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Hyperbranched polyglycerol/poly(acrylic acid) hydrogel for the efficient removal of methyl violet from aqueous solutions
Author(s) -
Ying Hao,
He Guijin,
Zhang Lifeng,
Lei Qunfang,
Guo Yongsheng,
Fang Wenjun
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.42951
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , acrylic acid , adsorption , aqueous solution , polymer chemistry , self healing hydrogels , methyl violet , langmuir adsorption model , polymerization , chemistry , radical polymerization , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer , engineering
Hydrogels were synthesized from hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) and acrylic acid through free‐radical polymerization with HPG as the crosslinker. The HPG/poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) hydrogel could absorb cationic dyes in aqueous solutions because of the existence of a porous structure and the large numbers of hydroxyl and carboxylic groups. With methyl violet chosen as a model compound, the HPG/PAA hydrogel reached a maximum adsorption of 394.12 mg/g at a feed concentration of 1 g/L. The highest removal ratio of 98.33% was observed at a feed concentration of 50 mg/L. The effects of the pH, contact time, and feed concentration on the dye adsorption were investigated. The dye adsorption data fit well with the pseudo‐second‐order and Langmuir models. We believe that the HPG/PAA hydrogels could perform well in appropriate applications in the removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solutions because of their high adsorption capacity and environmental friendliness. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133 , 42951.