Effect of the bentonite filler on structure and properties of composites based on hydroxyethyl cellulose, Arabian Journal of Chemistry (2015), doi: http://dx.
AbstractGranulometric test and morphological analysis of the bentonite particles were performed using laser diffraction and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption-desorption techniques. Bentonite particles were immobilized into the hydroxyethyl cellulose matrix by mechanical dispersion, and composite films were obtained. The effect of concentration of the filling agent on structure and tensile properties of composites was revealed. Data on the nature of interaction between hydroxyethyl cellulose and bentonite after the modification of polymer was obtained by IR spectroscopy. It was found that the hydroxyethyl cellulose/bentonite composite films showed an antimicrobial effect against E. coli and Staph. aureus bacteria, as well against fungi association.
The presence of pharmaceutical pollutants in the environment is one of the most pressing environmental problems. Adsorption from solution is an effective way to remove pharmaceuticals from liquid media, but the problem then is to separate the adsorbent from the liquids. The objective of the present study was to remove nitrofurazone from aqueous solutions using a bentonite/magnetite composite, prepared by co-precipitation of magnetite with bentonite, which could then be collected by magnetic separation. The bentonite/magnetite composite was characterized using diverse techniques, such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, low-temperature N2 adsorption/desorption, laser diffraction, and magnetization measurements. The particle size of the composite material did not exceed 50 μm and the particle size distribution was mono-modal with a maximum at 3.2 μm. The strong hysteresis in the magnetization curve revealed that the bentonite/magnetite particles were ferromagnetic. Adsorption of nitrofurazone by the bentonite/magnetite composite from aqueous solutions was measured and the amount of nitrofurazone adsorbed was 3.2×10–2 mmol/g. The adsorption kinetics of nitrofurazone to the bentonite/magnetite composite followed a pseudo-second-order kinetics equation. Upon adsorption, hydrogen bonds were formed between the amide groups of nitrofurazone and oxygen groups in bentonite.
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