EFFECTIVE REMOVAL OF METHYLENE BLUE DYE BY A NOVEL 4-VINYLPYRIDINE-CO-METHACRYLIC ACID CRYOGEL: KINETIC, ISOTHERM, AND BREAKTHROUGH STUDIES
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Date
2022
Authors
Megbenu, Harry Kwaku
Tauanov, Zhandos
Daulbayev, Chingis
Poulopoulos, Stavros G.
Baimenov, Alzhan
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Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Industrial streams are the source of increasing amounts of textile dye pollution every year. Among the various
adsorbents that have been tested for the removal of dyes, synthetic macroporous polymers are a promising choice due to their
developed structure, the presence of active functional groups, and the possibility of regeneration and reuse for several cycles.
In this work, a 4-vinylpyridine-co-methacrylic acid based cryogel (4-VP-MAAc) was synthesized at -12 °C by the free-radical
polymerization technique, it was characterized using a set of complimentary methods, and then applied for the removal of
methylene blue (MB) from water solutions.
RESULTS: The adsorption of MB was enhanced at pH values higher than 7 due to the presence of anionic functional groups. The
maximum equilibrium adsorption capacity achieved by 4-VP-MAAc was 703.6 mg/g at pH 8. Several kinetics, equilibrium, pH
studies, and fixed-bed column experiments were completed in ultra-pure water to evaluate the performance and the mechanism
of interaction of positively-charged dye with the polymer. Among the kinetic models applied, the pseudo-second order
model best fit the experimental observations. The Langmuir model efficiently described the adsorption of MB onto the prepared
cryogel, thus indicating monolayer adsorption. The ion exchange of the Na+ ions present in the structure of the cryogel
with dye was found to be the main removal mechanism accompanied with a complexation reaction. No loss of adsorption
capacity was observed in four successive adsorption/desorption cycles of 4-VP-MAAc use.
CONCLUSION: This is the first time that a 4-vinylpyridine-co-methacrylic acid based cryogel has been synthesized and successfully
applied to remove MB from water.
© 2022 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)
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Type of access: Open Access, cryogels, methylene blue, 4-VP-MAAc, textile dye pollution, ion exchange
Citation
Megbenu, H. K., Tauanov, Z., Daulbayev, C., Poulopoulos, S. G., & Baimenov, A. (2022). Effective removal of methylene blue dye by a novel 4‐vinylpyridine‐co‐methacrylic acid cryogel: kinetic, isotherm, and breakthrough studies. Journal of Chemical Technology &Amp; Biotechnology, 97(12), 3375–3384. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7197