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Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin-polyurethane/graphene oxide magnetic nanoconjugates as effective adsorbent for chromium
Shohreh Nasiri1, Nina Alizadeh1
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, P.B. 41335-1914, Iran.
Abstract:
In this work, hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin-polyurethane magnetic nanoconjugates/reduced graphene oxide (HPMNPU/GO) supramolecules were prepared. The adsorbent was characterized using FTIR and SEM. The adsorbent was evaluated for its efficiency to remove Cr6+ and Pb2+ from aqueous solutions through batch adsorption studies following a Definitive Screening Design (DSD). Effects of solution pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial metal concentration, ionic strength, GO/NC ratio and temperature on Cr 6+ and Pb 2+ adsorption were investigated. Optimization of the adsorption process was done using a desirability function of the Design Expert V11 software. A good agreement between experimental and predicted data proved the efficiency of this model for prediction of real optimum point. The batch experiments implied that the pseudo-second-order model (lowest sum of square error (SSE) values and correlation coefficients (R2) > 0.999) was better to describe the adsorption kinetics of Cr6+ and Pb2+ onto the HPMNPU/GO.

