Synthesis and characterization of composite flocculant PAFS–CPAM for the treatment of textile dye wastewater

In this study, a new composite flocculant was prepared by premixing polymeric aluminum ferric sulfate (PAFS) with cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) to treat textile dye wastewater. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were conducted to investigate the structure and morphology of the PAFS–CPAM. The effects of flocculant dosage, initial pH of textile dye wastewater, and settling time after flocculation on the removal of turbidity and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were examined. The flocculation efficiency of PAFS–CPAM for dye treatment was compared with PAFS, CPAM, PAFS/CPAM (PAFS followed by CPAM), and CPAM/PAFS (CPAM followed by PAFS). The synergy of PAFS and CPAM increased the (Fe–Al)_b species of PAFS–CPAM. Treatment with PAFS–CPAM was more effective in removing turbidity and COD than PAFS, CPAM, PAFS/CPAM, and CPAM/PAFS. The turbidity and COD removal rates of textile wastewater were higher than 80 and 90% in the pH range of 5.5 to 8.5, respectively. Furthermore, PAFS–CPAM demonstrated excellent performance in reducing sludge volume after flocculation. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 40062.     

Characterization of cationic polyacrylamide‐grafted starch flocculant synthesized by one‐step reaction

Cationic polyacrylamide‐grafted starch (St‐g‐CPAM) flocculant was prepared by using corn starch and acrylamide (AM) as monomers, dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (DMDAAC) as cationic monomer through solution polymerization. The effects of initiator, reaction temperature, and monomer concentration on flocculation, the efficiency of grafting, and the yield of grafting were investigated. The results show that the optimal conditions of the polymerization are as follows: the concentration of ceric ammonium nitrate is 0.5%, the reaction temperature is 60°C, the concentration of total monomer is 20%, and the monomer ratio between AM and DMDAAC is 7 : 3. The flocculation capability was characterized by turbidity reduction. The thermal behavior, chemical structure, and microstructure of St‐g‐CPAM were also investigated by thermal gravimetric, IR, and SEM analyses. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Flocculation of gelatinized starch: Flocculation performance and floc characterization

The removal of single macromolecules impurity is the basis study for the promotion of flocculation technology application in the Chinese herbal medicine solution purification. We applied the flocculation process to remove gelatinized starch in solution. Three types of cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) with different charge density were used for flocculation of gelatinized starch solution. The flocculation performance was evaluated in terms of the amylose removal ratio (AMRR), the amylopectin removal ratio (APRR), total starch removal ratio (TSRR) and supernatant turbidity (ST). The flocs were characterized by sedimentation performance, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectric spectroscopy (XPS) method. The experimental results show that the flocculant CN15 has the best performance for gelatinized starch flocculation among three flocculants. According to the characterization analysis, the flocs exhibited an obvious network structure, and it is concluded that hydrogen bonding between N-H in CPAM and C-O in the starch and bridging flocculation played the essential roles in flocculation of the gelatinized starch.     

Comparison of initiation methods in the structure of CPAM and sludge flocs properties

Cationic polyacrylamides (CPAMs) synthesized by thermal, ultrasonic, microwave, and UV initiation were characterized through magnetic resonance hydrogen spectroscopy (¹H NMR), Fourier transform infrared spectra, scanning electron microscopy, and thermal gravimetric analysis. The CPAMs for flocculation and dewatering of alum sludge produced through drinking water treatment were evaluated based on the residual turbidity of the supernatant, dry solid content, mean volume diameter and floc size distribution, fractal dimension of the flocs, and zeta potential as a function of flocculant dosage. Comparisons of the characteristics and performance of CPAMs synthesized through different initiation methods were systematically conducted. Flocculation and dewatering test results demonstrated that CPAMs synthesized through microwave and UV initiation had better flocculation performance and dewatering capability than those synthesized through thermal and ultrasonic initiation. All four CPAMs exhibited a similar final floc size distribution but different mean volume diameters and floc structures. The fractal dimension of the flocs and the zeta potential were in the following order: CPAM3 (microwave initiation) > CPAM4 (UV initiation) > CPAM1 (thermal initiation) > CPAM2 (ultrasonic initiation). Discussions on fractal dimension and zeta potential indicated that the electrostatic patches model and adsorption/bridging effect mechanisms played the main role in the formation of sludge flocs. Lastly, microwave and UV initiation were found to be alternative and recommendable initiation methods for the synthesis of CPAMs with improved flocculation performance and sludge dewatering capability. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 44071.     

Effect of polymerization method on structure and properties of cationic polyacrylamide

Acrylamide and 2‐(methacryloyloxy)ethyltrimethylammonium chloride (AM/MADQUAT) copolymers were synthesized by solution and inverse microemulsion polymerization using (NH₄)₂S₂O₈/NaHSO₃ as redox initiator at the same feed mole ratio, and their microstructure, such as sequence distribution and composition distribution, was calculated from monomer reactivity ratios of different polymerization methods. The results show that charge distribution is more uniform for copolymer prepared in inverse microemulsion than that in solution, and copolymer composition distribution is close to unity, and maintains approximately at the feed ratio. Furthermore, the influence of the two structures of cationic polyacrylamides on kaolinite floc size and effective floc density, reduction of Zeta potential and floc compressive yield stress had been investigated at pH 7. The results show that the kaolinite floc size and effective floc density are strongly dependent upon copolymer microstructure, with greater floc size and lower effective floc density being observed for copolymer prepared in inverse microemulsion than for that in solution. Copolymer microstructure has a marked effect on the Zeta potential, whose reduction in the magnitude was much greater in the presence of copolymer prepared in inverse microemulsion than that in solution. Greater compressive yield stress was achieved for the strong flocs produced by copolymer prepared in inverse microemulsion than for the weak flocs produced by that in solution. The difference in flocs compressive yield stress may be attributed to flocs structure. Therefore, in this article, a correlation between the cationic polyacrylamide structure and flocculation property for kaolinite suspension was established. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Fenton氧化与混凝法联合预处理煤化工废水

以煤化工废水的总酚、COD、氨氮和浊度为评价指标,通过单因素试验分别考察了Fenton试剂、Fenton试剂联合聚合硫酸铝铁(PAFC)、Fenton试剂联合PAFC与阳离子型聚丙烯酰胺(CPAM)联合预处理煤化工废水的总体效果,并探究了联合处理方法降解煤化工废水的机制。结果表明,Fenton氧化联合混凝法处理煤化工废水的效果明显最优,废水预处理后的CODCr、NH3-N、总酚和浊度分别由3900、760.7、540 mg/L和28 NTU,降至2950、600.4、359.7 mg/L和5.3 NTU。另外,可生化性(BOD5/CODCr)由原来的0.11提升到0.29。由此可见,Fenton氧化联合混凝法预处理煤化工废水将强氧化性-助凝-絮凝作用有效结合,可以提高水质净化效果,大大降低后续的水处理负荷。     

阳离子型改性淀粉对稠油废水絮凝性能考察

合成了三种具有不同阳离子度的阳离子型改性淀粉接枝共聚物絮凝剂ZHYC-n,考察了这三种絮凝剂与PAC复配对稠油废水的絮凝性能,并与市售阳离子型聚丙烯酰胺絮凝剂CPAM进行了对比.絮凝实验结果表明,ZHYC-n与PAC复配具有优良的絮凝脱油脱硫效果,随阳离子度增加絮凝效果显著增加.阳离子型絮凝剂分子链上的阳离子电荷密度不是影响絮凝效果的惟一主要因素,阳离子型改性淀粉接枝共聚物具有的多支链型结构可以明显的提高絮凝剂的絮凝效果.     

Cationic copolymerization of 1 ,3-pentadiene-with isoprene

The cationic copolymerization of 1,3-pentadiene (PD) with isoprene (IP) initiated by AICl₃, was carried out in toluene. The microstructure of the copolymer chain was characterized by IR and ¹H NMR. IP is incorporated in the copolymer chain mainly in cyclic segments. The PD–IP copolymer has a much higher cyclic content than the PD homopolymer, which shows that the cyclization reaction during PD polymerization is enhanced by the addition of IP. In addition, the reactivity ratios for IP(M₁) and PD(M₂) determined by the Kelen–Tudos method from low-conversion data are r₁ = 1.22 and r₂ = 1.09.     

Flocculation by cationic polyelectrolytes: Relating efficiency with polyelectrolyte characteristics

A series of acrylamide/dimethylaminoethylacrylate methyl chloride copolymers (AM‐co‐DMAEA) was evaluated as flocculants for model Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) in distilled water. These cationic polyelectrolytes (PEL) differed by their AM/DMAEA ratio, i.e., their charge density, chain architecture (linear and branched), their intrinsic viscosity (IV), and zeta potential of their aqueous solutions. The IV being directly related to the hydrodynamic volume of the PEL and the zeta potential reflecting the effective charges in suspension were selected for practically useful correlations with flocculation performance. The fractal dimension (d_F) and the scattering exponent (SE) of the flocs, analyzed by the laser diffraction method, were taken as indication of primary particle and aggregate assembly. For the optimum PEL dosage, SE and d_F varied with the IV and zeta potential. It was observable that floc size, floc resistance, and floc reorganization correlate with the PEL characteristics. Copolymers with lower IV, which is here associated with PEL of similar molar mass but lower charge density, yielded larger and less resistant flocs. Copolymers with higher IV originated smaller more compact flocs being more resistant. In high shear situations, where floc breakage should be avoided, as it is the case in papermaking, polymers with high IV yielding large SE are advantageous. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

CPAM的制备及其对环境激素DMP的去除

引言混凝沉降法作为提高水质处理效率的一种经济、简便的方法备受关注,而混凝处理过程中,混凝剂的种类、性质是混凝处理效果好坏的关键因素。其中有机高分子混凝剂更是成为近年来的研究热点[1-4]。聚丙烯酰胺作为一种高效的有机高分子混凝剂,具有正电荷密度高、相对分子质     

辽河油田稀油二元复合驱采出污水絮凝处理研究

对辽河油田稀油二元复合驱采出污水进行絮凝处理。优选了无机、有机絮凝剂,考察了复配絮凝剂效果及其加药方式对絮凝效果的影响,研究了不同絮凝剂产生的絮体形态。结果表明,优选的无机絮凝剂为聚合氯化铝(PAC),有机絮凝剂为阳离子聚丙烯酰胺(CPAM),其絮凝效果随阳离子度的提高而提高。有机絮凝剂投加量对复配絮凝剂的处理效果影响较大。适宜的复配药剂投加量为PAC 300 mg/L、CPAM-1 4 mg/L,处理后污水SS的质量浓度为10.65 mg/L、油的质量浓度为2.43 mg/L、透光率为84.0%,絮体较致密。最好的加药方式为投加完无机絮凝剂后,立即加入有机絮凝剂。不同的絮凝剂形成的絮体形态不同,复配时CPAM-1的投加量越大,絮体越致密。     

Synthesis of a novel amphoteric chelating polymer flocculant and its performance in Cu2+ removal

A novel amphoteric chelating polymer flocculant (ACPF) was synthesized. The synthesis involved the copolymerization of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride and acrylamide to prepare poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride‐co‐acrylamide) [P(DMDAAC‐co‐AM)], Mannich reaction of P(DMDAAC‐co‐AM) with triethylenetetramine and formaldehyde to prepare P(DMDAAC‐co‐AM)‐graft‐TETA, and xanthogenation of P(DMDAAC‐co‐AM)‐graft‐TETA with CS₂ and NaOH. The removal performance of ACPF toward Cu²⁺ was investigated, and the ACPF structure was characterized. ACPF performance considerably improved at 121–187 mL/g intrinsic viscosity, 20.78–28.32 mol % cationic degree of P(DMDAAC‐co‐AM), and 22.11–28.44% sulphur content of ACPF. The Cu²⁺ removal rate was above 99% at a 1.98 : 1 molar ratio of ‐CSS^? to Cu²⁺. This rate was 5.86% higher than that using polyacrylamide‐graft‐triethylenetetramine‐dithiocarbamate (PAM‐graft‐TETA‐DTC). The zeta potential and sedimentation rate of flocs obtained from ACPF were higher and their volume was smaller than those from sodium triethylenetetramine‐multidithiocarbamate and PAM‐graft‐TETA‐DTC at the same sulphur dosage. This result indicates that the positive charges of ACPF polymeric chains effectively neutralize excess negative charges in flocs, which benefits the bridging of flocs with negative charges to promote their formation and growth. These positive charges can also cause the flocs to become larger and tighter, thereby improving flocculation and settling performance. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

The flocculation of kaolin by cationic polyacrylamides and the effect of cationic surfactant on this process

The flocculation of kaolin suspended in a dilute salt solution was studied as a function of the addition of cationic surfactant and cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) added separately, consecutively, or simultaneously. Cationic polyacrylamide caused flocculation by bridging when added in low concentrations, but at higher concentrations, charge neutralization became the dominant mechanism and the flocculation rate was highly dependent on the charge density of the polymer. Adsorption of sufficient polymer or surfactant (cetyl pyridinium chloride) prevented immediate adsorption of the other, although surfactant could replace polymer after extended agitation. The adsorption of polymer was greatest when small flocs were formed by charge neutralization or by prolonged shaking. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 2382–2389, 2002     

Preparation and characterization of polymer-coated Fe3O4 magnetic flocculant

The ordinary flocculants rely on gravity settling for solid-liquid separation, it is difficult to meet the requirements of wastewater treatment in short flocculation settling time, few sludge production and low moisture content. A new type of flocculant is required to solve these difficulties. Magnetic materials are given more attention because of the magnetism in magnetic field. It is significant to prepare magnetic composite flocculant to realize solid-liquid separation with the combined effects of both gravity and external magnetic field. The gelatin-based magnetic flocculant consisted of poly (acrylamide-co-acryloyloxyethyl thimethylammonium chloride) grafted gelatin-coated Fe₃O₄ [magnetic poly (AM-co-DAC)-g-gelatin] was prepared in this article. A Box-Behnken design for determination of optimal plan with three-level and three-variable was designed. The best conditions of preparing magnetic poly (AM-co-DAC)-g-gelatin were determined. The structure of magnetic poly (AM-co-DAC)-g-gelatin was studied by infrared spectrum and its magnetic properties were characterized by magnetic hysteresis loop. The flocculation of magnetic poly (AM-co-DAC)-g-gelatin was compared with conventional flocculant. The flocculation experiment results showed that the magnetic poly (AM-co-DAC)-g-gelatin was effective for removal of turbidity and significantly reduced the settling time of flocs, compared to conventional flocculants.     

Flocculation behavior of cationic pea starch prepared by the graft copolymerization of acrylamide for wastewater treatment

To improve the flocculation efficiency of coal mine wastewater treatment, we synthesized a cationic flocculant by grafting acrylamide (AM) onto pea starch, and we performed the characterization with elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and NMR. The effects of the synthesis conditions were also investigated, and the optimal synthesis parameters of the cationic flocculant were obtained. The mass ratio between pea starch and AM was 0.5 with a reaction temperature of 65 °C. The dosages of ceric ammonium nitrate and 3‐chloro‐2‐hydroxypropyl‐trimethylammonium chloride were 0.02 and 0.11 mol/L, respectively. Application experiments for wastewater treatment were carried out consequently, and the optimal dosage of cationic pea starch was 40 mg/L within the pH range 6–8. Compared with other traditional flocculation products, the cationic pea starch showed the best flocculation behavior for coal mine wastewater. Therefore, the cationic pea‐starch‐grafted AM may be applicable as a novel flocculant in wastewater treatment and has already demonstrated outstanding features. It is bound to replace other traditional flocculants in the future. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 43922.     

Synthesis,characterization, and flocculation properties of poly(acrylamide‐methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride‐methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy silane)

A novel hydrophobically modified and cationic flocculant poly(acrylamide‐methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride‐methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy silane) (P(AM‐DMC‐MAPMS)) was synthesized by inverse emulsion polymerization. The molecular structure of hydrophobically cationic polyacrylamide (HCPAM) was characterized by FTIR and ¹H‐NMR. The effects of DMC and MAPMS feed ratio on intrinsic viscosity and solubility were measured. The effects of hydrophobically cationic flocculants on reactive brilliant red X‐3B solution and kaolin suspension were studied. It was found that the introduction of MAPMS could increase the intrinsic viscosities of P(AM‐DMC‐MAPMS) and enhance the flocculation properties to anionic dye solution and kaolin suspension, but reduced their water‐solubility. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

Separation of nitrocellulose fine particles from industrial effluent with organic polymers

Polymers were used in the experiments to determine optimum type and dosage requited for effective treatment of an industrial effluent containing nitrocellulose fine particles. It was found that (a) contact flocculation filtration was not effective for treating the nitrocellulose-manufacturing wastewater due to the high initial turbidity; (b) mixing, flocculation, and settling of the wastewater with cationic polyelectrolyte and bentonite clay gave greater than 95% turbidity removal; (c) with the same optimum chemical dosages, mixing, flocculation and centrifugation also gave about 97% turbidity removal; and (d) with the same optimum chemical dosages, mixing, flocculation, sedimentation and filtration removed 99.9% of the wastewater turbidity.     

Preparation of narrowly distributed nanoparticles of poly(n‐butyl methacrylate‐co‐vinyl pyrrolidone) through microemulsion polymerization

Narrowly distributed nanoparticles of poly (n‐butyl methacrylate‐co‐vinyl pyrrolidone) were prepared through microemulsion polymerization with a nonionic surfactant of Tween‐80 as emulsifier (6 wt % of the latex) and n‐butanol as coemulsifier. The polymerizations were initiated with benzoylperoxide (BPO), potassium persulfate (KPS), KPS/ferric sulfate (FeSO₄), and BPO/FeSO₄, respectively, where the initiation in the case of BPO/FeSO₄ took place mainly at the interphase between the oil phase and the reaction media. Namely, this interfacial‐initiated microemulsion polymerization resulted in larger particles with relatively narrower particle size distribution as well as higher limiting monomer conversion but lower polymerization rate compared with the polymerization initiated with KPS/FeSO₄. In this article, the influences of initiation method, monomer ratio, and addition of water‐soluble components on microemulsion polymerization and latex particle size were studied to discuss the mechanism of interfacial‐initiated microemulsion polymerization. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 2334–2340, 2004     

琥珀酰壳聚糖季铵盐的合成及絮凝性能

壳聚糖由于水溶性差、电荷密度低等缺点,使其在絮凝应用方面受到限制。对壳聚糖进行化学改性,可以改善其水溶性和絮凝性能。本文采用苯甲醛保护壳聚糖氨基,然后与丁二酸酐反应合成琥珀酰壳聚糖（SACTS）,进一步与二甲基二烯丙基氯化铵（DMDAAC）反应合成琥珀酰壳聚糖季铵盐（SAQCS）。采用FTIR、¹H NMR、XRD、ESEM等方法对SAQCS的结构和形貌进行表征。探讨了引发剂用量、单体配比、反应温度、反应时间对SAQCS阳离子度的影响。结果表明,SAQCS较优合成工艺条件为：引发剂用量（占单体的质量分数） 2%,m（DMDAAC）/m（SACTS）=5.4,反应温度70℃,反应时间7h。此工艺条件下合成的SAQCS的阳离子度为42.26%。将SAQCS、壳聚糖、聚丙烯酰胺与配制的高岭土模拟废水进行絮凝实验,考察了pH、投加量、温度对絮凝效果的影响。结果表明,当絮凝条件为pH=2～5、投加量3~9mg/L、温度25～50℃范围内,使用SAQCS絮凝后上清液浊度去除率均在96%以上。     

Preparation,characterization, and flocculation performance of P(acrylamide‐co‐diallyldimethylammonium chloride) by UV‐initiated template polymerization

This study prepared TPDA, a high‐intrinsic‐viscosity cationic polyacrylamide, through ultraviolet (UV)‐initiated template polymerization. Acrylamide (AM) and diallyldimethylammonium chloride (DMD) served as monomers, and poly sodium polyacrylate (PAAS) served as the template. The structure of TPDA was characterized by Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The synthetic conditions of TPDA were studied and optimized by single‐factor experiments. An optimized product was obtained at an intrinsic viscosity of 11.3 dL g^?1 and a conversion rate of 97.2% with a total monomer concentration of 20%, DMD concentration of 30%, initiator concentration of 0.045%, pH of 8, EDTA concentration of 0.3%, and UV irradiation of 90 min. Results showed that TPDA was the copolymer of AM and DMD with a micro‐block structure at the molecular chain. Given its high intrinsic viscosity and cationic block structure, TPDA performed better in kaolin flocculation than that prepared without template addition. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41747.