摘要：

Highly sensitive and accurate method has been applied for removal of toxic mercury(II) ions in aqueous solution, using synthesized nanosorbent. Determination of mercury(II) was carried out by flame atomic absorption spectrometer. A nanosorbent MWCNT was synthesized by the reaction of dithiooxamide with functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Initially, the surface of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes was oxidized by a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids and then was functionalized using thionyl chloride. The ligand has been attached to the multi-walled carbon nanotubes in a somewhat shorter time and lower temperature than previous reported methods. The sorbent was characterized by Fourier transmission infrared and scanning electron microscopy. In this research, the effect of different parameters in removal of mercury(II) ions by nanosorbent, such as, pH, amount of nanosorbent, time and concentration of Hg(II), was investigated. Experiments show that the new MWCNT with loading amount of 1.02 mmol g-1 is a powerful sorbent for removing the Hg(II) ions from water. (author)

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