Phosphated Cellulose as an Efficient Biomaterial for Aqueous Drug Ranitidine Removal

Crystalline cellulose chemically modified through a reaction with sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) in an acidic or basic condition yielded Cel-P4 and Cel-P10. These phosphated solids were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, scanning electron micros...

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Main Authors: Roosevelt D. S. Bezerra, Márcia M. F. Silva, Alan I. S. Morais, Josy A. Osajima, Maria R. M. C. Santos, Claudio Airoldi, Edson C. Silva Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/7/12/7907