Selective adsorption of tetracycline by β-CD-immobilized sodium alginate aerogel coupled with ultrafiltration for reclaimed water

In this work,a novel composite material based on β-cyclodextrin-immobilized sodium alginate aerogel(β-CD/NaAlg) was developed utilizing cross-linker of epichlorohydrin and applied as an adsorbent to remove tetracycline antibiotics from reclaimed wastewater.A series of characterizations were utilized to confirm the successful synthesis of the adsorbent and this β-CD/NaAlg presented a three-dimensional network at the nanoscale or microscale.Under optimal conditions(pH=4,t=8 h,β-CD:NaAlg=9,adsorbent dosage = 1.5 g·L-1),the maximum removal rate of β-CD/NaAlg to tetracycline was 70%.The adsorption behavior of tetracycline on β-CD/NaAlg conformed to the Freundlich isotherm model(R2=0.9977) and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model(R^(2)=0.9993).Moreover,the adsorbent still removed 55.3% of tetracycline after five cycles.Specially,the adsorbent was integrated with ultrafiltration to adsorb tetracycline antibiotics from simulated reclaimed wastewater,and the removal rate of tetracycline reached 78.9% within 2 h.The existence of Cr(Ⅵ) had a negligible impact on tetracycline removal,while the presence of humic acid exhibited a promoting effect.The possible adsorption mechanisms were also elucidated through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory analysis.In summary,β-CD/NaAlg represents an environmentally friendly,efficient,and sustainable adsorbent for removing tetracycline antibiotics from reclaimed water.

The Promoting Effect of Multifunctional Groups on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of PVC Materials

The development of PVC materials grafted with mannich base originated from myrcene(P-MAM-g,where the mannich base derived from myrcene is abbreviated as MAM)via green and effective synthetic methods is a good strategy to avoid unacceptable discoloration and deterioration of thermal and mechanical properties caused by autocatalytic dehydrochlorination(DHC)during PVC processing.In this study,MAM with double bonds,amino groups,ester groups,and phospholipid groups was introduced into the chains of PVC to improve the thermal stability of PVC.The experimental results showed that the covalent attachment of MAM to PVC enhanced both the initial and the long-term stability of PVC.The enhanced performance of P-MAM-g compared with unmodified PVC is attributed to the simultaneous introduction of double bonds and amino groups into the PVC structure.The double bonds trapped the unstable chlorine atoms originated from the degradation of the PVC chain and reacted with the labile macromolecular radicals originated from PVC,thus inhibiting the radical degradation of the PVC chain.Furthermore,the amino groups absorbed the HCl produced in the degradation of PVC,inhibiting the adverse effects of HCl.P-MAM-g displayed better intrinsic flexibility and anti-migration ability of organic functional components compared with the control PVC materials.A possible stabilizing mechanism of the P-MAM-g was also presented.

Improved dispersion performance and interfacial compatibility of covalent-grafted MOFs in mixed-matrix membranes for gas separation

Mixed-matrix membranes(MMMs)have received much attention due to their processable advantages of polymer and high permeability and/or selectivity of porous metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)fillers.However,the interfacial defects caused by poor interaction between MOFs with polymers and the agglomeration phenomenon caused by uneven dispersion of MOFs are common problems in mixed-matrix membranes.Currently,the priming protocol is one of solutions to the above problems,but it cannot precisely regulate the dispersion of particles and the interfacial compatibility between two phases.Herein,covalent grafting of polyimide 6FDA-Durene onto the surface of UiO-66-NH2 can mitigate the aggregation of fillers inside the polymeric matrices and improve the interfacial interaction between two phases,thus significantly improving the CO_(2)/CH_(4)separation performance on the as-synthesized MMMs.The explored gas transport mechanism indicated that the improved separation was due to the raise of solubility selectivity.Furthermore,the stronger covalent bond between fillers and polyimide than physical interaction of priming protocol also endows the improved anti-plasticization phenomenon for CO_(2)/CH_(4)separation.

α-Fe2O3 immobilized benzimidazolium tribromide as novel magnetically retrievable catalyst for one-pot synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines

Nanostructured ot-Fe2O3 were prepared by precipitation followed by calcination method. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CRAB） was used as surfactant. The nano α-Fe2O3 was then silanized with （3-chloropropyl）-triethoxysilane （CPTES） by room temperature mixing ofα-Fe2O3 and CPTES to produce silane coated ct-Fe2O3 （CIPr-Si@Fe2O3）. As-synthesized CIPr-Si@Fe2O3 was functionalized via covalent grafting of benzimidazole to produce 3-（1-benzimidazole）Pr-Si@Fe2O3. This was further reacted with bromine to afford α-Fe2O3 immobilized benzimidazolium tribromide （α-Fe2O3-BIM tribromide）. This ionic liquid （IL） α-Fe2O3 BIM tribromide was characterized by FT-IR, XRD, TEM, SEM, TGA, VSM, EDX and BET analysis. The as-synthesized IL tribromide was used as catalyst for one-pot synthesis of highly substituted piperidines. The method is greener in terms of solvent selection, recovery of the catalyst and efficiency.