon and heavy metals removal experiments. Surface functionalized silica particles exhibited excellent removal efficiencies for both petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metal ions. Plasma polymerization has shown to be a promising approach to produce a new class of adsorbent materials for fast, easy, and efficient contaminant removal.
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University of South Australia. School of Engineering.
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Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2015.
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Copyright 2015 Behnam Akhavan.
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1 ethesis (xviii, 263 pages) :
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Includes bibliographical references.
illustrations (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references.
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