Okoli, P.C and Adewuyi, G.O and Zhang, Q and Diagboya, P.N and Guo, Q (2014) Mechanism of dialkyl phthalates removal from aqueous solution using γ-cyclodextrin and starch based polyurethane polymer adsorbents. Carbohydrate polymers, 114. pp. 440-449.
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Abstract
Phthalate esters have been known as potent endocrine disruptors and carcinogens; and their removal from water have been of considerable concern recently. In the present study, γ-cyclodextrin polyurethane polymer (GPP), γ-cyclodextrin/starch polyurethane copolymer (GSP), and starch polyurethane polymer (SPP) have been synthesized and characterized. Their adsorption efficiencies for the removal of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP) from aqueous solutions were investigated. The characterization results showed the success of the synthesis. The isotherms were L-type, and both the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm gave good fittings to the adsorption data. Adsorption mechanisms suggested that these adsorbents spontaneously adsorb phthalate molecules driven mainly by enthalpy change, and the adsorption process was attributed to multiple adsorbent–adsorbate interactions such as hydrogen bonding, π–π stacking, and pore filling. The results showed that starch and γ-cyclodextrin polyurethane polymer adsorbents have excellent potential as adsorbent materials for the removal of phthalates from the contaminated water.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Paul Diagboya |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2016 14:17 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2016 14:17 |
| URI: | https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/445 |
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