@inproceedings{0803a5114d7046d092ef8ac70bed9205,
title = "Organofunctional sol-gel materials for toxic metal separation",
abstract = "Inorganic-organic silica sol-gels grafted or encapsulated with organic ligands were prepared and found to selectively and reversibly remove target metal ions such as Cu 2+, Cd 2+, and Sr 2+. These organofunctional sol-gel materials were hydrophilic and showed fast kinetics of metal uptake. The sol-gels were easily regenerated and used in multicycle metal removal. In our search for new ligands for metal removal, we found that the reactions of thioacetal ligands with Hg 2+ gave Hg(SCH 2COOH) 2.",
author = "Im, \{Hee Jung\} and Yost, \{Terry L.\} and Yihui Yang and Bramlett, \{J. Morris\} and Xianghua Yu and Fagan, \{Bryan C.\} and Allain, \{Leonardo R.\} and Tianniu Chen and Barnes, \{Craig E.\} and Sheng Dai and Roecker, \{Lee E.\} and Sepaniak, \{Michael J.\} and Xue, \{Zi Ling\}",
year = "2006",
language = "English",
isbn = "0841239479",
series = "ACS Symposium Series",
pages = "223--237",
editor = "Paul Wang and Tiffany Zachry",
booktitle = "Nuclear Waste Management Acconplishments of the Environmental Management Science Program",
}