• 文献标题:   Amino-functionalized alginate/graphene double-network hydrogel beads for emerging contaminant removal from aqueous solution
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SUN YR, ZHOU T, LI WY, YU F, MA J
  • 作者关键词:   doublenetwork hydrogel, graphene, alginate, aminogroup functionalization, antibiotic
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMOSPHERE
  • ISSN:   0045-6535 EI 1879-1298
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tongji Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125110
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Inorganic-organic composite hydrogels have attracted much attention in recent years. In this study, an amino-functionalized graphene/alginate double-network hydrogel (NH2-DN) with excellent mechanical and adsorption properties was successfully prepared. Triethylenetetramine (TETA) was used as a crosslinker which promotes random few-layer graphene sheets stacking and resulted in a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) network, containing mesopore and macropore structures on the hydrogel surface. Compared to single network hydrogel, enhanced thermal stability and mechanical properties were achieved in NH2-DN. The elasticity modulus was improved by approximately 3 times due to the formation of the double-network. More importantly, NH2-DN exhibited excellent adsorption properties for typical emerging contaminants (Cu2+ and ciprofloxacin (CIP)). Compared with that of an ordinary graphene/alginate single-network hydrogel (SN), the adsorption capacity of the NH2-DN for Cu2+ and CIP reached 153.91 mg g(-1) and 301.36 mg g(-1), respectively, which was increased by 130% and 182%, respectively. Adsorption isotherm and kinetic analyses reveal that the adsorption process of CIP onto the NH2-DN was dominated by chemical affinity. Adsorption properties were comprehensively examined, including the effects of the solid-liquid ratios, pH, and ionic strength. NH2-DN retained 94% of its adsorption capacity when the ionic strength was 0.5 mol L-1 and maintained at least 87% of its adsorption capacity in weak acidic and alkaline solutions. This novel amino-functionalized organic-inorganic hydrogel has great potential in environmental applications owing to its outstanding physicochemical, mechanical, and adsorption properties for emerging contaminants in wastewater. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.