Abstract:spherical with rough surface. SEM-EDX showed that alginate/perlite microspheres composed of C, O, Na, Al, Si, K, Cl and Fe. TGA analysis indicated that incorporation of perlite improved the thermal properties of microspheres. Adsorption capacity of microspheres reached the maximum value when the perlite/alginate ratio=2 (wt./wt.), but then adding more than this value significantly decreased the adsorption capacity of microspheres.
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