Experimental study and modelling of an azo colourant dynamic adsorption onto functional cross-linked chitosan/ceramic particles in a fixed bed column

The use of azo dyes in industrial activities generates a large volume of contaminated wastewater; these pollutants in water bodies affect aquatic biota and human health. A functional biocomposite sorbent material was synthesized using cross-linked chitosan with oxalic acid that forms a coating on alumina ceramic particles (AOCh). The removal of Reactive Red 195, a reactive azo dye, using a fixed-bed adsorption column filled with this material was tested. AOCh was physico-chemically characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy–total attenuated reflection (FTIR-ATR), scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersion spectrometry X-ray (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XDR), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), and Z-potential. The dynamic adsorption performance was analyzed from experimental breakthrough curves obtained in fixed-bed columns by modifying different operating conditions (bed depth, volumetric flow rate, and dye inlet concentration). Equilibrium adsorption isotherms were determined under dynamic conditions and compared with batch results. The maximum adsorption capacity of the dynamic equilibrium isotherm obtained from the continuous assays was 331 mg/g; this value was the highest in comparison to other tested materials reported in the literature. Different dynamic adsorption models were applied to fit experimental data, including Thomas, Bohart–Admas, Yoon–Nelson, logistic general model, bed depth surface time (BDST), and modified dose response (Yan) models. A critical analysis of these equations was presented, showing the equivalences and the relationship among the coefficients. The Yan model achieved the highest level of agreement between the experimental and predicted values of the breakthrough curves. The use of this model enables scaling-up the industrial process for dye removal. The present work proposed a novel biosorbent material and contributes to the analysis of industrial dye removal under dynamic conditions.     

Thiol-yne 3D Printable Polymeric Resins for the Efficient Removal of a Model Pollutant from Waters

A new 3D printable resin formulation is developed and optimized from commercially available thiol (pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate); PETMP) and alkyne (3-butyn-1-ol; BA) monomers. Printed objects are characterized by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The extraction efficiency of the printed thiol-yne device is then investigated using a model dye – malachite green (MG). The results displayed excellent dye removal efficiency with > 95% MG removed within 5 min. The 3D-printed devices are reusable and show 100% removal over six cycles after washing with deionized water and methanol. The presence of surface hydroxyl groups derived from the BA monomer is shown to enhance dye adsorption in comparison to control materials. The printing procedure and resin formulation are robust and consistent when devices from different resin batches are compared for MG dye removal. The thiol-yne 3D printed devices demonstrated excellent dye removal (> 99%) from water samples collected from a tap and a nearby river source. The successful development of this resin provides a new thiol-yne-based resin system for stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing for the removal of organic dyes from wastewater and presents a potential for broad applications in water treatment.     

Frontal polymerization preparation of poly(acrylamide‐co‐acrylic acid)/activated carbon composite hydrogels for dye removal

A series of poly(acrylic acid‐co‐acrylamide) (PAA)/activated carbon (AC) composite hydrogels were rapidly prepared via frontal polymerization (FP). It was found that an increase in the concentration of AC caused an increase in the front velocity (V_f) and the highest front temperature (T_max). It may be attributed to that AC particles could increase the liquid viscosity of reaction mixture and remain the reaction heat during FP. The Fourier transform infrared and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) confirmed that AC particles had entered the hydrogel network, and many spherical AC particles with an average diameter of 0.5–1 μm had been dispersed homogeneously in the PAA hydrogel matrix. The swelling behavior showed that the equilibrium swelling values of hydrogels increased when the concentration of AC particles increased. Adsorption studies showed that incorporation of AC particles into PAA hydrogel matrix could increase the sites of interaction between the hydrogels and crystal violet molecules and result in an increase of adsorption capacities of hydrogels toward dyes. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Strength of adhesive joints with adherend yielding: I. Analytical model

A sandwich element can be isolated in all two-dimensional adhesive joints, thereby simplifying the analysis of strain and stress. An adhesive sandwich model has been developed that accommodates arbitrary loading, a bilinear adherend stress-strain response, and any form of nonlinear adhesive behavior. The model accounts for both the bending deformation and the shear deformation of the adherends. Stress and strain distributions in the adhesive were obtained by solving a system of six differential equations using a finite-difference method. For a sample adhesive sandwich, the adhesive strains and stresses from the new model were compared with those of other models. Finally, the model was coupled with an analytical solution for the detached section of an adhesive joint in peel. The stress and strain distributions in the adhesive and the root curvature of the peel adherend were then compared with finite element results. An accompanying article in this issue uses the model with experimental peel data to investigate the suitability of various adhesive failure criteria.     

An ionic liquid‐based polymer with π‐stacked structure as all‐solid‐state electrolyte for efficient dye‐sensitized solar cells

An ionic liquid based polymer, poly(1‐ethyl‐3‐(acryloyloxy)hexylimidazolium iodide) (PEAI), was synthesized and employed as electrolyte to fabricate all‐solid‐state dye‐sensitized solar cells. The photophysical properties of PEAI were studied by UV–vis absorption spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. PEAI exhibited significant hypochromism and red shift in UV–vis absorption spectra and large Stokes shifts in photoluminescence spectra, indicating the formation of a novel π‐stacked structure in which the imidazolium rings in the side chain were stacked. Without iodine in its preparation, DSC with PEAI electrolyte achieved a conversion efficiency of 5.29% under AM 1.5 simulated solar light irradiation (100 mW cm^?2). The side‐chain imidazolium π‐π stacking in PEAI played a key role in the holes transport from the photoanode to the counter electrode. Both the open‐circuit voltage and short‐circuit current density showed decreases with the increase in the content of iodine in PEAI electrolyte. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

电解法降解刚果红染料废水的研究

应用自制电化学反应器对刚果红染料废水进行电解降解。研究了电解时间、废水pH值、电压、溶液初始浓度等对刚果红电解去除效果的影响,确定了最佳的降解条件：电压5V,电解质硫酸钠加入量15m∥L,电解时间4h。刚果红降解率达到74．1％。     

Ionic liquid/poly(ionic liquid)‐based electrolytes for energy devices

Ionic liquids are organic salts with melting points generally below 100 °C. They are attracting wide attention and are used as electrolytes in electrochemical devices, such as fuel cells, lithium‐ion batteries, dye‐sensitized solar cells, supercapacitors and light‐emitting electrochemical cells, due to their negligible vapor pressure, high ionic conductivity and wide electrochemical window. This perspective article highlights the applications of ionic liquid‐ or poly(ionic liquid)‐based electrolytes in fuel cells, dye‐sensitized solar cells and supercapacitors. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry     

The Syntheses and Characterization of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) Derived from Cardanol-Based Dye and Linseed Oil-Based Polyurethanes

Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, from glycerol modified linseed oil polyurethanes and cardanol-based dyes, which are yet to be extensively studied were synthesized using benzoyl peroxide as initiator and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as cross-linker. These polymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra, thermal analysis techniques such as thermogravimetric analysis, derivative thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis. The kinetic parameters such as activation energy and orders of reaction were ascertained using Freeman-Carroll and Freeman-Anderson methods. The effects of changes in polyurethane to dye monomer weight ratio on the properties of such polymers were investigated at 1.2 and 1.6 NCO/OH ratios.     

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE ADSORPTION OF METHYLENE BLUE DYE ONTO SULFURIC ACID–TREATED ORANGE PEEL

The present study explains the preparation and application of sulfuric acid–treated orange peel (STOP) as a new low-cost adsorbent in the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from its aqueous solution. The effects of temperature on the operating parameters such as solution pH, adsorbent dose, initial MB dye concentration, and contact time were investigated for the removal of MB dye using STOP. The maximum adsorption of MB dye onto STOP took place in the following experimental conditions: pH of 8.0, adsorbent dose of 0.4 g, contact time of 45 min, and temperature of 30°C. The adsorption equilibrium data were tested by applying both the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. It is observed that the Freundlich isotherm model fitted better than the Langmuir isotherm model, indicating multilayer adsorption, at all studied temperatures. The adsorption kinetic results showed that the pseudo-second-order model was more suitable to explain the adsorption of MB dye onto STOP. The adsorption mechanism results showed that the adsorption process was controlled by both the internal and external diffusion of MB dye molecules. The values of free energy change (ΔG ^o) and enthalpy change (ΔH ^o) indicated the spontaneous, feasible, and exothermic nature of the adsorption process. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of STOP was also compared with other low-cost adsorbents, and it was found that STOP was a better adsorbent for MB dye removal.     

Adsorption Characteristics of Congo Red from Aqueous Solution onto Tea Waste

The feasibility of using tea waste (TW) as a low-cost adsorbent for the adsorption of an anionic dye (Congo red) from aqueous solution has been investigated. Adsorption in a batch process was conducted to study the effect of adsorbent dosage, initial dye concentration, contact time, pH, and temperature. The experimental data were analyzed by the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin models. The adsorption system was best described by the Langmuir isotherm (R ² > 0.99). Adsorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second-order model (R ² > 0.99). The effect of mechanical treatment (vibratory mill) was also studied. The experimental results showed that using this physical treatment leads to an increase in the adsorption capacity of TW from 32.26 to 43.48 mg/g. Thermodynamic analyses revealed that the adsorption of Congo red on TW was endothermic and spontaneous in nature. The results indicated that TW can be employed as a potential low-cost adsorbent for the removal of Congo red from aqueous solution.