Polyscrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers prepared through electrospinning and chemically modified with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid using ethylenediamine crosslinker.
Fabricated nanofibers have enhanced surface chemistry with insignificant impact on the nanofibrous structure.
Excellent maximum adsorption capacities of 66.24 and 32.68 mg g−1 toward Cr and Cd ions, respectively.
A pre-concentration factor of 19 achieved for removal of Cd and Cr in environmental water samples.