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Magnetic Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) Microspheres with Grafted Polypyrrole Chains for the High-Capacity Adsorption of Congo Red Dye from Aqueous Solutions

by
Ying Yu
1,†,
Jielong Su
2,3,†,
Jia Liu
4 and
Wensong Li
4,*
1
Wuhan City College, Wuhan 430083, China
2
Payen (Zhongshan) Technology Co., Ltd., Zhongshan 528400, China
3
Zhongshan Qianyou Chemical Materials Co., Ltd., Zhongshan 528441, China
4
College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Coatings 2022, 12(2), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12020168
Submission received: 23 November 2021 / Revised: 13 December 2021 / Accepted: 15 December 2021 / Published: 28 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Surface Chemical Modification II)
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Abstract

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In this study, novel magnetic poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) microspheres with grafted polypyrrole chains (magnetic PGMA-g-PPy) were developed for the high-capacity adsorption of Congo red (CR) from aqueous solutions. The magnetic PGMA-g-PPy was synthesized by the typical dispersion polymerization method and the ring-opening reaction of epoxy groups, producing abundant hydroxyls for the grafting polymerization of pyrrole in the presence of FeCl3 as an oxidizing agent on the surface of the microspheres. The characterization results showed that magnetic PGMA-g-PPy was successfully fabricated. The adsorption equilibrium data of the adsorbents could be well fitted by the Langmuir isotherm model, showing a high maximum adsorption capacity of 502.5 mg/g for CR. The adsorption followed pseudo-second-order kinetics with a fast speed. The adsorbents had no leaching of Fe in the solution at pH 1.0–11.0 for 24 h. The adsorption process was strongly pH-dependent and weakly ionic-strength-dependent. Furthermore, the magnetic microspheres could be easily regenerated, rapidly separated from the solution, and reused for wastewater treatment. The results suggest that magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres are a promising efficient adsorbent for the removal of CR from wastewater.

1. Introduction

Dyes are used in many industries, including food, paper and plastics, cosmetics, leather, textiles, dyestuffs, etc. A great volume of colored wastewater is produced by these industries. The release of this colored wastewater brings a great threat to the environment, because many of the dyes are toxic or strongly carcinogenic [1,2]. These dyes must be removed from their wastewater solutions before their discharge. Among the various techniques developed for dye removal from wastewater, such as flocculation [3], electrochemical treatment [4], photocatalytic oxidation [5,6,7], adsorption [8,9,10,11], and membrane separation [12], adsorption is reviewed as an effective, economical, and promising technology.
Some conventional adsorbents, including activated carbon [13], clay minerals [14], oxides [15], and bio-adsorbent [16,17], have been developed to remove these dyes from their wastewater solutions. However, the difficulty of separating dyes from aqueous solutions has limited their applications in real wastewater cleanup. In recent years, magnetic-loaded adsorbent particles based on Fe3O4 nanoparticles have obtained special attention in wastewater treatment [18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25], due to their easy recovery from the solutions by a simple, low-cost external magnetic field. Various magnetic sorbents [26,27], which are designed by making surface modifications to some special functional groups to target dyes, have been developed to treat the corresponding dyes’ wastewater. However, the majority of the magnetic adsorbents developed show relatively low adsorption capacities for objective dyes [28,29,30], and the stability of Fe3O4 nanoparticles against acidic erosion needs to be improved to increase their service time and applications in acidic conditions [31].
Congo red (CR) is a benzidine-based anionic disazo dye, with two azo groups as well as the benzidine group (a human carcinogen). It is toxic to many organisms due to a suspected carcinogen and mutagen. It is still widely used in several countries, although it is banned in many countries because of health concerns. The magnetic adsorbents developed for CR are few, and their adsorption capacity is not high.
In this work, one kind of novel magnetic microsphere with a high adsorption capacity and good acid resistance was developed for CR. Polypyrrole (PPy) chains have a high density of pyrrole functional groups, providing positively charged nitrogen atoms in the polymeric backbone available for anionic CR adsorption [32]. Therefore, this polymer chain was selected to increase the adsorption capacity by grafting it onto the surface of the magnetic microspheres. Poly (glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) with affluent high-reactivity epoxy groups were selected as protective substances. The developed adsorbents were characterized by XRD, VSM, FTIR, and SEM. The applicability of these particles to CR removal was evaluated based on the sorption capacity, acidic resistance, adsorption kinetic, effects of solution conditions, and renewability.

2. Experiments

2.1. Materials

FeCl2·4H2O and FeCl3·6H2O were procured from Xilong Chemical Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou, China). Polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG 6000) was purchased from Its Group Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP K-30), pyrrole, glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), and 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) were obtained from TCI (Shanghai) Development Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). CR was purchased from Wenjiang Chemical Co., Ltd. (Shaoguan, China). All the reagents were analytical grade.

2.2. Preparation of Polypyrrole-Grafted Magnetic PGMA Microspheres

The synthetic process of creating magnetic PGMA microspheres with grafted polypyrrole (magnetic PGMA-g-PPy) is shown in Scheme 1.

2.2.1. Preparation of Magnetic PGMA Microspheres

The magnetic PGMA microspheres were synthesized by our previous dispersion polymerization method with some modifications [33]. First, PEG-stabilized magnetic nanoparticles were prepared with a co-precipitation method. Amounts of 11.8 g of FeCl3·6H2O and 4.3 g of FeCl2·4H2O were dissolved in 200 mL water and heated to 80 °C under vigorous stirring with a continuous supply of nitrogen gas. An amount of 25 mL of ammonium hydroxide (25%) was quickly added into the above solution. After about 2 min, 50 mL of a solution with 15 g dissolved PEG6000 was rapidly added. The reaction was permitted to continue for 2 h, and the obtained black precipitates were washed several times with deionized water to remove unreacted PEG. Then, the magnetic PGMA microspheres were synthesized by the typical dispersion polymerization. In this method, GMA was selected as monomer, AIBN as initiator, PEG-stabilized magnetic nanoparticles as magnetic core, and PVP-K30 as stabilizer. Specifically, 2.5 g of PVP-K30 was fully mixed with an ethanol/water dispersion solution (80 mL of ethanol and 9 mL of water) in a 250 mL three-necked flask, then 2.5 g PEG-Fe3O4 was sonicated with the above solution for 20 min to be fully dispersed. Then, 12 mL of GMA, 100 uL of EGDMA, and 0.25 g of AIBN were successively added into the above dispersion medium. The mixing solution was purged under continuous nitrogen for 30 min to remove dissolved O2. The polymerization was maintained at 70 °C for 24 h under mechanical stirring (240 rpm) with good shaft seal and reflux condensation. The resulting magnetic PGMA microspheres were centrifuged (5000 r/min) and washed several times with hot deionized water and ethanol.

2.2.2. Grafting Polymerization of Pyrrole on the Magnetic PGMA Microspheres

Abundant hydroxyls on the surface of the magnetic PGMA microspheres were produced by the ring-opening reaction of epoxy groups. The above synthesized microspheres were dispersed in 200 mL H2SO4 (0.2 mol/L) and reacted at 40 °C for 48 h under mechanical stirring (200 rpm). The as-prepared product was washed several times with deionized water.
Then, grafting polymerization of pyrrole onto the microspheres was carried out using FeCl3 as oxidizer. An amount of 1.2 g obtained magnetic microspheres was dispersed in 200 mL deionized water in a conical flask by ultrasonic treatment for 15 min. Then, 18 g of FeCl3 and 2.4 mL of pyrrole were added and well dissolved. The polymerization reaction was permitted for 3 h at room temperature in the shaker with 200 r/min speed. The resulting product was collected with a magnetic field, then washed to neutral with deionized water. Finally, the product was dried in a vacuum freeze drier.

2.3. Characterization

The FT-IR spectra were measured on an FT-IR spectrophotometer (FT-IR, Thermo Nicolet 380, Madison, WI, USA) between 4000 and 500 cm−1 by the KBr pellet technique, and the resolution was 2 cm−1. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterizations were carried out on a D/max2550 18 KW rotating anode X-ray diffractometer (XRD, D/MAX-2500/PC, Tokyo, Japan). Their morphology and size were recorded using scanning electron microscopy (SEM, JSM-6610 LV, Tokyo, Japan). Their magnetic properties were determined by vibrating sampler magnetometer (VSM, Model 4 HF VSM, ADE Technologies, Westwood, MA, USA).

2.4. Dye-Removal Experiments

In a typical removal experiment, 28.5 mg of the magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres were added into a centrifuge tube with a known concentration of CR solution; the mixture solution was vibrated under room temperature for 80 min in a reciprocating shaking-table with 200 r/min reaching the adsorption equilibrium. The phase separation was carried out by an external magnet. Then, the residual CR in the solution was determined with a UV-visible spectrophotometer (UV-4802s, Shanghai Instrument Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China). All experiments were repeated three times. The equilibrium adsorption capacity (qe, mg/g) was calculated according to the following equation:
qe = (C0 − Ce) × V/m
where C0 (mg/L) and Ce (mg/L) are the initial and equilibrium CR concentrations in the aqueous solution after adsorption, respectively; V (L) represents the volume of the solution; and m (g) represents the mass of the adsorbent.

2.5. Regeneration and Reusability Experiments

Regeneration experiments were performed for the dye-loaded magnetic PGMA-g-PPy recovered by magnetic separation, which were shaken in 6 mL of 500 mg/L CR solution at room temperature for 1 h. These microspheres were eluted twice using 6 mL of 0.01 mol/L NaOH solution for 1 h with a shaking speed of 200 rpm at every turn. After desorption, these magnetic microspheres were washed with distilled water three times and reused for the next run. In total, five sequential adsorption–desorption cycles were carried out with CR concentration determined for each cycle by UV-visible spectrophotometer.

3. Results and Discussions

3.1. Characterization and Synthesis Process of the Adsorbent

The magnetic PGMA-g-PPy was synthesized by the following three steps (shown in Scheme 1): firstly, the magnetic PGMA microspheres were prepared by the dispersion polymerization method, using GMA as the monomer, PEG-stabilized magnetic nanoparticles as the magnetic core, AIBN as the initiator, PVP-K30 as the stabilizer, and an ethanol aqueous solution as the dispersion medium; then, the abundant hydroxyls on the surface of the as-prepared microspheres were produced by the ring-opening reaction of epoxy groups under the H2SO4 (0.2 mol/L) solution, to provide enough for the reactive group grafting with pyrrole; finally, the polypyrrole chains were grafted onto the resultant microspheres by a polymerization reaction, using pyrrole as the monomer and FeCl3 as a common oxidizer in the aqueous solution.
The SEM image of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy is shown in Figure 1. The magnetic microspheres had a standard spherical form, and the particle diameter was approximately 36.5 µm.
An FT-IR spectra characterization of the Fe3O4, magnetic PGMA, and magnetic PGMA-g-PPy was performed. As shown in Figure 2, the appearance of the same Fe-O adsorption band at 574 cm−1 in Figure 2B,C as in Fe3O4 (Figure 2A) indicated that the Fe3O4 nanoparticles were encapsulated into the PGMA microspheres and PGMA-g-PPy microspheres. The character band at 1726 cm−1 corresponded to the C = O vibration, and the bands at 842 and 904 cm−1 in Figure 2B were assigned to the epoxy groups. These results confirmed the presence of PGMA moieties on the magnetic PGMA microspheres. After the grafting reaction on the PGMA microspheres, the bands at 842 and 904 cm−1 disappeared, and new characteristic peaks appeared at 1537, 1443, 1038, and 948–855 cm−1 in Figure 2C. These variations were attributed to pyrrole ring stretching, conjugated C–N stretching, C–H stretching vibrations, and C–H deformation, respectively [34]. The above results proved that the PPy was successfully grafted onto the magnetic PGMA microspheres.
The peaks’ positions and relative intensities in the XRD patterns of magnetic PGMA and PGMA-g-PPy are given in Figure 3. The diffraction peaks at 30.2°(220), 35.6°(311), 43.3°(400), 53.6°(422), 57.3°(511), and 62.8°(440) in both microspheres were consistent with the standard pattern for crystalline magnetic Fe3O4, indicating that Fe3O4 nanoparticles had been successfully encapsulated in these microspheres. The stronger broad diffraction peaks in magnetic PGMA-g-PPy than in magnetic PGMA also suggested that there were more amorphous polymer materials in the former than in the latter.
The magnetic property of the magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres was analyzed by VSM at room temperature. The magnetization curve in Figure 4 showed that the saturated magnetization value of magnetic microspheres was 8.2 emu/g, which made these adsorbents become separated from the solution by a common permanent magnet in 30 s. Although the saturated magnetization value of these microspheres was obviously below that of the pure Fe3O4 nanoparticles due to the thick polymer coating, they could be usually be recovered from the solution more rapidly than Fe3O4 nanoparticles. This is because single magnetic microspheres with the encapsulation of many Fe3O4 nanoparticles received the resultant magnetic forces of these interior nanoparticles under an external magnetic field. The zero coercivity and reversible hysteresis behaviors also indicated that these microspheres were superparamagnetic. These magnetic features provided the easy re-dispersion and efficient recovery of the magnetic microspheres from the aqueous solution.

3.2. Material Stability

In order to examine the stability of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy, the microspheres were dispersed into aqueous solutions within a pH range of 1.0–11.0 for 24 h with continuous vibration in a table concentrator, and the leaking of iron ions into the supernatant was quantified by atomic adsorption spectrometry. No iron in the supernatant was detected in the investigated pH range, suggesting that the developed adsorbents were highly stable in strongly acidic conditions for a long time. Their acidic resistance was obviously better than magnetic nanoparticles created by organic surface coating, with a leaching of 1.7–3.7% Fe at pH 4.0–1.0 for 6 h [35]; magnetite nanoparticles created by poly (glutamic acid) coating, with a leaching of 0.001–0.9% Fe at pH 3.0–1.0 for 2 h [31]; and magnetic particles created by thin-polystyrene-chain coating, with a leaching of 0.3–3% Fe in acidic conditions [36]. This is attributed to the thick, tight polymer-network protective coating provided by the PGMA polymer cross-linking with the cross-linking agent.

3.3. Adsorption Isotherms

Adsorption isotherm analysis was critical to assess the adsorption performance of the magnetic PGMA-g-PPy adsorbent. The equilibrium adsorption of CR on this adsorbent at room temperature and pH 2.0 shown in Figure 5 were described by the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models.
The linear form of the Langmuir equation is represented as follows [37]:
Ce/qe = 1/bqm + Ce/qm
where Ce represents the equilibrium concentration of CR (mg/L); qe (mg/g) is the equilibrium adsorption capacity; qm (mg/g) means the maximum saturated adsorption capacity of the adsorbent for CR; b (L/mg) is the Langmuir adsorption constant. The Freundlich isotherm equation in a linearized form is expressed as follows:
lnqe = lnKF + (1/n) ln Ce
where KF (mg1−(1/n)L1/ng−1) and n correspond to the adsorption capacity and the intensity of the adsorbent, respectively. The values of KF and n are obtained based on the slope and intercept of linear plots of lnqe against lnCe by Equation (3).
The calculated theoretical parameters along with the regression coefficients (R2) by both adsorption models are shown in Table 1. The resulting regression coefficients showed that the adsorption isotherm data could be fitted better by the Langmuir model than by the Freundlich model. Based on the assumptions of the Langmuir model, the adsorption process of CR was mainly monolayer adsorption. It is also found that the maximum adsorption capacity for CR on the magnetic PGMA-g-PPy is 502.5 mg/g. A comparison of the maximum CR adsorption capacity (qm) of this adsorbent with those of other adsorbents in the reported literature is shown in Table 2. It is found that magnetic PGMA-g-PPy showed an apparently higher qm value for CR than the other adsorbents. In terms of available adsorption-specific surface area for CR, the large particle size of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy (36.5 µm) without porous structures was very low among the listed nanoparticles or porous microspheres. The higher adsorption capacity of CR should be a result of the higher density of the surface functional group obtained by grafting PPy chains.
The essential characteristics in the Langmuir isotherm model can be explained by the equilibrium parameter RL.
RL = 1/(1 + bC0)
where b and C0 are defined as above. The adsorption process can be evaluated by the value of RL (favorable when 0 < RL < 1, linear when RL = 1, unfavorable when RL > 1) [38]. All the values of RL for different C0 in Table 1 were in the range of 0–1, indicating favorable adsorption.

3.4. Adsorption Kinetics

The effect of contact time on the removal of CR by the magnetic PGMA-g-PPy is shown in Figure 6. About 80% of the CR was adsorbed on the adsorbent in 10 min, indicating that the adsorption process was fast. The adsorption equilibrium was reached at about 60 min. The pseudo-first-order equation and the pseudo-second-order equation were further applied to simulate the adsorption kinetics of CR on the adsorbent. The two linearized forms can be expressed as Equations (5) and (6), respectively:
Log (qe − qt) = log qe − (k1/2.303) t
t/qt = 1/k2qe2 + (1/qe) t
where qt and qe represent the adsorption capacity of the adsorbent at equilibrium and at any time t (min), respectively; k1 (1/min) and k2 (g/mg/min) mean the kinetic rate constants for the pseudo-first-order and the pseudo-second-order models, respectively. The obtained kinetic parameters’ values in the pseudo-first-order model are 45.913 (qe, mg/g) and 0.00814 (k1, 1/min), with R2 of 0.9111, and those in the pseudo-second-order model are 106.9 (qe, mg/g) and 0.00433 (k2, g/mg/min), with R2 of 0.9986. It is obvious that the pseudo-second-order model is better than the pseudo-first-order model. Based on the assumptions of the pseudo-second-order model, it could be deduced that the rate-determining step may be a chemical sorption involving valence forces between the adsorbent and CR by the sharing of electrons [50].

3.5. Effect of Initial pH

The effect of pH in the range 2.0–10.0 on the removal efficiency of CR was investigated by adjusting the pH using HCl and NaOH solutions. The results are shown in Figure 7. It is seen that the removal efficiency of CR remarkably increased by decreasing the pH and reached its maximum at pH 2.0, indicating that the removal of CR by this adsorbent was highly dependent on the solution’s pH. A CR molecule with two sulfonic groups generally exists in a soluble CR anion in an aqueous solution. However, the surface charge of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy will vary from positive electricity to negative electricity when the pH increases from 2.0 to 10.0. These variations lead to the electrostatic interaction between the adsorbent and the negatively charged CR changing from attraction to repulsion. Therefore, the removal efficiency of the CR increased with decreasing pH values.

3.6. Effect of Salt

Co-existing salts influence the adsorption performance of the adsorbent because of their effect on the hydrophobicity, size, and solubility of CR. Thus, it is important to evaluate the effect of salts on the adsorption performance of the adsorbent. The results in Figure 8 show that the increase in the concentration of the salt NaCl had little influence on the CR removal. These results may be attributed to the multiple adsorption mechanisms of the magnetic adsorbent on CR, which make the various effects of the salt on the CR adsorption partially offset.

3.7. Regeneration and Reusability of the Adsorbent

The reusability of the adsorbent is crucial for its practical application. The recycling experiments were carried out by using 0.01 mol/L NaOH solutions for 2 h with a shaking speed of 200 rpm, which led to a good desorption efficiency of above 95%. The results of five consecutive desorption–adsorptions are shown in Figure 9. After five cycles, above 90% of the adsorption capacity of CR on the adsorbent was retained, suggesting that magnetic PGMA-g-PPy adsorbent showed good regeneration and reusability performances.

4. Conclusions

In summary, magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres with high adsorption capacity and good acidic resistance were successfully developed. Magnetic microspheres created by grafting PPy showed a high maximum adsorption capacity of 502.5 mg/g for CR. The thick PGMA polymer coating could effectively prevent the Fe3O4 nanoparticles from dissoluting in acidic solutions. The adsorption equilibrium data of the microspheres accorded well with the Langmuir isotherm model. The adsorption followed pseudo-second-order kinetics with an equilibrium adsorption time of about 60 min. The adsorption process was easily affected by the solution’s pH, but little affected by the presence of NaCl. About 90% of the adsorption capacity of the magnetic microspheres was retained after 5 reuses. Furthermore, the magnetic microspheres could be rapidly separated from the solution and reused for wastewater treatment. The results suggest that magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres are an efficient prospective adsorbent for CR removal from wastewater. It is worth mentioning that this adsorption material suffers from some limitations, which would affect its full-scale practical application for CR removal from wastewater, such as acid wastewater, how to lower its cost, and how to make its large-scale synthesis feasible.

Author Contributions

Data curation, J.L.; Formal analysis, Y.Y.; Funding acquisition, J.S. and W.L.; Methodology, J.S.; Project administration, W.L.; Software, Y.Y.; Visualization, J.L.; Writing—original draft, Y.Y. and J.L.; Writing—review & editing, J.S. and W.L. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work was supported by the 2021 Wuhan City College Key Scientific Research Project (2021CYZDKY005), the 2021 Department of Education of Hubei Province Science and Technology Research Project (B2021418), the start-up and incubation funding from Zhongshan Pioneering Park for Overseas Chinese Scholar (Project on Synthesis, Modification and Application of Biopolymeric Ultra-microparticle).

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Data available in a publicly accessible repository.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Scheme 1. Preparation route of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres.
Scheme 1. Preparation route of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres.
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Figure 1. SEM image of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres.
Figure 1. SEM image of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres.
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Figure 2. FT-IR spectrum of Fe3O4 (A), magnetic PGMA (B), and magnetic PGMA-g-PPy (C).
Figure 2. FT-IR spectrum of Fe3O4 (A), magnetic PGMA (B), and magnetic PGMA-g-PPy (C).
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Figure 3. XRD patterns of magnetic PGMA (A) and magnetic PGMA-g-PPy (B).
Figure 3. XRD patterns of magnetic PGMA (A) and magnetic PGMA-g-PPy (B).
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Figure 4. Magnetization curves of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres.
Figure 4. Magnetization curves of magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres.
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Figure 5. Adsorption isotherms of CR onto magnetic PGMA-g-PPy at room temperature. (Adsorbent dose, 28.5 mg; volume, 10 mL; pH, 2.0; contact time, 2 h.)
Figure 5. Adsorption isotherms of CR onto magnetic PGMA-g-PPy at room temperature. (Adsorbent dose, 28.5 mg; volume, 10 mL; pH, 2.0; contact time, 2 h.)
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Figure 6. Adsorption kinetics of CR in aqueous solution on the magnetic PGMA-g-PPy. (Adsorbent dose, 237 mg; volume, 50 mL; initial concentration, 500 mg/L; pH, 7.0.)
Figure 6. Adsorption kinetics of CR in aqueous solution on the magnetic PGMA-g-PPy. (Adsorbent dose, 237 mg; volume, 50 mL; initial concentration, 500 mg/L; pH, 7.0.)
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Figure 7. Effect of pH on the removal of CR by PGMA-g-PPy. (Adsorbent dose, 15 mg; volume, 6 mL; initial concentration, 500 mg/L; contact time, 1 h.)
Figure 7. Effect of pH on the removal of CR by PGMA-g-PPy. (Adsorbent dose, 15 mg; volume, 6 mL; initial concentration, 500 mg/L; contact time, 1 h.)
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Figure 8. Effect of ionic strength on the removal of CR by PGMA-g-PPy. (Adsorbent dose, 28.5 mg; volume, 6 mL; initial concentration, 500 mg/L; pH, 7.0; contact time, 1 h.)
Figure 8. Effect of ionic strength on the removal of CR by PGMA-g-PPy. (Adsorbent dose, 28.5 mg; volume, 6 mL; initial concentration, 500 mg/L; pH, 7.0; contact time, 1 h.)
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Figure 9. The adsorption capacity of CR on magnetic PGMA-g-PPy in five successive cycles of desorption–adsorption.
Figure 9. The adsorption capacity of CR on magnetic PGMA-g-PPy in five successive cycles of desorption–adsorption.
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Table 1. Adsorption isotherm parameters for CR adsorption on magnetic PGMA-g-PPy by the Langmuir and Freundlich models.
Table 1. Adsorption isotherm parameters for CR adsorption on magnetic PGMA-g-PPy by the Langmuir and Freundlich models.
Langmuir Freundlich
qm (mg·g−1)bR2RLKF (mg1−(1/n)L1/ng−1)nR2
502.50.07010.9960–1.0135.2764.3920.945
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Table 2. Summary of the maximum adsorption capacities of CR onto various magnetic adsorbents.
Table 2. Summary of the maximum adsorption capacities of CR onto various magnetic adsorbents.
Adsorbentsqm(mg/g)Ref.
γ-Fe2O3/sepolite nanocomposite126.4[39]
Maghemite nanoparticles208.3[40]
Magnetic cellulose/Fe3O4/activated carbon composites66.09[41]
Hemicelluloses-based magnetic aerogel137.74[42]
MOF-based magnetic material458[43]
LDHs\Fe3O4@SiO2 magnetic microspheres158.98[44]
Magnetic chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel beads470.1[45]
Magnetic mesoporous titanium dioxide–graphene oxide89.95[46]
Magnetic bayberry-like Fe3O4/Bi2S3 microspheres92.24[47]
Hierarchically porous MgFe2O4/γ-Fe2O3 magnetic microspheres 259.1[48]
Magnetic carbon-coated palygorskite loaded with cobalt nanoparticles458.99[49]
Magnetic PGMA-g-PPy microspheres502.5Present work
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