Synthesis of lignin-poly(N-methylaniline)-reduced graphene oxide hydrogel for organic dye and lead ions removal
2020
Hongyun Qian | Jiake Wang | Lifeng Yan
Lignin is one of the major contents of lignocellulose and can be used as feedstock for adsorbent materials for wastewater treatment. Here, a lignin-poly(N-methylaniline)-graphene oxide (lignin-PNMA-rGO) hydrogel has been prepared by a two-step method, microspheres of lignin-PNMA was synthesis by the polymerization of NMA monomer in the presence of lignin in aqueous solution, and then they were encapsulated by the as-prepared reduced graphene oxide (GO) hydrogel via a reduction induced self-assembly of the GO nanosheets.The scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV–Vis studies have been carried out and revealed that the formation of the 3D porous nanocomposite hydrogel with multilevel structures and sufficient active sites. The lignin-PNMA-rGO adsorbent exhibited high adsorption capacity for both organic dye methylene blue (MB, 201.7 mg/g) and Pb2+ ion (753.5 mg/g). The new lignin-based adsorbent is a low-cost, environmentally benign, which is an attractive adsorbent for wastewater treatment.
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