Preparation of SA-g-(PAA-co-PDMC) polyampholytic superabsorbent polymer and its application to the anionic dye adsorption removal from effluents

[Display omitted] •SA-g-(PAA-co-PDMC) SAP was prepared by free-radical-induced graft copolymerization.•The above polyampholyte SAP showed interesting pH sensitive swelling properties.•The above SAP could simultaneous adsorb both cationic and anionic dyes.•The maximum adsorption capacity and removal...

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Published inSeparation and purification technology Vol. 188; pp. 329 - 340
Main Authors Zhao, Ying, Chen, Yu, Zhao, Jian, Tong, Zongrui, Jin, Shaohua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 29.11.2017
Subjects
Adsorption
Anionic dye
Graft copolymerization
Polyampholytic superabsorbent polymer
Sodium alginate
Sodium alginate
Anionic dye
Adsorption
Graft copolymerization
Polyampholytic superabsorbent polymer
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Summary:[Display omitted] •SA-g-(PAA-co-PDMC) SAP was prepared by free-radical-induced graft copolymerization.•The above polyampholyte SAP showed interesting pH sensitive swelling properties.•The above SAP could simultaneous adsorb both cationic and anionic dyes.•The maximum adsorption capacity and removal efficiency for FY3 were 654.87mg/g and 98.23%.•The adsorption kinetics, isotherm, thermodynamics of the SAP for FY3 was studied. A pH-responsive polyampholytic superabsorbent polymer (SAP), sodium alginate-g-(polyacrylic acid-co-polymethacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride) (SA-g-(PAA-co-PDMC)), was prepared by the free-radical-induced graft copolymerization. The structure of the SAP was characterized by FTIR, XRD and SEM. The synthesis conditions were optimized to achieve an SAP with the highest swelling ratio. The anionic dye adsorption properties of the achieved SAP were characterized using Food Yellow 3 (FY3) as a model dye. The effects of DMC amount and pH of the dye solution on the adsorption capacities were determined. The adsorption kinetics, isotherm, thermodynamics, desorption and reusability of the SAP were studied respectively. The maximum adsorption capacity and removal efficiency of SA-g-(PAA-co-PDMC) SAP reached up to 654.87mg/g and 98.23%, respectively, which are among the highest values of solid adsorbents in FY3 adsorption. Compared with the traditional polyanion SAPs, the SAP prepared in the present work can be expended to the simultaneous removal of both cationic and anionic dyes.
ISSN:1383-5866
1873-3794
DOI:10.1016/j.seppur.2017.07.044