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Novel Fabrication of PAA/PVA/Yeast Superabsorbent with Interpenetrating Polymer Network for pH-Dependent Selective Adsorption of Dyes

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Traditional superabsorbent polymers have wide application potential as an adsorbent, but the poor physical and mechanical properties limit their further applications. To tentatively overcome this dilemma, a novel poly(acrylic acid)/poly(vinyl alcohol)/yeast superabsorbent polymers (PAA/PVA/yeast SAPs) with interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) were fabricated herein via solution polymerization. The mechanical stability tests showed that the resulting products could desirably resist the destruction of shear flow (<5000 rpm) and load pressure (<3 kg). The effects of yeast content, pH, contact time, initial dye concentration and temperature were systematically studied to evaluate their adsorption properties. Consecutive five cycles of adsorption–desorption indicated that their easy regeneration and reusability. More importantly, the PVA/PAA/yeast SAPs displayed brilliant pH-dependent selective adsorption for dyes in dye mixtures. It is believed hereby that the PAA/PVA/yeast SAPs can be expected to be economically and technically feasible for the scalable treatment of dyes wastewater.

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This work was financially supported by Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 2015JM2071), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 310829162014, No. 310829161015, and No. 310829165007).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang’an University, Xi’an, 710054, People’s Republic of China

    Diejing Feng

  2. State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, People’s Republic of China

    Bo Bai, Honglun Wang & Yourui Suo

  3. Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, 810001, People’s Republic of China

    Bo Bai, Honglun Wang & Yourui Suo

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Feng, D., Bai, B., Wang, H. et al. Novel Fabrication of PAA/PVA/Yeast Superabsorbent with Interpenetrating Polymer Network for pH-Dependent Selective Adsorption of Dyes. J Polym Environ 26, 567–588 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-0972-y

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