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Synthesize of exfoliated poly-methylmethacrylate/organomontmorillonite nanocomposites by in situ polymerization: structural study, thermal properties and application for removal of azo dye pollutant

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This paper reports the synthesis of exfoliated structure of Poly-methylmethacrylate/organomontmorillonite nanocomposites by in situ polymerization of Methylmethacrylate monomer as a cost-effective adsorbent for ultrahigh removal of azo dye pollutant from aqueous media. The obtained nanocomposites with different organoclay loading (1–7 mass%) were characterized by XRD, FTIR, DTA, TGA, TEM and SEM. In the XRD results, the observation of small pick shoulders (d001) and almost no reflection in the X-ray diffractrograms indicated, respectively, the establishment of intercalated/exfoliated structures and major exfoliation of OMMT clay into polymer. This observation was supported by TEM microscopy. TGA results revealed improved thermal properties in comparison with the pure polymer. Adsorption parameters such as pH-value, contact time and initial dye concentration were investigated to assess optimum adsorption activity. The adsorption experiments showed that the equilibrium time of adsorption was reached very rapidly. According to the kinetic study, the adsorption process followed pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption capacity is unaffected by variation of solution pH. The high maximum adsorption capacity of PMMA/OMT nanocomposite toward dye was found to be 309.6 mg g−1. Langmuir isotherm was more suitable model to describe the adsorption of dye than Freundlich and Dubinin–Radushkevich models. Thermodynamic study showed that the removal of the azo dye from aqueous solution by PMMA/OMT nanocomposite is endothermic nature, spontaneous and physisorption process. Under three adsorption–desorption cycles, PMMA/OMT nanocomposite had good re-adsorption effect. Thus, PMMA/OMT nanocomposite can be an efficient and recyclable adsorbent for azo dyes.

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  2. Laboratoire Matériaux et Energies Renouvelabes, Université Mohamed Boudiaf M’Sila, 28000, M’sila, Algeria

    Smail Terchi

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Terchi, S., Hamrit, S., Ladjal, N. et al. Synthesize of exfoliated poly-methylmethacrylate/organomontmorillonite nanocomposites by in situ polymerization: structural study, thermal properties and application for removal of azo dye pollutant. J Therm Anal Calorim 149, 2161–2177 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12810-0

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