Industrial water treatment, by adsorption, using organized mesoporous materials

In this work, pure silica SBA-15 was synthesized by a sol–gel method and in-situ functionalized by a series of organosilane. These mesoporous materials are used to absorb polluants from wastewater. We studied the influence of functional groups on adsorption of phenol drifts. The carboxylic acid groups and substituted chlorine on phenol have been studied. There is a sharp increase of adsorption (more than double compared to phenol) which is very encouraging. Furthermore we note that the percentage of grafted ligands also plays an important role in adsorption. Finally, the adsorption capacity also depends on the nature and percentage of ligands present.