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Preparation of green chelating fibers and adsorption properties for Cd(II) in aqueous solution

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Chitosan chains (CTS) were grafted onto polyvinyl alcohol fibers (PVAf) with the aid of coupling agent γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, producing grafted fibers PVAf-g-CTS. Then, chloroacetic acid (CA) was used to react with the chitosan chains on the PVAf-g-CTS surface via nucleophilic substitution reaction to produce fibrous PVAf-g-CACTS with multiple adsorption sites. The products were characterized by using FTIR, SEM, XRD and XPS, revealing that the reaction followed the S N 2 mechanism. Optimum parameters, including a reaction temperature of 50 °C and a mass ratio of PVAf-g-CTS to CA of 1:0.12, were determined for the reaction. Adsorption experiments confirmed that PVAf-g-CACTS showed greater adsorption characteristics for Cd(II) in aqueous solutions compared with PVAf-g-CTS and PVAf. In particular, the rate of Cd(II) uptake by using PVAf-g-CACTS was higher, and the equilibrium was reached within 80 min. When pH was 7, the saturated adsorption capacity reached 47.65 mg g−1. The adsorption kinetics conformed to the pseudo-second-order model, and the adsorption process was in accordance with the Langmuir and Temkin isotherm model. Adsorption–desorption cycle experiments showed that PVAf-g-CACTS had good performance of reuse, and the adsorption mechanism was analyzed further by using XPS.

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Acknowledgements

This work was partly supported by Zhejiang Provincial Textiles Technology Collaborative Innovation Center (2011 Collaborative Innovation Center) organized by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (ZSTU). Dr. Peng Chen would like to acknowledge supports from 330 Overseas Talent Program (No. ACX201424) of Keqiao district, Shaoxing and Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS.

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  1. Ningbo Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), CAS, Ningbo, 315201, China

    Jian Meng, Jing Yu, Wei Huang, Peng Wang, Kui Wang, Mingqiao Liu, Changyuan Song & Peng Chen

  2. Department of Science, Zhijiang College of Zhejiang University of Technology, Keqiao, Shaoxing, 312000, China

    Peng Chen

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China

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Meng, J., Cui, J., Yu, J. et al. Preparation of green chelating fibers and adsorption properties for Cd(II) in aqueous solution. J Mater Sci 53, 2277–2289 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1653-x

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