Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 20(7), 1061 (2004).

Preparation of a New Type of Fiber Adsorbent Attached with Silica Microparticles
Takao TSUDA, Mahoro HISANAGA, Takanori INAGAKI, Shinya KITAGAWA, and Kanji MIYABE
Materials Science and Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
A new type of fiber adsorbent attached with silica microparticles was prepared. The silica microparticles were formed by the polymerization of silica oligomers on glass fibers, which were woven into a glass filter. The surface of the silica microparticles was chemically modified by bonding C18-ligands. SEM images indicated that the diameter of the uniform and spherical silica microparticles fixed on glass fibers was on the order of micrometers. It was confirmed that the glass filter adsorbent was effective for the adsorptive removal of toluene of low concentrations.