Bo Zhou,Yuling Tang,Liming Zhao,Lijun Guo,Jianfei Zhou
The removal of anionic dyes from wastewater has attracted global concern. In this work, a novel Fe3O4–poly(methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride) (Fe3O4–pDMC) adsorbent for the efficient removal of anionic dyes from wastewater was successfully synthesized by grafting methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (DMC) on the surfaces of Fe3O4. Various characterization analyses confirmed that the obtained Fe3O4–pDMC possessed numerous functional groups on its surfaces and retained good magnetic separation properties. Fe3O4–pDMC showed ultrafast removal for acid orange 7 (AO7, 58.6%, 1 min) and direct blue 15 (DB15, 98.1%, 1 min), and the maximum adsorption capacity was high (266.8 and 336.5 mg g−1 for AO7 and DB15, respectively). In addition, the adsorption process was in accordance with pseudo-second-order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm. The mechanism underlying the adsorption of Fe3O4–pDMC on anionic dyes was mainly dependent on electrostatic interaction. This study illustrated that Fe3O4–pDMC has great potential applications as an environmentally friendly, desirable adsorbent for the efficient removal of anionic dyes from wastewater.
Xi Wang,Qian Xiang,Weiwei Cao,Feng Jin,Xuefeng Peng,Bingcheng Hu,Xiaodong Xing
Magnetic recyclable bactericidal nanocomposites (Fe3O4@PDMC) were well-designed and prepared by coating of Fe3O4 nanoparticles with quaternarized N-halamine polymers via the free radical polymerization process. In which, 5,5-dimethylhydantoinyl-(3-ethyl-methacrylamine)propyl dimethylammonium bromide (DEMPA), a new monomeric N-halamine precursor, was used as a coating material as well as the dual-functional bactericidal agent. The developed Fe3O4@PDMC nanocomposites exhibited suitable size and super-paramagnetic responsibility. The antibacterial results showed that the Fe3O4@PDMC nanocomposites had excellent biocidal abilities against Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive) and Escherichia coli (gram-negative). Furthermore, the TTC (Triphenyl Tetrazolium Chloride)–dehydrogenase activity assay confirmed that the reductions of the bacteria were mainly attributed to powerful biocidal effects of the coating polymer instead of bacteria capture by the cationic surface. Interestingly, due to the magnetic responsive performance of Fe3O4, the as-prepared Fe3O4@PDMC nanocomposites can be recycled by a magnet and reused for antibacterium through the quenching/rechlorination procedure. All the results presented in this study show that the proposed Fe3O4@PDMC nanocomposites could be a competitive candidate for water purification systems and household sanitation.