One-step synthesis of superparamagnetic copper alginate gel microspheres (Cu2+-Alg@Fe3O4) using a compression nebulizer

For the application needs of histidine-rich protein separation, this study proposes to prepare a magnetic adsorbent enriched with copper ions and small particle size. Using a compression nebulizer, the magnetic + sodium alginate solution was broken into micrometer-sized droplets and cross-linked and cured with copper ion solution. The magnetic copper alginate microspheres (Cu 2+ -Alg@Fe 3 O 4 ) were obtained with an average particle size of 7.1 μm, a magnetic saturation intensity of 36.9 emu·g −1 , and a Cu 2+ content of 149.2 mg·g −1 .The adsorption equilibrium time of the Cu 2+ -Alg@Fe 3 O 4 microspheres on bovine hemoglobin(BHb) was 90 min, and the maximum adsorption amount was 4318.5 mg·g −1 . The Cu 2+ -Alg@Fe 3 O 4 microspheres also showed stable and good adsorption performance in five cyclic adsorption experiments.