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Effective removal of proteins and polysaccharides from biotreated wastewater by polyaniline composites

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The proteins and polysaccharides are always remained in the effluent of biotreated process, which leads to further pollution for advanced treatment or aqueous environment. In this study, Fe3O4/polynailine composite (Fe3O4@PANI) was prepared by means of in situ surface polymerization, and was used as the adsorbent for removal of proteins and polysaccharides from biotreated wastewater. The removal rate of polysaccharide by PANI (69.43%) was higher than that by Fe3O4@PANI (61.33%), while the removal percentage of protein by Fe3O4@PANI (65.25%) was higher than that by original PANI (47.56%). The adsorption process was fitted well with the quasi-first-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models. Finally, it was determined that electrostatic attraction is the primary mechanism for the adsorption of proteins and polysaccharides by PANI-based materials.

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The Fe3O4/polyaniline can significantly remove proteins and polysaccharides from bio-treated wastewater due to its positively charged surface.

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This work is supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2021ZY77). The authors also extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number “x_2020_IF.”

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China

    Huiying Li, Wen Huang & Bin Qiu

  2. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Northern Border University, PO 840, Rafha, 91911, Saudi Arabia

    Hamdy Khamees Thabet

  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    Dalal Alhashmialameer

  4. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China

    Mina Huang

  5. Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1512 Middle Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA

    Mina Huang & Zhanhu Guo

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Li, H., Huang, W., Qiu, B. et al. Effective removal of proteins and polysaccharides from biotreated wastewater by polyaniline composites. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 5, 1888–1898 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00508-0

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