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Das KP, Chauhan P, Staudinger U, Satapathy BK. Sustainable adsorbent frameworks based on bio-resourced materials and biodegradable polymers in selective phosphate removal for waste-water remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:31691-31730. [PMID: 38649601 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33253-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Phosphorus to an optimum extent is an essential nutrient for all living organisms and its scarcity may cause food security, and environmental preservation issues vis-à-vis agroeconomic hurdles. Undesirably excess phosphorus intensifies the eutrophication problem in non-marine water bodies and disrupts the natural nutrient balance of the ecosystem. To overcome such dichotomy, biodegradable polymer-based adsorbents have emerged as a cost-effective and implementable approach in striking a "desired optimum-undesired excess" balance pertaining to phosphate in a sustainable manner. So far, the reports on adopting such adsorbent-approach for wastewater remediation remained largely scattered, unstructured, and poorly correlated. In this background, the contextual review comprehensively discusses the current state-of-the-art in utilizing biodegradable polymeric frameworks as an adsorbent system for phosphate removal and its efficient recovery from the aquatic ecosystem, while highlighting their characteristics-specific functional efficiency vis-à-vis easiness of synthetic and commercial viability. The overview further delves into the sources and environmental ramifications of excessive phosphorus in water bodies and associated mechanistic pathways of phosphorus removal via adsorption, precipitation, and membrane filtration enabled by biodegradable (natural and synthetic) polymeric substrates. Finally, functionality optimization, degradability tuning, and adsorption selectivity of biodegradable polymers are highlighted, while aiming to strike a balance in "removal-recovery-reuse" dynamics of phosphate. Thus, the current review not only paves the way for future exploration of biodegradable polymers in sustainable cost-effective adsorbents for phosphorus removal but also can serve as a guide for researchers dealing with this critical issue.
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- Krishna Priyadarshini Das
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, Hauz Khas, 110016, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, Hauz Khas, 110016, India
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Str. 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, Hauz Khas, 110016, India.
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Govindappa H, Abdi G, Uthappa UT, Sriram G, Han SS, Kurkuri M. Efficient separation of arsenic species of oxyanion As (III) and As (V) by using effective polymer inclusion membranes (PIM). CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 316:137851. [PMID: 36642130 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The heavy metal contaminant arsenic exist in the form of arsenite (As(III)) and arsenate (As(V)) ions. These ions are highly carcinogenic that are usually present in the ground water. To date, most of the designed polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) involved only about separation without differentiating the oxidation states. Thus, there is a research gap on separation of element with different oxidation states. Thus, this study addresses such research gap which have been not explored previously. To extract such ions from water, the present study involves fabrication of PIM by varying the compositions of the base polymer, carrier and plasticizer. Also effect of the strip solution, and transport properties were studied. High performance membrane was obtained with 50% (w/w) Aliquat 336 and 50% (w/w) Cellulose triacetate (CTA). The production of 1 m2 of PIM may cost approximately 0.08-0.16$. Also, we have combined the separation capacity of polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) with the sensitivity and elemental detection using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) to detect and separate As(III) and As(V). AAS is limited to detecting only elemental arsenic (As) and does not distinguish between As(III) and As(V). Further, to address such limitations in this current study we were able to separate As(V) from As(III) within 5 h. In addition, to provide sole solution a device was fabricated to extract As(V) in the field studies which displayed outstanding efficiency of 99.7 ± 0.2%. The extracted samples was tested in AAS to differentiate between oxidation states of the arsenic species and these important results are supportive in finding out the redox potential of water and for other geochemical explorations.
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- Harshith Govindappa
- Centre for Research in Functional Materials (CRFM), JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Jain Global Campus, Bengaluru, 562112, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Persian Gulf Research Institute, Persian Gulf University, 75169, Bushehr, Iran
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- Centre for Research in Functional Materials (CRFM), JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Jain Global Campus, Bengaluru, 562112, Karnataka, India.
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Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in a Polymeric Matrix as a New Material for Thin Film Microextraction (TFME) in Organic Pollutant Monitoring. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15020314. [PMID: 36679194 PMCID: PMC9863860 DOI: 10.3390/polym15020314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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It is essential to monitor organic pollutants to control contamination levels in environmental water bodies. In this respect, the development of new materials based on functionalised polymeric films for the measurement of toxic compounds is of interest. In this study, we prepare new films based on polymer cellulose triacetate modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the monitoring of selected compounds: a fungicide (chlorpyrifos) and two emerging contaminants, the musk tonalide and the bactericide triclosan, which are used in the formulation of personal care products. The films, upon contact with water samples and following the principles of thin film microextraction, allow the determination of organic pollutants at low concentration levels. The contact time of the film with a predetermined volume of water is fixed at 60 min, and the compounds are eluted with a small volume (1 mL) of organic solvent for GC-MS analysis. Parameters such as repeatability for different films and detection limits are found to be satisfactory. Applying the method to river water demonstrates its suitability and, in the cases of chlorpyrifos and tonalide, the absence of a significant matrix effect.
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Kaczorowska MA. The Use of Polymer Inclusion Membranes for the Removal of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions-The Latest Achievements and Potential Industrial Applications: A Review. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12111135. [PMID: 36422127 PMCID: PMC9695490 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12111135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The growing demand for environmentally friendly and economical methods of removing toxic metal ions from polluted waters and for the recovery of valuable noble metal ions from various types of waste, which are often treated as their secondary source, has resulted in increased interest in techniques based on the utilization of polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs). PIMs are characterized by many advantages (e.g., the possibility of simultaneous extraction and back extraction, excellent stability and high reusability), and can be adapted to the properties of the removed target analyte by appropriate selection of carriers, polymers and plasticizers used for their formulation. However, the selectivity and efficiency of the membrane process depends on many factors (e.g., membrane composition, nature of removed metal ions, composition of aqueous feed solution, etc.), and new membranes are systematically designed to improve these parameters. Numerous studies aimed at improving PIM technology may contribute to the wider use of these methods in the future on an industrial scale, e.g., in wastewater treatment. This review describes the latest achievements related to the removal of various metal ions by PIMs over the past 3 years, with particular emphasis on solutions with potential industrial application.
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- Małgorzata A Kaczorowska
- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 3 Seminaryjna Street, 85326 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Khalid NA, Shoparwe NF, Yusoff AH, Sulaiman AZ, Ahmad AL, Azmi NA. Fabrication and Characterisation of MWCNT/Polyvinyl (PVC) Polymer Inclusion Membrane for Zinc (II) Ion Removal from Aqueous Solution. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1020. [PMID: 36295779 PMCID: PMC9607245 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12101020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution has prompted researchers to establish the most effective method to tackle the impacts of heavy metals on living things and the environment, which include by applying nanoparticles. An example is the employment of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as an additive in an intermediate membrane or polymer inclusion membrane (PIM). The MWCNTs were added to enhance the properties and reinforce the transport performance of zinc (II) ion (Zn2+) removal from the source phase to the receiver phase by the PIMs. The present study constructed a membrane with a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)-based polymer, dioctyl phthalate (DOP) plasticiser, and bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (B2EHP) carrier incorporated with different concentrations of MWCNTs. The contact angle (CA), water uptake, ion exchange capacity (IEC), and porosity of the fabricated membranes were evaluated. The membrane was also characterised by employing scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Subsequently, the fabricated PIM (W1) and mixed matrix (MM)-PIM (W2−W5) samples were assessed under different parameters to acquire the ideal membrane composition and effectiveness. Kinetic modelling of Zn2+ removal by the fabricated PIMs under similar conditions was performed to reveal the mechanisms involved. The average removal efficiency of the membranes was >99% at different parameter conditions. Nevertheless, the W3 membrane with 1.0 wt% MWCNT immersed in a 5 mg/L initial Zn2+ concentration and 1.0 M receiver solution for seven hours at pH 2 demonstrated the highest percentage of Zn2+ removal. The experimental data were best fitted to the pseudo-first-order kinetic model (PFO) in kinetic modelling, and the permeability and flux of the W3 at optimum conditions were 0.053 m s−1 and 0.0532 mol m−2 s−1, respectively. In conclusion, the transport mechanism of Zn2+ was enhanced with the addition of the MWCNTs.
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- Nadia Aqilah Khalid
- Gold Rare Earth and Material Technopreneurship Centre, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Jeli Campus, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Kota Bharu 17600, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Gold Rare Earth and Material Technopreneurship Centre, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Jeli Campus, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Kota Bharu 17600, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Gold Rare Earth and Material Technopreneurship Centre, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Jeli Campus, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Kota Bharu 17600, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Gold Rare Earth and Material Technopreneurship Centre, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Jeli Campus, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Kota Bharu 17600, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal 14300, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Benua Sunda Cari Gali Sdn Bhd. No 6, Medan Pusat Bandar 1, Seksyen 9, Bandar Baru, Bangi 43650, Selangor, Malaysia
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Limousy L, Thiebault T, Brendle J. New Materials and Technologies for Wastewater Treatment. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15051927. [PMID: 35269160 PMCID: PMC8911897 DOI: 10.3390/ma15051927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Lionel Limousy
- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, UMR CNRS 7361, Université de Haute-Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, 3b Rue Alfred Werner, F-68100 Mulhouse, France;
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- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, UMR CNRS METIS 7619, PSL Université, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75252 Paris, France;
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- Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse, UMR CNRS 7361, Université de Haute-Alsace, Université de Strasbourg, 3b Rue Alfred Werner, F-68100 Mulhouse, France;
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Tarhouchi S, Louafy R, El Atmani EH, Hlaïbi M. Kinetic control concept for the diffusion processes of paracetamol active molecules across affinity polymer membranes from acidic solutions. BMC Chem 2022; 16:2. [PMID: 35027092 PMCID: PMC8759197 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-021-00794-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Paracetamol compound remains the most used pharmaceutical as an analgesic and antipyretic for pain and fever, often identified in aquatic environments. The elimination of this compound from wastewater is one of the critical operations carried out by advanced industries. Our work objective was to assess studies based on membrane processes by using two membranes, polymer inclusion membrane and grafted polymer membrane containing gluconic acid as an extractive agent for extracting and recovering paracetamol compound from aqueous solutions. Result The elaborated membrane characterizations were assessed using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Kinetic and thermodynamic models have been applied to determine the values of macroscopic (P and J0), microscopic (D* and Kass), activation and thermodynamic parameters (Ea, ΔH#, ΔS#, ΔH#diss, and ΔH#th). All results showed that the PVA–GA was more performant than its counterpart GPM–GA, with apparent diffusion coefficient values (107D*) of 41.807 and 31.211 cm2 s−1 respectively, at T = 308 K. In addition, the extraction process for these membranes was more efficient at pH = 1. The relatively low values of activation energy (Ea), activation association enthalpy (ΔH≠ass), and activation dissociation enthalpy (ΔH≠diss) have indicated a kinetic control for the oriented processes studied across the adopted membranes much more than the energetic counterpart. Conclusion The results presented for the quantification of oriented membrane process ensured clean, sustainable, and environmentally friendly methods for the extraction and recovery of paracetamol molecule as a high-value substance. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13065-021-00794-7.
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- Sanae Tarhouchi
- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, Hasssan II University of Casablanca (UH2C), PB 5366, Maârif, Maroc.
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, Hasssan II University of Casablanca (UH2C), PB 5366, Maârif, Maroc
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, Hasssan II University of Casablanca (UH2C), PB 5366, Maârif, Maroc
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- Laboratoire Génie des Matériaux pour Environnement et Valorisation (GeMEV), Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, Hasssan II University of Casablanca (UH2C), PB 5366, Maârif, Maroc
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Sellami F, Kebiche-Senhadji O, Marais S, Lanel C, Fatyeyeva K. Novel Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)/Montmorillonite Polymer Inclusion Membrane: Application to Cr(VI) Extraction from Polluted Water. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11090682. [PMID: 34564498 PMCID: PMC8468779 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11090682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Novel hybrid polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs) based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) (polymer matrix) and Aliquat 336 (ion carrier) and containing native sodium (Cloisite Na+ (CNa)) and organo-modified (Cloisite 30B (C30B)) Montmorillonites were elaborated and tested for the removal of toxic Cr(VI) ions from the aqueous solution. The influence of the nanoclay incorporation on the physicochemical properties of PVDF-based PIMs was studied and the resulting membrane transport properties of the Cr(VI) ions were investigated in detail. The water contact angle measurements reveal that the incorporation of the CNa nanofiller affects the membrane wettability as less hydrophilic surface is obtained in this case-~47° in the presence of CNa as compared with ~15° for PIMs with C30B. The membrane rigidity is found to be dependent on the type and size of the used Montmorillonite. The increase of Young's modulus is higher when CNa is incorporated in comparison with C30B. The stiffness of the PIM is strongly increased with CNa amount (four times higher with 30 wt %) which is not the case for C30B (only 1.5 times). Higher Cr(VI) permeation flux is obtained for PIMs containing CNa (~2.7 µmol/(m2·s)) owing to their porous structure as compared with membranes loaded with C30B and those without filler (~2 µmol/(m2·s) in both cases). The PIM with 20 wt % of native sodium Montmorillonite revealed satisfactory stability during five cycles of the Cr(VI) transport due to the high membrane rigidity and hydrophobicity. Much lower macromolecular chain mobility in this case allows limiting the carrier loss, thus increasing the membrane stability. On the contrary, a deterioration of the transport performance is recorded for the membrane filled with C30B and that without filler. The obtained results showed the possibility to extend the PIM lifetime through the incorporation of nanoparticles that diminish the carrier loss (Aliquat 336) from the membrane into the aqueous phase by limiting its mobility within the membrane by tortuosity effect and membrane stiffening without losing its permselective properties.
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- Ferhat Sellami
- Laboratoire de Procédés Membranaires et de Technique de Séparation et de Récupération (LPMSTR), Faculté de Technologie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria; (F.S.); (O.K.-S.)
- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire de Procédés Membranaires et de Technique de Séparation et de Récupération (LPMSTR), Faculté de Technologie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria; (F.S.); (O.K.-S.)
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), 76000 Rouen, France
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (K.F.)
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, UFR Sciences et Technique, 76000 Rouen, France;
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- Normandie University, UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces (PBS), 76000 Rouen, France
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (K.F.)
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