Hadis Mehdimoghadam, Hassan Alijani, Nahid Pourreza
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Abstract
In this research, a nanocomposite of Fe3O4/chitosan/gelatin was prepared and used as a magnetic recyclable dewatering agent to improve the quality of fuel. Prepared materials were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, VSM, BET and FESEM techniques. Effective factors on water uptake i.e., initial water content, time, percentage of Fe3O4 and adsorbent dosage were optimized with Box-Behnken design and results showed that all parameters are significant. The performances of three magnetic composites including crosslinked chitosan, functionalized chitosan and chitosan/gelatin showed that magnetic chitosan/gelatin with 13 % of Fe3O4 content has a removal percentage of 99.2-97.3 % besides the efficiencies were 35.8-43.8 % and 79.5-89 % using crosslinked chitosan, functionalized chitosan as adsorbents. Results from the kinetic study showed that pseudo - second-order model can better describe water uptake moreover, the adsorption process followed the Langmuir isotherm model. Magnetic chitosan/gelatin composite shows a maximum water removal efficiency of 97.3 % at an initial water concentration of 2500 mgL-1 after 40 min. The thermodynamic study showed that adsorption is a spontaneous process with higher feasibility at higher temperatures. Moreover, the adsorbent shows a good efficiency of 93.7 % after 6 recycling. These results confirmed good performances of the prepared hydrogel in dehydration to improve the quality of fuel.
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The International Journal of Biological Macromolecules is a well-established international journal dedicated to research on the chemical and biological aspects of natural macromolecules. Focusing on proteins, macromolecular carbohydrates, glycoproteins, proteoglycans, lignins, biological poly-acids, and nucleic acids, the journal presents the latest findings in molecular structure, properties, biological activities, interactions, modifications, and functional properties. Papers must offer new and novel insights, encompassing related model systems, structural conformational studies, theoretical developments, and analytical techniques. Each paper is required to primarily focus on at least one named biological macromolecule, reflected in the title, abstract, and text.