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Three-dimensional macroporous cellulose-based bioadsorbents for efficient removal of nickel ions from aqueous solution

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We present a simple synthetic method for the preparation of cellulose-g-poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) materials with three-dimensional macroporous structure, which can be used for the environmental application as the reusable bioadsorbents. In the grafting copolymerization process, the acrylic acid and acrylamide are cross-linked with cellulose molecules to form three-dimensional interconnected porous structure. Due to the macropores and the abundant functional groups, the cellulose-based bioadsorbents exhibit excellent adsorption performance for the removal of nickel ions from aqueous solution with a maximum adsorption capacity of 171.8 mg/g. The adsorption of bioadsorbents to Ni2+ is accurately described by a pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the initial concentration-dependent adsorption isotherm suggests a Langmuir isotherm model. Furthermore, the cellulose-based bioadsorbents can be easily separated from the aqueous solution after adsorption and regenerated using 0.2 M HCl solution, which exhibits high adsorption capacity after six adsorption–desorption cycles. Importantly, the biodegradation rate of 53.1 wt% for the bioadsorbents is found after being incubated in the soil extraction solution for 90 days. Therefore, the eco-friendly cellulose-based bioadsorbents could be used for water purification effectively.

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The work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51303159, 51172207), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LQ13E030008), and Program for Zhejiang Top Priority Discipline of Textile Science and Engineering (2013YXQN06).

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    Lin Liu, ** Peng **e, Yu Jiao Li, Qin Zhang & Ju Ming Yao

  2. National Engineering Lab of Textile Fiber Materials & Processing Technology, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Lin Liu & Ju Ming Yao

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Liu, L., **e, J.P., Li, Y.J. et al. Three-dimensional macroporous cellulose-based bioadsorbents for efficient removal of nickel ions from aqueous solution. Cellulose 23, 723–736 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-015-0837-2

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