Easily-manufactured paper-based materials with high porosity for adsorption/separation applications in complex wastewater

doi:10.1007/s11705-022-2267-7

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2023, Vol. 17

Issue (7) : 830-839 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-022-2267-7

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Easily-manufactured paper-based materials with high porosity for adsorption/separation applications in complex wastewater

Shan Jiang¹, Jianfeng Xi¹, Hongqi Dai¹, Huining Xiao²(

), Weibing Wu¹(

)

¹. Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
². Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton E3B 5A3, Canada

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Abstract

A multi-functional porous paper-based material was prepared from grass pulp by simple pore-forming and green cross-linking method. As a pore-forming agent, calcium citrate increased the porosity of the paper-based material from 30% to 69% while retaining the mechanical strength. The covalent cross-linking of citric acid between cellulose fibers improved both the wet strength and adsorption capacity. In addition, owing to the introduction of high-content carboxyl groups as well as the construction of hierarchical micro-nano structure, the underwater oil contact angle was up to 165°. The separation efficiency of the emulsified oil was 99.3%, and the water flux was up to 2020 L·m^–2·h^–1. The theoretical maximum adsorption capacities of cadmium ion, lead ion and methylene blue reached 136, 229 and 128.9 mg·g^–1, respectively. The continuous purification of complex wastewater can be achieved by using paper-based materials combined with filtration technology. This work provides a simple, low cost and environmental approach for the treatment of complex wastewater containing insoluble oil, organic dyes, and heavy metal ions.

Keywords adsorption oil–water separation underwater superoleophobicity wastewater treatment

Corresponding Author(s): Huining Xiao,Weibing Wu

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^* These authors contributed equally to this work.

Just Accepted Date: 09 October 2022 Online First Date: 06 March 2023 Issue Date: 05 July 2023

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Shan Jiang,Jianfeng Xi,Hongqi Dai, et al. Easily-manufactured paper-based materials with high porosity for adsorption/separation applications in complex wastewater[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2023, 17(7): 830-839.

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Scheme1 The synthetic route of paper-based multifunctional materials.

Fig.1 SEM images of (a) base paper, (b) Pro-CBPM; Magnified SEM images of (c) base paper, (d) Pro-CBPM.

Fig.2 The tensile indexes of different paper-based materials.

Fig.3 UOCAs of (a) different paper-based materials for series oils, and (b) the Pro-CBPM in a broad pH range environment.

Tab.1 Details and separation performance of paper-based materials

Fig.4 Particle size distribution and digital pictures of oil–water emulsions before and after filtration separation. (a, d, g) Petroleum ether; (b, e, h) n-hexane; (c, f, i) soybean oil petroleum ether.

Tab.2 Kinetic parameters for Pro-CBPM of Cd(II), Pb(II) and MB

Fig.5 Kinetic fitting for the adsorption of Cd(II), Pb(II) and MB: (a) Pseudo-first-order kinetics; (b) pseudo-second-order kinetics.

Tab.3 Isotherms parameters for Pro-CBPM of Cd(II), Pb(II) and MB

Fig.6 Isotherms fitting for the adsorption of Cd(II), Pb(II) and MB: (a) Langmuir isotherm; (b) Freundlich isotherm.

Scheme2 Schematic of adsorption and separation technological process using multi-functional paper-based material.

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