Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym12040877
Keywords
chitosan; maleic anhydride; poly(vinyl alcohol); beta-cyclodextrin; monoaromatic hydrocarbons; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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- Coimbra Chemistry Centre - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) [UID/QUI/00313/2020]
- COMPETE
- FCT [ERA-NETWaterJPI/0006/2016]
- FEDER-European Regional Development Fund through the COMPETE Program (Operational Program for Competitiveness)
- FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [REEQ/481/QUI/2006, RECI/QEQ-QFI/0168/2012, CENTRO-07-CT62-FEDER-002012]
- Rede Nacional de Ressonancia Magnetica Nuclear (RNRMN)
- European Union Fund
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Aromatic hydrocarbons are extensive environmental pollutants occurring in both water and air media, and their removal is a priority effort for a healthy environment. The use of adsorbents is among the several strategies used for the remediation of these compounds. In this paper, we aim the synthesis of an amphiphilic hydrogel with the potential for the simultaneous sorption of a set of monocyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with toxicity effects in humans. Thus, we start by the synthesis of a copolymer-based in chitosan and beta-cyclodextrin previously functionalized with the maleic anhydride. The presence of beta-cyclodextrin will confer the ability to interact with hydrophobic compounds. The resulting material is posteriorly incorporated in a cryogel of poly(vinyl alcohol) matrix. We aim to improve the amphiphilic ability of the hydrogel matrix. The obtained hydrogel was characterized by swelling water kinetics, thermogravimetric analysis, rheological measurements, and scanning electron microscopy. The sorption of aromatic hydrocarbons onto the gel is characterized by pseudo-first-order kinetics and Henry isotherm, suggesting a physisorption mechanism. The results show that the presence of maleic anhydride-beta-cyclodextrin and chitosan into hydrogels leads to an increase in the removal efficiency of the aromatic compounds. Additionally, the capacity of this hydrogel for removing these pollutants from a fossil fuel sample has also been tested.
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