Table 2. TGA and Elemental Analysis for Fe3O4@SiO2–NH2, Fe3O4@SiO2–TCT, Fe3O4@SiO2–TCT–NH2, and Fe3O4@SiO2–EDTA–Ni(II) NPs.
sample | C (%) | H (%) | N (%) | total (%)a | |
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Fe3O4@SiO2–NH2 | TGA (wt %) | 6.746 | 1.501 | 2.627 | 10.874 |
EA (wt %) | 6.614 | 1.475 | 2.532 | 10.621 | |
Fe3O4@SiO2–TCT | TGA (wt %) | 7.377 | 0.717 | 5.736 | 3.830 |
EA (wt %) | 7.468 | 0.750 | 5.627 | 13.845 | |
Fe3O4@SiO2–TCT–NH2 | TGA (wt %) | 16.172 | 2.918 | 10.564 | 29.654 |
EA (wt %) | 15.946 | 2.871 | 10.377 | 29.194 | |
Fe3O4@SiO2–EDTA–Ni(II) | TGA (wt %) | 22.821 | 2.853 | 9.112 | 34.786 |
EA (wt %) | 21.611 | 2.871 | 9.232 | 33.714 |
Total (%) = C (%) + H (%) + N (%).