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Magnetic and K+-cross-linked kappa-carrageenan nanocomposite beads and adsorption of crystal violet

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Biopolymer-based magnetic beads, composed of kappa-carrageenan (κ-Car) and Fe3O4 nanoparticles, were synthesized. The magnetic beads were prepared through in situ precipitation of Fe2+/Fe3+ ions in the presence of carrageenan and subsequently treating with K+ solution. The structure of magnetic kappa-carrageenan beads (mκ-Carb) was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometer, and thermal gravimetric analysis techniques. According to SEM micrographs, an undulant and coarse structure with cubic-shaped sections was obtained when the magnetic nanoparticles were incorporated in composition of beads. The TEM image confirmed the formation of magnetic nanoparticles with an average size of 3–7 nm. The synthesized beads were examined as adsorbent to remove crystal violet dye from aqueous solutions. It was found that due to coarse surface, the rate of dye adsorption on magnetic beads can be improved slightly. The experimental adsorption kinetics was analyzed according to pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models and the adsorption kinetics followed well the pseudo-second-order model. Isotherm adsorption data of dye on beads were modeled according to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The results revealed that the experimental data have the best fit to Langmuir isotherm model, and maximum adsorption capacity of beads for dye obtained was 84.7 mg/g. The influence of pH on the variation of adsorption capacity of beads for crystal violet was not considerable. The thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption of CV dye on beads is spontaneous.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Maragheh, P.O. Box 55181-83111, Maragheh, Iran

    Gholam Reza Mahdavinia

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Payame Noor University, P.O. Box 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran

    Saba Iravani, Samira Zoroufi & Hossein Hosseinzadeh

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Mahdavinia, G.R., Iravani, S., Zoroufi, S. et al. Magnetic and K+-cross-linked kappa-carrageenan nanocomposite beads and adsorption of crystal violet. Iran Polym J 23, 335–344 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-014-0229-8

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