Scientific publications
Charles Baudouin Njine-Bememba
Other affiliations: Laboratoire de Chimie
Other affiliations: Laboratoire de Chimie
Charles Péguy Nanseu‐Njiki
Other affiliations: Laboratoire de Chimie
Emmanuel Ngameni* (Corresponding author)
Other affiliations: Laboratoire de Chimie
Holzforschung
Abstract Sawdust samples of ayous wood ( Triplochiton scleroxylon ) have been submitted to a warm pretreatment with NaOH and functionalized in dimethylformamide (DMF) by grafting with two amino organosilanes. The reagents were chosen for their ability to bind hydronium ions in acidic medium: 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and 3-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (AEAPTMS). The resulting materials were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies, which revealed the Si-O-C covalent bond and the polymerization of the grafted silanes through siloxane bridges (Si-O-Si) leading to the stabilization of the structure. The cyclic voltammetry analyses were performed on a glassy carbon modified with native or functionalized sawdust films in contact with electrochemical probes ([Fe(CN) 6 ] 3- and [Ru(NH 3 ) 6 ] 3+ ). By means of this method, the permselectivity and accumulation capacity of these functionalized materials could be evaluated. The presence of silanes in the functionalized sawdust leads to a progressive accumulation of anionic species, while the cationic species were repelled when the solution is gradually acidified.
