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Synthesis of a functional biomass lignin-based hydrogel with high swelling and adsorption capability towards Acid Red 73

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In this study, sodium lignosulfonate (LS) was used as raw material. Acrylamide (AM) and acryloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride (DAC) were grafted onto LS through the free radical graft copolymerisation to synthesise a functional biomass terpolymer lignin-based hydrogel adsorbent (LAD). The effects of different factors on the LAD adsorption of Acid Red (AR 73) were investigated through the static adsorption method. LAD adsorbed AR 73 (C0=100mg·L−1) for 2 h to reach equilibrium, and the equilibrium adsorption capacity and removal rate were 47.59 mg·g−1 and 95.18%, respectively. The prepared LAD hydrogel swelling ratio for 2 h was 25 g·g−1, and the water loss rate in ethanol solvent in 120 min was 93.51%. The adsorption of AR 73 by LAD was consistent with the Langmuir isotherm adsorption model. This adsorption was a single-molecule adsorption with a maximum adsorption capacity of 409.84 mg·g−1. The adsorption was a process of spontaneous heat release and entropy reduction. The adsorption kinetic was in accordance with the pseudo-second-order model, and the adsorption activation energy was 2.501 kJ·moL−1. Moreover, the mechanism of adsorption was electrostatic attraction, and comprehensive effects of physical, and chemical adsorption and hydrogen bond. The LAD hydrogel adsorbent has a remarkable adsorption effect on AR 73, and can be used as an efficient and recyclable biomass adsorbent for the treatment of anionic dye wastewater.

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This study received financial support from the national major special project “Waste Disposal and Technology” of China (No. 2016ZX05040003).

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Shuxia Wei: conducted experiments and analysed experimental data, was a major contributor in writing the original manuscript.

Wu Chen: idea for the article, organisation, critical feedback and revision, supervision, conceptualization.

Zhiming Tong and Nan Jiang: literature survey, review and editing, data analysis.

Mijia Zhu: co-supervision, editing, conceptualization and data analysis.

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Wei, S., Chen, W., Tong, Z. et al. Synthesis of a functional biomass lignin-based hydrogel with high swelling and adsorption capability towards Acid Red 73. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 51306–51320 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14324-4

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