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Preparation of polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan hydrogel compounded with graphene oxide to enhance the adsorption properties for Cu(II) in aqueous solution

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A novel bio-adsorbent, composite hydrogel beads, composed of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), chitosan (CS) and graphene oxide (GO) was prepared by an instantaneous gelation method. The micromorphology and thermal stability of the PVA/CS/GO hydrogel beads were characterized by scanning electronic microscope (SEM) and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) respectively. Adsorption of Cu(II) onto PVA/CS/GO hydrogel beads was investigated with respect to pH, initial concentration, temperature and adsorption time. Adsorption data were well matched by Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetic model at the optimum pH 5.5. The maximum adsorption capacities of PVA/CS/GO hydrogel beads were found to be 162 mg g−1 for Cu(II) at 30 °C, which was much higher than that of PVA/CS hydrogel. Thermodynamic studies indicated that the adsorption was spontaneous and endothermic process in nature. Besides, desorption efficiency and reusability of the adsorbents were assessed on basis of six consecutive adsorption-desorption cycles. Based on these studies, it can be seen that PVA/CS/GO hydrogel beads will be a potential recyclable adsorbent for removal of hazardous metal ions in waste water.

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This work was supported by the Research Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (No.113034A), National Natural Science Foundation of China (51373070), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-12-0884).

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    Luzhong Li, Zhu Wang, Piming Ma, Huiyu Bai, Weifu Dong & Mingqing Chen

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Li, L., Wang, Z., Ma, P. et al. Preparation of polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan hydrogel compounded with graphene oxide to enhance the adsorption properties for Cu(II) in aqueous solution. J Polym Res 22, 150 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-015-0794-3

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