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Li Y, Yao S, Dong X, Fan Y, Ma X, Zhu B, Chang M. Preparation of a Lignin-Based Cationic Flocculant and Its Application in Kaolin Suspension Treatment. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1131. [PMID: 38675049 PMCID: PMC11054052 DOI: 10.3390/polym16081131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
The preparation of an environmentally friendly and efficient flocculant for solid-liquid separation in industrial wastewater is highly important. In this study, a novel cationic flocculant (AL-g-PAMA) was synthesized by a thermal initiation method using alkali lignin (AL) as the main chain and acrylamide (AM) and methacrylamido propyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (MAPTAC) as the grafted side chains. The structure, thermal stability, and surface morphology of the copolymers were investigated by various characterization methods. The results indicated the successful synthesis of AL-g-PAMA. AL-g-PAMA was applied to improve solid-liquid separation in kaolin suspensions. The results showed that AL-g-PAMA had excellent flocculation-sedimentation and dewatering efficiency. When the dosage of AL-g-PAMA #5 was 600.0 g/t(s), the thickness of the compressed layer was 2.2 cm, the floc settling velocity was 24.1 cm/min, and the transmittance of the supernatant was 84.0%. The moisture content of the filter cake decreased from 55.0% to 43.4% after treatment with AL-g-PAMA #5. The results of zeta potential and focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM) analysis indicated that bridging and electroneutralization were the main flocculation mechanisms. Therefore, this study extends the potential for using lignin as a bioflocculant and provides a feasible approach to efficiently purify high-turbidity wastewater.
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- Yan Li
- College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mineral Processing, Beijing 100160, China
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- College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Sun D, Zeng J, Yang D, Qiu X, Liu W. Full biomass-based multifunctional flocculant from lignin and cationic starch. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127287. [PMID: 37806418 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
Flocculation is a common process for wastewater treatment. However, the most commonly used organic synthetic flocculants such as polyacrylamide are petroleum-based. In this work, biomass lignin was grafted with cationic starch to synthesize low-cost, green and fully biomass-based multifunctional flocculants. The cationic polyacrylamide was replaced by cheap industrial cationic starch. Hyperbranched multifunctional lignin-grafted cationic starch flocculant (CS-L) was successfully prepared via ring-opening reaction with epichlorohydrin. The mass content of lignin in the grafted product was between 16.6 % and 70.1 %. With the dosage of CS-L between 4.0 and 7.5 mg/l, the turbidity removal rate for 500 mg/l kaolin suspension reached more than 97 %. When the dosage of CS-L was 24 mg/l, the removal rate of 50 mg/l Cu2+ reached 85.7 %. Importantly, when the mixed solution of kaolin particles and Cu2+ was treated, the synchronous removal rates of kaolin and Cu2+ reached 90 % and 72 % respectively in the range of 8.0-12.0 mg/l flocculant addition. The synthesized lignin-grafted cationic starch flocculant showed an excellent multifunctional flocculation function.
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- Danting Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road 381, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China.
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Wu W, Zhao Y, Qi J, Li C, Fang J, Xu B, Lyu G, Li G, Li H. An amphiphilic flocculant with a lignin core for efficient separation of suspended solids. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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New insights into the interaction between monomers from acrylamide-based polymeric flocculants and montmorillonite: A DFT study. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A scalable and simple lignin-based polymer for ultra-efficient flocculation and sterilization. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Pinto PIF, Magina S, Budjav E, Pinto PCR, Liebner F, Evtuguin D. Cationization of Eucalyptus Kraft LignoBoost Lignin: Preparation, Properties, and Potential Applications. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022; 61:3503-3515. [PMID: 35309502 PMCID: PMC8931834 DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c04899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
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Current changes toward
a more biobased economy have recently created
tremendous renewed interest in using lignin as a valuable source for
chemicals and materials. Here, we present a facile cationization approach
aiming to impart kraft lignin water-solubility, with similar good
features as lignosulfonates. Eucalyptus globulus kraft lignin obtained from a paper mill black liquor by applying
the LignoBoost process was used as the substrate. Its reaction with
3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl-trimethylammonium chloride (CHPTAC) in an
aqueous alkaline medium was studied to assess the impact of different
reaction conditions (temperature, time, educt concentration, molar
CHPTAC-to-lignin ratio) on the degree of cationization. It has been
shown that at pH 13, 10 wt % lignin content, 70 °C, and 3 h reaction
time, a CHPTAC-to-lignin minimum molar ratio of 1.3 is required to
obtain fully water-soluble products. Elemental analysis (4.2% N),
size-exclusion chromatography (Mw 2180
Da), and quantitative 13C NMR spectroscopy of the product
obtained at this limit reactant concentration suggest introduction
of 1.2 quaternary ammonium groups per C9 unit and substitution of
75% of the initially available phenolic OH groups. The possible contribution
of benzylic hydroxyls to the introduction of quaternary ammonium moieties
through a quinone methide mechanism has been proposed. Since both
molecular characteristics and degree of substitution, and hence solubility
or count of surface charge, of colloidal particles can be adjusted
within a wide range, cationic kraft lignins are promising materials
for a wide range of applications, as exemplarily demonstrated for
flocculation of anionic dyes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Patrícia I F Pinto
- RAIZ-Forest and Paper Research Institute, Quinta de S. Francisco, Apartado 15, Eixo, 3801-501 Aveiro, Portugal.,CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Konrad Lorenz Straße 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- RAIZ-Forest and Paper Research Institute, Quinta de S. Francisco, Apartado 15, Eixo, 3801-501 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.,Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Konrad Lorenz Straße 24, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Preparation of carboxymethylated lignin-based multifunctional flocculant and its application for copper-containing wastewater. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hydrodynamic alignment and self-assembly of cationic lignin polymers made of architecturally altered monomers. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang J, Zhao X, Kong Q, Wang X, Lou T. Preparation of chitosan/DADMAC/lignin terpolymer and its application of dye wastewater flocculation. Polym Bull (Berl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03863-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sabaghi S, Alipoormazandarani N, Fatehi P. Production and Application of Triblock Hydrolysis Lignin-Based Anionic Copolymers in Aqueous Systems. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:6393-6403. [PMID: 33718730 PMCID: PMC7948438 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c06344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Although lignin is currently an under-utilized biopolymer, it has the potential to be valorized through different modification pathways to yield alternative products to petroleum-based ones. In this work, hydrolysis lignin (HL) was copolymerized with acrylamide (AM) and acrylic acid (AA) under acidic conditions to generate the lignin/AM polymer (HM), lignin/AA polymer (HA), and lignin/AM/AA copolymer (HAM) with different negative charge densities and molecular weights. Lignin-based polymers characterized by advanced tools, such as proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), gel permission chromatography (GPC), and elemental analysis confirmed the successful polymerization of HL with AM, AA, or AM/AA monomers. The adsorption analysis using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) revealed that compared to diblock HM and HA, the triblock copolymers of HAM adsorbed more on the Al2O3 surface and generated a bulkier adsorbed layer, which is important for lignin-based coating formulation. HAM1 with a lower charge density yielded a higher surface excess density, while HAM2 with a larger R h occupied more space (153.7 Å2) at the interface of water and Al2O3. In suspension systems, because of the higher M w, R h, and adsorption affinity, the bridging performance of HAM2 was more remarkable than that of the other lignin derivatives for Al2O3 particles via forming stronger flocs (with a deflocculation parameter, T df, of 80.6 s). However, the diblock lignin-AA (HA1) polymer showed the fastest floc regrowth capability after reducing the shear forces (with a reflocculation parameter, T rf, of 62.5 s). The high thermal stability, T g, and rheological characteristics of the HAM copolymer proved that it can be an excellent material for coating formulations and flocculants for wastewater treatment systems.
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- Sanaz Sabaghi
- Biorefining Research Institute and
Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead
University, Thunder
Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- Biorefining Research Institute and
Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead
University, Thunder
Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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- Biorefining Research Institute and
Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead
University, Thunder
Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada
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Aldajani M, Alipoormazandarani N, Kong F, Fatehi P. Acid hydrolysis of kraft lignin-acrylamide polymer to improve its flocculation affinity. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gharehkhani S, Gao W, Fatehi P. In-Situ Rheological Studies of Cationic Lignin Polymerization in an Acidic Aqueous System. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2982. [PMID: 33327509 PMCID: PMC7764959 DOI: 10.3390/polym12122982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The chemistry of lignin polymerization was studied in the past. Insights into the rheological behavior of the lignin polymerization system would provide crucial information required for tailoring lignin polymers with desired properties. The in-situ rheological attributes of lignin polymerization with a cationic monomer, [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] trimethylammonium chloride (METAC), were studied in detail in this work. The influences of process conditions, e.g., temperature, component concentrations, and shear rates, on the viscosity variations of the reaction systems during the polymerization were studied in detail. Temperature, METAC/lignin molar ratio, and shear rate increases led to the enhanced viscosity of the reaction medium and lignin polymer with a higher degree of polymerization. The extended reaction time enhanced the viscosity attributing to the larger molecular weight of the lignin polymer. Additionally, the size of particles in the reaction system dropped as reaction time was extended. The lignin polymer with a larger molecular weight and Rg behaved mainly as a viscose (tan δ > 1 or G″ > G') material, while the lignin polymer generated with smaller molecular weight and shorter Rg demonstrated strong elastic characteristics with a tan (δ) lower than unity over the frequency range of 0.1-10 rad/s.
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- Green Processes Research Centre and Biorefining Research Institute, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B5E1, Canada; (S.G.); (W.G.)
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Guo Y, Kong F, Fatehi P. Generation and Use of Lignin- g-AMPS in Extended DLVO Theory for Evaluating the Flocculation of Colloidal Particles. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:21032-21041. [PMID: 32875240 PMCID: PMC7450620 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
In this work, Kraft lignin (KL) was polymerized with 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS) to generate an anionic water-soluble KL-g-AMPS polymer. The effects of reaction conditions on the charge density of polymers were evaluated to induce lignin-based polymers with the highest anionic charge density. The optimal process conditions were 2.5 mol/mol AMPS/lignin, 0.6 g/g solid/water ratio, 2.0 initiator/lignin weight ratio, 80 °C, 120 min, and pH 1.5, which yielded KL-g-AMPS with the anionic charge density of 4.28 mequiv/g and the grafting ratio of 285%. The chemical structure and compositions of the polymers were confirmed by 1H NMR and elemental analysis. The flocculation performance of the polymer was evaluated in an aluminum oxide suspension, and its performance was compared with that of a homopolymer of AMPS produced under the same conditions. In addition, the extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (XDLVO) theory was applied to study the flocculation mechanism of the polymers and alumina particles. The results revealed that electrostatic interaction was found to be the dominant force in this flocculation process.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yanzhu Guo
- Liaoning
Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Dalian
Polytechnic University, Dalian, Liaoning 116034, China
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B5E1, Canada
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- Key
Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology, Ministry of
Education, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong 250353, China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B5E1, Canada
- Key
Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Science and Technology, Ministry of
Education, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong 250353, China
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Shamlooh M, Rimeh A, Nasser MS, Al-Ghouti MA, El-Naas MH, Qiblawey H. Enhancement of flocculation and shear resistivity of bentonite suspension using a hybrid system of organic coagulants and anionic polyelectrolytes. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cationically functionalized amylopectin as an efficient flocculant for treatment of coal suspension. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhang W, Wang X, Xu Q, Peng J, Lou T. Synthesis of lignosulfonate‐acrylamide‐dimethyldiallylammonium chloride copolymer and its flocculation performance. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Weixing Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University Qingdao 266071 China
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Li C, Wu Q, Petit S, Gates WP, Yang H, Yu W, Zhou C. Insights into the Rheological Behavior of Aqueous Dispersions of Synthetic Saponite: Effects of Saponite Composition and Sodium Polyacrylate. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:13040-13052. [PMID: 31513416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Synthetic saponite (Sap) easily delaminates in water to form a transparent sol and hydrogel with excellent rheological performance and is thus widely used in paints, cosmetics, and nanomaterials. The thixotropic property of Sap hydrogels is heavily dependent on the nature of Sap and the external electrolyte and polyelectrolyte; yet, details on the relationship between rheological behaviors of saponite hydrogels and Sap composition and polyelectrolyte remain unclear. In this work, thixotropic rheological behaviors of a series of synthetic Sap hydrogels, with and without added sodium polyacrylate polyelectrolyte (NaPA), were investigated. The Sap samples, with a Si/Al molar ratio from 5 to 25, were successfully synthesized using hydrothermal methods and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The rheological performances of aqueous Sap dispersions and particle sizes and ζ-potentials of Sap were measured. The results showed that the crystallinity of the Sap increased with an increasing Si/Al molar ratio. All Sap samples, with the exception of the Sap with a Si/Al molar ratio of 5, dispersed well in water (3 wt %) to form hydrogels. The rheological behaviors of the hydrogels were related to the chemical composition and the layer charge of the Sap. The Sap with a Si/Al molar ratio of 25 had higher viscosity due to improved delamination. The addition of the NaPA, an anionic polyelectrolyte, into the hydrogels decreased the viscosity and altered the thixotropic properties such that the hydrogel becomes a sol. The addition of NaPA facilitated the dispersion and delamination of Sap, because under the electric field of negatively charged Sap particles in the hydrogel, the anionic NaPA was instantaneously polarized and thereby entered the hydration layer of the Sap particles.
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- Cunjun Li
- Research Group for Advanced Materials & Sustainable Catalysis (AMSC), State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310032 , China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Guilin University of Technology , Guilin 541004 , China
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- Research Group for Advanced Materials & Sustainable Catalysis (AMSC), State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310032 , China
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP), UMR 7285 CNRS , Université de Poitiers , Poitiers Cedex 9 86073 , France
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- Institute for Frontier Materials , Deakin University Melbourne-Burwood , Burwood , Victoria 3125 , Australia
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficient Processing of Bamboo of Zhejiang Province , China National Bamboo Research Center , Hangzhou 310012 , China
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- Research Group for Advanced Materials & Sustainable Catalysis (AMSC), State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310032 , China
- Zhijiang College , Zhejiang University of Technology , Shaoxing 312030 , China
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- Research Group for Advanced Materials & Sustainable Catalysis (AMSC), State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310032 , China
- Qing Yang Institute for Industrial Minerals , You Hua, Qing Yang , Chi Zhou 242804 , China
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Gao W, Fatehi P. Lignin for polymer and nanoparticle production: Current status and challenges. CAN J CHEM ENG 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.23620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Weijue Gao
- Chemical Engineering DepartmentLakehead University Thunder Bay Ontario Canada
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- Chemical Engineering DepartmentLakehead University Thunder Bay Ontario Canada
- State Key Laboratory of Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of EducationQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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Sabaghi S, Fatehi P. Phenomenological Changes in Lignin Following Polymerization and Its Effects on Flocculating Clay Particles. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:3940-3951. [PMID: 31498610 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cationic kraft lignin (CKL) macromolecules were produced via polymerizing kraft lignin (KL) with [2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride (ATAC) or [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium methyl sulfate (METAM). Despite slightly different charge densities (2.3-2.5 mmol/g) of CKL, lignin-METAM (KL-METAM) had a significantly larger molecular weight and radius of gyration. A correlation was observed between the structure of CKLs and their impacts on the surface hydrophilicity of kaolin particles. In interacting with kaolin particles, KL-METAM generated larger and stronger flocs with looser structures than did KL-ATAC. Compared to ATAC, METAM had one additional methyl substituent on its structure, which provided fundamental evidence on how a small group (i.e., a methyl group) on the structure of a cationic monomer can have a substantial influence on its polymerization with lignin and subsequently on the efficiency of the induced macromolecule as a flocculant in a kaolin suspension system.
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- Sanaz Sabaghi
- Green Processes Research Centre and Chemical Engineering Department , Lakehead University , 955 Oliver Road , Thunder Bay , ON , Canada P7B 5E1
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- Green Processes Research Centre and Chemical Engineering Department , Lakehead University , 955 Oliver Road , Thunder Bay , ON , Canada P7B 5E1
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Preparation and Characterization of Ultrasound Treated Polyvinyl Alcohol/Chitosan/DMC Antimicrobial Films. COATINGS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings9090582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In this research, chitosan (CS) and poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) were adopted as a material, methacryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (DMC) was added in various concentrations and was treated ultrasonically for the formation of films with the use of the polymer blending method. The influences exerted by the ultrasonication period on PVA/CS/DMC antimicrobial active materials underwent material characteristic tests. The consequences revealed that at the break of the compound films, ultrasonication raised the elongation and tensile strength on the whole. Ultrasonication further or also enhanced the light transmittance performance and composite films’ barrier property. Furthermore, the compound film with a DMC concentration of 2% had good antibacterial properties, the film’s inhibition rates against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli after ultrasonication were 79.23% ± 1.92% and 72.31% ± 1.35%, respectively.
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Hou R, Zhao H, Cao H, Ning J. A new indicator of ionic polymeric flocculants for the removal of heavy metals anions: Specific charge density. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2019; 91:888-897. [PMID: 31004527 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Ionic polymeric flocculants, as useful and widely used technology, have been applied for heavy metal pollution control. However, although molecular weight is an important indicator, it is not a comprehensive indicator for evaluating flocculation efficiencies of ionic flocculants. Herein, specific charge density (SCD), defined as charge density of unit molecular weight, is a new indicator to evaluate the performance of ionic polymer flocculants. Polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PDADMAC) as coagulant aid is investigated to flocculate different anionic pollutants. The results indicate that PDADMAC with a high SCD value could benefit to the flocculation efficiency of anionic pollutants. According to statistical analysis, the average pollutants residual could decrease to 8.64%-32.27% by that with high SCD value, especially for high valence pollutants with a decrease from 58.97%-60.40% to 27.35%-32.27%. The indicator of SCD values not only could characterize the performance of polymer flocculants but also provide a new sight of the flocculation mechanism of polymeric flocculants. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Specific Charge Density (SCD) is defined as charge density of unit molecularweight. SCD as a new indicator to evaluate comprehensively the performance of flocculants. Removal efficiencies by flocculation increase with SCD value of PDADMAC increase. Effect of SCD of PDADMAC on removal of pollutant with high valence is significant. SCD of PDADMAC is less indicative for removal of pollutant with low valence.
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- Rong Hou
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Beijing Engineering Research Center of Process Pollution Control, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, China
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Bahrpaima K, Fatehi P. Preparation and Coagulation Performance of Carboxypropylated and Carboxypentylated Lignosulfonates for Dye Removal. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9080383. [PMID: 31434221 PMCID: PMC6723465 DOI: 10.3390/biom9080383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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In this work, 1-carboxypropyled (1-CPRLS) and 5-carboxypentyled lignosulfonates (5-CPELS) were synthesized using 2-chlorobutanoic acid and 6-chlorohexanoic acid as carboxylate group donors via SN1 and SN2 mechanisms, respectively. 1-Carboxypropyl and 5-carboxypentyl lignosulfonates with the charge densities of −3.45 and −2.94 meq g−1 and molecular weights of 87,900 and 42,400 g·mol−1 were produced, respectively, under mild conditions. The carboxylate content and degree of substitution (DS) of the 1-CPRLS product were 2.37 mmol·g−1 and 0.70 mol·mol−1, while those of 5-CPELS products were 2.13 mmol·g−1 and 0.66 mol·mol−1, respectively. The grafting of carboxypropyl and carboxypentyl groups to lignosulfonate was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR and 13C-NMR) spectroscopies. In addition, 1-CPRLS and 5-CPELS were applied as coagulants for removing ethyl violet (EV) dye from a simulated solution, and their performance was related to their charge densities and molecular weights. Furthermore, fundamental discussion is provided on the advantages of (1) producing 1-CPRLS and (2) the superior properties and performance of 1-CPRLS to carboxyethylated lignosulfonate.
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- Khatereh Bahrpaima
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Firoozabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozabad 74719-13113, Iran.
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Flocculation of kaolin particles with cationic lignin polymers. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2672. [PMID: 30804391 PMCID: PMC6389989 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39135-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Currently, lignin of black liquor is incinerated to generate energy in pulp mills; but it has potential to be valorized through different modification methods. In this work, kraft lignin (KL) was polymerized with 2-[(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] trimethylammonium chloride (DMC) to produce cationic water soluble polymers. After producing five polymers with different molecular weights and charge densities, their flocculation efficiency in kaolin suspensions was investigated. The adsorption, zeta potential and flocculation results confirmed that the polymer with the highest charge density and molecular weight (KLD5) was a more effective flocculant than other polymers. The structure and size of flocs formed from the interaction of kaolin with KLD were determined by a focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM). The sedimentation studies, conducted under gravitational (by vertical scan analyzer) and centrifugal force (by Lumisizer analytical centrifuge), revealed that KLD5 was very effective in flocculating kaolin particles.
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