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Abstract
In this study, acrylic acid (AA) was graft copolymerized onto Guggul gum (GgG) using N, N-methylenebisacrylamide, and ammonium persulfate as the crosslinker-initiator system for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solutions. The as-prepared and dye-adsorbed hydrogel samples were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy, rheological studies, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area analysis. Adsorption experiments were conducted with cationic MB dye to evaluate the adsorption capabilities of the synthesized hydrogel. Various parameters, such as solution pH, adsorbent mass, dye concentration, contact time, and temperature, were varied to determine their effects on removal efficiency. The pseudo-second-order and Freundlich isotherm also provided a good fit for the adsorption process with a maximum adsorption capacity of 59.4884 mg/g. Thermodynamic analysis indicated that the adsorption process was endothermic, spontaneous, and accompanied by increased randomness. The hydrogel maintained 98% adsorption efficiency after 10 consecutive adsorption/desorption cycles. Therefore, the higher swelling rate, improved adsorption capacity, environmental friendliness, low cost, and regeneration capability of the GgG-cl-poly(AA) hydrogel make it a promising material for removing MB dye from aqueous solutions.
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"Polymer Bulletin" is a comprehensive academic journal on polymer science founded in 1988. It was founded under the initiative of the late Mr. Wang Baoren, a famous Chinese chemist and educator. This journal is co-sponsored by the Chinese Chemical Society, the Institute of Chemistry, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is supervised by the China Association for Science and Technology. It is a core journal and is publicly distributed at home and abroad.
"Polymer Bulletin" is a monthly magazine with multiple columns, including a project application guide, outlook, review, research papers, highlight reviews, polymer education and teaching, information sharing, interviews, polymer science popularization, etc. The journal is included in the CSCD Chinese Science Citation Database. It serves as the source journal for Chinese scientific and technological paper statistics and the source journal of Peking University's "Overview of Chinese Core Journals."