Physico-chemical characterization of the corn silk by DTA-TGA, SEM-EDS and FTIR analysis

Loading...
Thumbnail Image

Date

2023

Authors

Gorgievski, Milan
Božić, Dragana
Marković, Miljan
Štrbac, Nada
Grekulović, Vesna
Božinović, Kristina
Zdravković, Milica

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering Industry-4.0, Bulgaria

Source

Proceedings - XX Jubilee International Scientific Congress, winter session - Machines. Technologies. Materials 2023, 08–11.03.2023 Borovets, Bulgaria, 2023, 36-38

Volume

VI

Issue

1 (25)

Abstract

In this paper, the results of the DTA-TGA, SEM-EDS, and FTIR analysis of the corn silk are presented. The DTA-TGA analysis shows that the decomposition of corn silk has several stages which are manifested with corresponding peaks on obtained DTA-TGA curves. SEM-EDS analysis was performed before and after the adsorption of copper ions. It has shown that untreated corn silk has a non-uniform structure, consisting of channels and cavities of irregular orientation, which facilitates the penetration of the water phase into the adsorbent structure, and incorporation of copper ions in the internal active sites. After the adsorption of Cu2+ ions, the structure becomes more compact, and uniform, as a result of the incorporation of copper ions into the molecular structure of the corn silk. FTIR analysis shows that ion exchange is not the dominant mechanism of binding copper ions to the active sites in the molecular structure of the corn silk, but also chemisorption and physical adsorption is present.

Description

Keywords

corn silk, characterization, DTA-TGA, SEM-EDS, FTIR, copper ions

Citation

DOI

Scopus

ISSN

2535-0021
2535-003X

ISBN

License

ARR

Collections