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Effective removal of dyes from aqueous solutions using a novel antibacterial polymeric adsorbent

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Here, ethylenediamine-epichlorohydrin-trichlorophenol (EET) cross-linked polymer was synthesized and characterized by Fourier Transforms Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA–DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). EET exhibited substantial antibacterial activity with inhibition zones of 38 and 64 mm against E. coli and S. aureus bacteria. Therefore, it was applied to treat methyl orange (MO) and rhodamine B (RB) dyes containing synthetic aqueous solutions under varying operation parameters. Notably, 10 and 15 mg of EET removed 98.72% of MO at pH 8 and 92.45% of RB at pH 3. Moreover, EET cross-linked polymer retained stable activities of about 98.6% over five consecutive recycling runs for MO dye. The EET demonstrated a fast adsorption rate and the adsorption data fits well with the pseudo-second-order for both dyes, suggesting chemisorption. Also, considering the correlation coefficient values, the experimental dataset fits suitably with Temkin equation for RB and Langmuir equation for MO. Thermodynamic evaluations for both dyes show spontaneity onto the cross-linked polymer.

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We thank Dr. Fadwa Odeh (The University of Jordan, Chemistry Department) and Dr. Walhan Alshaer (The University of Jordan, Cell Therapy Center) for helping us to characterize our polymer. The authors acknowledge the suggestions, editing and professional support received during manuscript curation and revision from Associate Professor Akeem Oladipo (Chemistry Department of Eastern Mediterranean University).

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    Faisal Suleiman Mustafa & Mustafa Gazi

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eastern Mediterranean University, TR North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Famagusta, Turkey

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Mustafa, F.S., Güran, M. & Gazi, M. Effective removal of dyes from aqueous solutions using a novel antibacterial polymeric adsorbent. J Polym Res 27, 247 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-020-02227-w

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