| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1383830 | Carbohydrate Polymers | 2015 | 8 Pages |
•A novel xylan/poly(acrylic acid) magnetic nanocomposite hydrogel adsorbent was prepared.•The adsorbent exhibited a porous structure and paramagnetic properties.•Methylene blue adsorbed on the nanocomposite as a monolayer.•The adsorption process could be described by a pseudo second order kinetic model.
Adsorbents based on natural polysaccharides have attracted increasing interest because of their low-cost and biodegradability, particularly, polysaccharide-based nanocomposite adsorbents. In this study the xylan/poly(acrylic acid) magnetic nanocomposite hydrogel adsorbent was prepared from wheat straw xylan and Fe3O4 nanoparticles, and its adsorption property was studied on methylene blue removal. The prepared hydrogel adsorbent had a semi-interpenetrating network structure and exhibited a macro-porous structure with interconnected porous channels. Super-paramagnetic characteristic behavior was observed from magnetic analysis using a vibrating sample magnetometer. The optimum condition for methylene blue adsorption on the adsorbent was found at pH 8 with an adsorbent dosage of 3 g/L and an initial concentration of 400 mg/L, and the removal percentage reached above 90%. The adsorption isotherm of methylene blue on the prepared hydrogel adsorbent was fitted to the Langmuir model, and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model could describe the adsorption process. All obtained results indicated that the prepared hydrogel adsorbent is promising for water treatment applications.
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