Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
685817 Bioresource Technology 2008 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

A type of novel hybrid hydrogels from sodium humate (SH), polyacrylamide (PAM), and hydrophilic laponite clay were prepared using potassium persulfate (KPS) as the initiator and N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as the cross-linker. The morphology of the hydrogels was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM). The adsorption–desorption kinetics of methylene blue (MB) were also investigated. It was shown that SH/PAM/clay hydrogels exhibited excellent performance in MB adsorption. The maximum absorption concentration of MB was 800 mg/l/g of hydrogel. The adsorption concentration of hydrogels increased with increasing SH or clay content. Less MB were desorbed with increasing SH content, while the clay content had no significant influence on the amount of MB desorbed. This effect was attributed to the formation of a ionic complex between the imine groups of MB and the ionized carboxylic groups of SH. MB diffusion process was dominant in MB desorption.

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