Solution and microwave assisted synthesis of β-Cyclodextrin grafted polyacrylamide: Water treatment and In-vitro drug release study

Synthesis and characterization of cyclodextrin-based acrylamide polymer flocculant for adsorbing water-soluble dyes in dye wastewater

A novel hydrophobic and cationic cyclodextrin-based acrylamide flocculant (AM-β-CD-DMDAAC) was prepared by chemical oxidative polymerization to adsorb water-soluble dyes in dye wastewater. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and thermogravimetric (TG) measurements results demonstrated that the AM-β-CD-DMDAAC was successfully synthesized. The effects of pH, contact time, initial dye concentration, temperature and adsorbent dose on dye removal efficiency for AM-β-CD-DMDAAC flocculants were investigated. The kinetic data were found to follow the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The equilibrium adsorption data were fitted to the Langmuir isotherm model, with the maximum adsorption capacity of 147.1 mg g-1. The adsorbent retained about 60% of the adsorption efficiency after three adsorption/desorption cycles, which implied a promising application as the dye adsorbent.

Study on Preparation and Separation and Adsorption Performance of Knitted Tube Composite β-Cyclodextrin/Chitosan Porous Membrane

In order to obtain membranes with both organic separation and adsorption functions, knitted tube composite β-cyclodextrin/chitosan (β-CD/CS) porous membranes were prepared by the non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) method using CS and β-CD as a membrane-forming matrix, glutaraldehyde as crosslinking agent to improve water stability, and knitted tube as reinforcement to enhance the mechanical properties. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), contact angle, water flux, bovine serum albumin (BSA) rejection and tensile test were carried out. The FTIR demonstrated that the β-CD and CS had been successfully crosslinked. With the crosslinking time increased, the membrane structure became denser, the contact angle and the rejection rate increased, while the water flux decreased. The strength and elongation at a break were 236 and 1.7 times higher than these of bare β-CD/CS porous membranes, respectively. The strength of crosslinking membranes increased further. The adsorption performance of composite membranes was investigated for the removal of phenolphthalein (PP) from aqueous solution. The adsorption process followed the Langmuir isotherm model, and the kinetic behavior was accorded with the Double constant equation and the Elovich equation. The adsorption mechanism could be explained by the synergistic effect of host-guest interaction from β-cyclodextrin, non-uniform diffusion and porous network capture.