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Published on: February 27, 2021
Preparation of copper-chelate quaternized carboxymethyl chitosan/organic rectorite nanocomposites for algae
Jihai Cai1, Weijie Ye1, Xiaoying Wang1
1State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Abstract:
Quaternized carboxymethyl chitosan/organic rectorite (QCMC/OREC) nanocomposites were rapidly prepared by intercalating QCMC into the layer of OREC under microwave irradiation. And then copper-chelate QCMC/OREC (QCMC/OREC-Cu) nanocomposites were obtained by mixing QCMC/OREC with CuSO4 solution. XRD and TEM results indicated that QCMC/OREC nanocomposites were obtained and QCMC was dispersed in the interlayer of OREC. Besides, FT-IR results revealed that the hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interaction in QCMC/OREC-Cu were both stronger than those in QCMC/OREC because of introducing the Cu(2+). The thermogravimetric analysis showed that the thermal stability of QCMC/OREC-Cu nanocomposites was higher than QCMC and QCMC/OREC. Algae inhibition assay revealed that QCMC/OREC-Cu nanocomposites had stronger antifouling activity than original QCMC and QCMC/OREC. This work provides important basis for developing novel antifouling materials.

