Investigating the effect of SDS-modified Chitosan beads on the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions

• Main Author: Thamil Chelevan, Thilagaa
• Other Authors: Chian Kerm Sin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141433
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Heavy metals are dangerous to the environment and to living things as they are highly toxic and can lead to severe diseases. In this study, an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was added chitosan to form beads and evaluated for their ability to remove heavy metal ions from solutions....