A new functionalized magnetic nanocomposite of poly(methylacrylate) for the efficient removal of anionic dyes from aqueous media

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 7982-7989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Pourjavadi ◽  
Azardokht Abedin-Moghanaki ◽  
Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri

A magnetic nano-adsorbent was synthesized via the radical polymerization of methyl acrylate on modified Fe3O4 MNPs, followed by amidation of the methyl ester groups using pentaethylenehexamine, to create active sites for adsorption of anionic dyes.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed H. Mohamed ◽  
Inimfon A. Udoetok ◽  
Lee D. Wilson

Pelletized biomaterial composites that contain chitosan (C) and torrefied wheat straw (S) at variable weight composition (C:S) were prepared using a facile blending process. The fractional content of the wheat straw was studied to elucidate the role of biomass on the pelletized product and effects of S-content on the physicochemical properties relevant to adsorption phenomena. Chitosan pellets (with and without S) were characterized by spectroscopic (FT-IR and 13C NMR) and thermal (TGA and DSC) techniques to provide support for their respective C:S composition. Confocal microscopy using fluorescein (FL) as a dye probe revealed the presence and an increase in the accessibility of the active sites for the composite pellets according to the S-content (wt %). Equilibrium and kinetic sorption studies using FL and reactive black (RB) dyes revealed an incremental adsorption affinity of the pellets with anionic dyes in variable charge states (FL and RB). The trend for dye adsorption parallels the incremental S-content (wt %) in the composite pellets. This study reports a first-example of a low-cost, facile, and sustainable approach for the valorization of straw and chitosan suitable for sorption-based applications in aqueous media.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (44) ◽  
pp. 38042-38051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Pourjavadi ◽  
Azardokht Abedin-Moghanaki ◽  
Amir Tavakoli

A new magnetic nano-adsorbent has been prepared based on graft copolymerization of vinyl acetate onto starch in the presence of magnetic nanoparticles followed by the sulfation of the hydroxyl groups using chlorosulfonic acid.


Author(s):  
N. D. Suzaimi ◽  
P. S. Goh ◽  
N. A. N. N. Malek

Excessive nitrate discharge into the aquatic environment from human activities is the main contributor to groundwater and surface water contamination. Its toxicity in water is a serious concern as it gives huge impacts on aquatic life since it damages the ecosystem and water sources around the globe. Recently, the development of nanomaterials as nano-adsorbent makes adsorption the most attractive solution among them. Nano-adsorbents pose high efficiency to remove pollutants from aqueous media. The exclusive chemical and structural properties of the developed nano-adsorbents are the determinative effects of nitrate adsorption performance. In this mini review, the state-of-the-art development of nano-adsorbents and nano-adsorbents-modified membranes for nitrate from water is discussed, and some challenges faced in this field are also highlighted.


2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Kiani ◽  
Pouya Haratipour ◽  
Mazaher Ahmadi ◽  
Rouholah Zare-Dorabei ◽  
Ali Mahmoodi

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (42) ◽  
pp. 26049-26055
Author(s):  
Tam Thi-Thanh Huynh ◽  
Si Eun Kim ◽  
Soon Cheon Kim ◽  
Jin Chul Kim ◽  
Young Il Park ◽  
...  

The acrylate based gradient copolymers were successfully synthesized by concurrent tandem living radical polymerization using Al(acac)3 as cocatalyst with common alcohols.


2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 2273-2286
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Saadat ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Zerafat ◽  
Sahar Foorginezhad

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