Separation and recycling of nanoparticles using cloud point extraction with non-ionic surfactant mixtures

MF Nazar, SS Shah, J Eastoe, AM Khan… - Journal of colloid and …, 2011 - Elsevier
MF Nazar, SS Shah, J Eastoe, AM Khan, A Shah
Journal of colloid and interface science, 2011Elsevier
A viable cost-effective approach employing mixtures of non-ionic surfactants Triton X-
114/Triton X-100 (TX-114/TX-100), and subsequent cloud point extraction (CPE), has been
utilized to concentrate and recycle inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous media. Gold
Au-and palladium Pd-NPs have been pre-synthesized in aqueous phases and stabilized by
sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate (MES) ligands, then dispersed in aqueous non-ionic
surfactant mixtures. Heating the NP-micellar systems induced cloud point phase …
A viable cost-effective approach employing mixtures of non-ionic surfactants Triton X-114/Triton X-100 (TX-114/TX-100), and subsequent cloud point extraction (CPE), has been utilized to concentrate and recycle inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous media. Gold Au- and palladium Pd-NPs have been pre-synthesized in aqueous phases and stabilized by sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate (MES) ligands, then dispersed in aqueous non-ionic surfactant mixtures. Heating the NP-micellar systems induced cloud point phase separations, resulting in concentration of the NPs in lower phases after the transition. For the Au-NPs UV/vis absorption has been used to quantify the recovery and recycle efficiency after five repeated CPE cycles. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to investigate NP size, shape, and stability. The results showed that NPs are preserved after the recovery processes, but highlight a potential limitation, in that further particle growth can occur in the condensed phases.
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