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Synthesis of novel biodegradable starch-PMA and Ag@starch-PMA polymer composite for boosting charge separation ability and superior photocatalytic performance

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One of the main issues confronting researchers is the removal of hazardous organic dyes from industrial effluent. In this work, a biodegradable starch-based polymer (starch-PMA) and silver blend (Ag@starch-PMA) nanocomposite were developed by a free radical process and employed as adsorbents for efficiently removing the hazardous dyes from industrial wastewater. The synthesized polymer adsorbent’s ability to bind to the methylene blue dye in water was tested under optimal conditions. The techniques, including FTIR, indicate the functional groups, TGA/DTG provide the thermal degradation of Ag@starch-PMA (76%) and starch-PMA (90%) at 520 °C and 500 °C, respectively. The surface morphology of the composites was investigated using SEM, and their biodegradation was examined using the soil burial technique. Further, in the adsorption process, parameters like adsorbent dose (0.15 g), pH range (2–12), and dye solution concentration (10 ppm) are optimized. The experimental data indicate the adsorption efficiency of Ag@starch-PMA (95%) and starch-PMA (92%) under the basic pH (8.4–10.4) and further remains constant. The qmax of starch-PMA (522.7834 mg/g) and Ag@starch-PMA (541.2563 mg/g) were assessed by Freundlich adsorption isotherm. In addition, linear fitting kinetic data of starch-PMA (R2 = 0.8619) and Ag@starch-PMA (R2 = 0.9898) showed that the adsorbents follow the pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order of reaction, respectively. A unique adsorbent for the removal of MB dye from an aqueous solution may therefore be found in the resultant nanocomposite.

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The authors are thankful to the Deanship of Scientific Research at University of Bisha for supporting this work through the Fast-Track Research Support Program. This research was funded by Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2023R7), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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The authors are thankful to the Deanship of Scientific Research at University of Bisha for supporting this work through the Fast-Track Research Support Program. This research was funded by Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2023R7), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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MA: Conception, performed adsorption experiments, visualization of data, writing reviewing, and editing. AM: Material synthesis, visualization of data, writing reviewing, and editing. MJ: Analysis and/or interpretation of data, performed SEM analysis. SI: Design of study, performed major experimental works, writing-original draft preparation. RL: Methodology, reviewed original manuscript, and critical revision. MTA: Conducted XRD experiments, acquisition of data, and writing-original draft preparation. WU: Drafting the revised manuscript, performed Cu removal analysis and critical revision. RAA: Conception, FTIR analysis, acquisition of data, interpret the data. EA: Visualization of data, BET analysis, reviewed the original manuscript and critical revision. AEAF: Drafting the revised manuscript, acquisition of data, and critical revision. MMAA: Acquisition of data, reviewed original manuscript, and critical revision. EBE: Analysis and/or interpretation of data, reviewed the original manuscript and critical revision.

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Amjad, M., Mohyuddin, A., Javed, M. et al. Synthesis of novel biodegradable starch-PMA and Ag@starch-PMA polymer composite for boosting charge separation ability and superior photocatalytic performance. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1577 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10997-4

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