Polydimethylsiloxane nanoparticles were fabricated to study their capacity in the removal of organochloride pollutants in water. The colloidal suspension of this material precipitates and retains the model pollutants; an easy filtration process is the only step needed in this purification. A High Performance Liquid Chromatography analysis was performed to monitor the concentration of the analytes and determinate the PDMS efficiency as adsorbent material. The model pollutants analyzed were anthracene, chlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene. This research provides useful information about the efficiency of PDMS through addition of titanium dioxide and iron sulfate in the removal of different types of pollutants. Improving efficiency of different polymers used for pollutant removal can be very useful to improve water quality.

Improving efficiency of polydimethylsiloxane micro and nanoparticles removing chlorinated model pollutants in water

239th National Meeting (2010)

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