Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance

Poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) was synthesized through redox polymerization reaction performed at 60°C under nitrogen gas by varying the feed ratio of acrylonitrile (AN) and acrylic acid (AA), and it was chemically modified with thiourea. The yield of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and poly(AN-co-AA)...

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Main Authors: Adekanmi, Adeyi Abel, Md Jamil, Siti Nurul Ain, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80120/1/Hydrophilic%20thiourea-modified%20poly%28acrylonitrile-co-acrylic%20acid%29%20adsorbent%20preparation%2C%20characterization%2C%20and%20dye%20removal%20performance.pdf
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author Adekanmi, Adeyi Abel
Md Jamil, Siti Nurul Ain
Abdullah, Luqman Chuah
Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw
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Md Jamil, Siti Nurul Ain
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description Poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) was synthesized through redox polymerization reaction performed at 60°C under nitrogen gas by varying the feed ratio of acrylonitrile (AN) and acrylic acid (AA), and it was chemically modified with thiourea. The yield of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and poly(AN-co-AA) samples were over 70%. The unmodified and modified samples were characterized using FTIR, SEM, CHNS, zeta potential and BET analysis. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Zetasizer characterized the morphology and structures of thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid). Successful introduction of acrylic acid in copolymer was confirmed by the appearance of C=O at 1730 cm−1 in its FTIR spectra. The polymer surface modification was accomplished by the total disappearance of C≡N band from FTIR analysis and the appearance of new peaks at 3351–3349 cm−1 assigned to N–H2 and OH groups, which confirmed successful incorporation of thiourea into prepared poly(AN-co-AA) chains. The average particle size of the prepared thiourea-modified poly(AN-co-AA) and poly(AN-co-AA), respectively, was 308 nm and 300 nm. CHNS elemental analysis revealed the percentage increments of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur components from unmodified to modified polymers. Zeta potential measurements were also inveterate the integration of thiourea, with modified poly(AN-co-AA) which was more negatively charged than the unmodified poly(AN-co-AA). The performance of adsorptive capacity of thiourea-modified poly(AN-co-AA) for cationic methylene blue and malachite green dyes as a case study revealed a better performance than that of poly(AN-co-AA) adsorbent. The results demonstrated that thiourea-modified poly(AN-co-AA) could be used as efficient adsorbents for cationic dye or pollutant removal from aqueous solution.
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spelling upm.eprints-801202020-09-22T04:06:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80120/ Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance Adekanmi, Adeyi Abel Md Jamil, Siti Nurul Ain Abdullah, Luqman Chuah Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw Poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) was synthesized through redox polymerization reaction performed at 60°C under nitrogen gas by varying the feed ratio of acrylonitrile (AN) and acrylic acid (AA), and it was chemically modified with thiourea. The yield of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and poly(AN-co-AA) samples were over 70%. The unmodified and modified samples were characterized using FTIR, SEM, CHNS, zeta potential and BET analysis. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Zetasizer characterized the morphology and structures of thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid). Successful introduction of acrylic acid in copolymer was confirmed by the appearance of C=O at 1730 cm−1 in its FTIR spectra. The polymer surface modification was accomplished by the total disappearance of C≡N band from FTIR analysis and the appearance of new peaks at 3351–3349 cm−1 assigned to N–H2 and OH groups, which confirmed successful incorporation of thiourea into prepared poly(AN-co-AA) chains. The average particle size of the prepared thiourea-modified poly(AN-co-AA) and poly(AN-co-AA), respectively, was 308 nm and 300 nm. CHNS elemental analysis revealed the percentage increments of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur components from unmodified to modified polymers. Zeta potential measurements were also inveterate the integration of thiourea, with modified poly(AN-co-AA) which was more negatively charged than the unmodified poly(AN-co-AA). The performance of adsorptive capacity of thiourea-modified poly(AN-co-AA) for cationic methylene blue and malachite green dyes as a case study revealed a better performance than that of poly(AN-co-AA) adsorbent. The results demonstrated that thiourea-modified poly(AN-co-AA) could be used as efficient adsorbents for cationic dye or pollutant removal from aqueous solution. Springer 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80120/1/Hydrophilic%20thiourea-modified%20poly%28acrylonitrile-co-acrylic%20acid%29%20adsorbent%20preparation%2C%20characterization%2C%20and%20dye%20removal%20performance.pdf Adekanmi, Adeyi Abel and Md Jamil, Siti Nurul Ain and Abdullah, Luqman Chuah and Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw (2019) Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance. Iranian Polymer Journal, 28. pp. 483-491. ISSN 1026-1265; ESSN: 1735-5265 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Hydrophilic-thiourea-modified-acid)-adsorbent%3A-and-Adeyi-Jamil/3eaec29b1d3bca9c7fc3d2b3b5ce595c0cb77d82 10.1007/s13726-019-00716-4
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Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance
title Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance
title_full Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance
title_fullStr Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance
title_full_unstemmed Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance
title_short Hydrophilic thiourea-modified poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) adsorbent: preparation, characterization, and dye removal performance
title_sort hydrophilic thiourea modified poly acrylonitrile co acrylic acid adsorbent preparation characterization and dye removal performance
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80120/1/Hydrophilic%20thiourea-modified%20poly%28acrylonitrile-co-acrylic%20acid%29%20adsorbent%20preparation%2C%20characterization%2C%20and%20dye%20removal%20performance.pdf
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