The
tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile cross-linked β-cyclodextrin
was first subjected to the carboxylation reaction, followed by the
deposition of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles on its
surface to obtain the novel magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticle/β-cyclodextrin-based
polymer composites (CDP-Fes). The successful preparation of the CDP-Fes
was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron
microscopy, two-dimensional EDS mapping, zeta potential measurement,
vibrating sample magnetometry, wide-angle X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric
analysis, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area analysis,
and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The adsorption behaviors
of one of the CDP-Fesnamely, 0.6FeCT-0.96β-CDfor
the Methylene Blue (MB) dye were investigated in detail. The 0.6FeCT-0.96β-CD
not only possessed a high adsorption capacity of 565 mg/g for the
MB but also exhibited several advantages, such as the magnetic recycling
ability with quick response, the reusing ability, and the selective
adsorption ability. Furthermore, it was found that the pH value of
the MB solution could influence the adsorption capacity of the 0.6FeCT-0.96β-CD,
and the MB adsorption process of the 0.6FeCT-0.96β-CD obeyed
the Langmuir model and the pseudo-second-order model.