Research Article

Evaluation of the Adsorption Efficiency of Glycine-, Iminodiacetic Acid -, and Amino Propyl-Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles for the Removal of Potentially Toxic Elements from Contaminated Water Solution

Table 1

Physiochemical data and water permeability obtained for the bare MSNs, AP-MSNs, Gly-MSNs, and IDA-MSNs samples.

MaterialBET surface area (m2.g-1)Pore volume (cm3.g-1)

Bare MSNs10481.51
AP-MSNs6811.00
Gly-MSNs5700.95
IDA-MSNs7830.98