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Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Polyethyleneimine Grafted Chitosan Beads for the Adsorption of Acid Red 27

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In this study, chitosan-polyethyleneimine beads were synthesized via graft copolymerization under microwave irradiation for the adsorption of Acid Red 27 (AR27). The integration of polyethyleneimine affords grafting of amino functional groups onto the chitosan backbone, while crosslinking with glutaraldehyde has significantly improved the mechanical and chemical properties of the resulting grafted and crosslinked chitosan beads (CS-PEI-GLA). The beads were characterized by the scanning electron microscopy, pore structure analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The adsorption experiments were conducted in a batch system and optimized with respect to different adsorbent dosages, pH, initial dye concentrations and contact time. The equilibrium data were well described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm model with the maximum adsorption capacity (qm) for AR27 of 48.3 mg g−1 at 27 °C. CS-PEI-GLA was successfully synthesized in this study by using a simple, green and cost-effective technique with promising prospects to enable future scale-up.

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The authors are grateful to the Ministry of Education—Higher Education (MOE), Malaysia for supporting this project under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, FRGS (203/PJJAUH/6711445). Additionally, N. H. Yusof would like to thank USM for awarding the Postgraduate Conference Fund (158293599975).

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  1. Chemical Sciences Programme, School of Distance Education (SDE), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Penang, Malaysia

    N. H. Yusof & S. Sabar

  2. River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia

    K. Y. Foo

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, SK S7N 5C9, Canada

    L. D. Wilson

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar

    B. H. Hameed

  5. Materials Technology Research Group (MaTReC), School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Penang, Malaysia

    M. Hazwan Hussin

  6. School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Penang, Malaysia

    S. Sabar

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Yusof, N.H., Foo, K.Y., Wilson, L.D. et al. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Polyethyleneimine Grafted Chitosan Beads for the Adsorption of Acid Red 27. J Polym Environ 28, 542–552 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-019-01628-3

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