Research Article

Preparation and Heavy Metal Ions Chelating Properties of Multifunctional Polymer-Grafted Silica Hybrid Materials

Table 3

Surface atomic composition of aminated silica, PAA-grafted silica, and ion-chelated hybrid silica.

SampleSurface atomic composition (%)
CNOSiMetal ion

Siγ16.24.250.029.6
Siγ-[BAC-DMEDA]50.88.727.513.0
Siγ-[BAC-EDDA]46.611.229.113.1
Siγ-[BAC-DMEDA]Cu39.510.834.414.40.9
Siγ-[BAC-EDDA]Cu47.511.127.013.31.1
Siγ-[BAC-DMEDA]Co44.39.231.614.00.9
Siγ-[BAC-EDDA]Co44.911.129.313.90.8