Nitrate uptake by p-phosphonic acid or p-(trimethylammonium)methyl calix[8]arene stablized laminar materials

Eggers, P.; Eroglu, E.; Becker, Thomas; Chen, X.; Vimalanathan, K.; Stubbs, K.; Smith, S.; Raston, C.

doi:10.1039/c4ra09000d

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Authors

Eggers, P.

Eroglu, E.

Becker, Thomas

Chen, X.

Vimalanathan, K.

Stubbs, K.

Smith, S.

Raston, C.

Date

2014

Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Eggers, P. and Eroglu, E. and Becker, T. and Chen, X. and Vimalanathan, K. and Stubbs, K. and Smith, S. et al. 2014. Nitrate uptake by p-phosphonic acid or p-(trimethylammonium)methyl calix[8]arene stablized laminar materials. RSC Advances. 4 (89): pp. 48348-48352.

Source Title

RSC Advances

DOI

10.1039/c4ra09000d

ISSN

2046-2069

School

Department of Applied Chemistry

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38708

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Graphite, BN, MoS2 and WS2 are readily exfoliated using probe sonication in the presence of p-(trimethylammonium)methyl-calix[8]arene resulting in few-layer laminarmaterial. The positively charged material is effective in the removal of nitrate ions from waste effluent, as is the negatively charged corresponding material stablized by partially deprotonated p-phosphonic acid calix[8]arene, with scope for efficient recycling.