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Synthesis of a cross-linked cellulose-based amine polymer and its application in wastewater purification

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A cross-linked cellulose-amine polymer composed of nanocrystalline cellulose and 1,4-pheneylnediamine was synthesized, and its application as an adsorbent of metal ions from wastewater was dementated. The nanocrystalline cellulose was generated from an olive industry solid waste. The cross-linked polymer analysis results of FTIR, NMR, TEM, SEM, and XRD were generated. The adsorption efficiency of the cellulose-amine polymer toward Cu(II) and Pb(II) was investigated as a function of adsorbent dose, temperature, pH, and time. The adsorption parameters that lead to an excellent adsorption efficiency were determined. The polymer also showed an excellent extraction efficiency toward 20 metal ions present in a sewage sample. The various functional groups present on polymer surface such as amino, hydroxyl, and aryl played a crucial role on metal adsorption. Thermodynamic analysis results support the high efficiency of the polymer toward the metal ions. Kinetic study results reveal that the adsorption process fits well with the pseudo-second-order model and the adsorption isotherm follows a Langmuir isotherm model.

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Acknowledgments

ARDITI-Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação is acknowledged through the project M1420-01-0145-FEDER-000005-CQM+ (Madeira 14-20 Program). The authors also acknowledge the NM lab of SCAI (University of Málaga) for polymer analysis.

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The authors received financial support from the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education for this work.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestinian Territories

    Othman Hamed, Bahia Abu Lail, Ahmad Abu Obied & Shehdeh Jodeh

  2. Graduate Studies Department, Al-Istiqlal University, Ariha, Palestinian Territories

    Abdalhadi Deghles & Basima Qasem

  3. Laboratory of Mineral Solid and Analytical Chemistry LMSAC, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mohamed 1st University, P.O. Box 717, Oujda, Morocco

    Khalil Azzaoui

  4. CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105, Funchal, Portugal

    Manuel Algarra

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Hamed, O., Lail, B.A., Deghles, A. et al. Synthesis of a cross-linked cellulose-based amine polymer and its application in wastewater purification. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 28080–28091 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06001-4

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