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Removal of methylene blue with hemicellulose/clay hybrid hydrogels

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In this study, we chose corn stover hemicellulose for the preparation of hydrogels with admirable adsorption properties under mild alkaline conditions. Clay nanosheets were introduced to this system and hemicellulose/clay hybrid hydrogels were prepared. Morphological, mechanical properties and the methylene blue adsorption behaviors of the prepared hydrogels were studied. Results suggested that the addition of clay not only improved the mechanical strength of hemicellulose-based hydrogels, but also increased the adsorption capacity on methylene blue. Moreover, the adsorptions were confirmed to follow pseudo-second order equation for both gels with and without clay. The maximum adsorption capacities on methylene blue for hemicellulose-based hydrogels with or without clay reached 148.8 and 95.6 mg/g, respectively. These results implied that hemicellulose-based hydrogels could be used as promising adsorbents for the removal of methylene blue from waste water.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    He-li Cheng, Dong-bei Wu & Qi-gang Wang  (王启刚)

  2. Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education of China, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, 250353, China

    Yu Liu

  3. Institute of Pulp and Papermaking, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430068, China

    He-li Cheng & Qing-hua Feng

  4. Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China

    Chuan-an Liao

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21274111, 51473123 and 51402215), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China (NECT-11-0386), the Recruitment Program of Global Experts, and the open fund of Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education of China (No. 08031341).

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Cheng, Hl., Feng, Qh., Liao, Ca. et al. Removal of methylene blue with hemicellulose/clay hybrid hydrogels. Chin J Polym Sci 34, 709–719 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-016-1788-2

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