RESEARCH ARTICLE

Hyperbranched magnetic polymer: highly efficient removal of Cr(VI) and application in electroplating wastewater

  • Nan Sun ,
  • Qing Wu ,
  • Lifang Jin ,
  • Zichen Zhu ,
  • Jianhui Sun ,
  • Shuying Dong ,
  • Haijiao Xie ,
  • Chunyan Zhang ,
  • Yanrui Cui
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  • Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, and Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
sunjhhj@163.com

Received date: 03 Nov 2022

Accepted date: 11 Jan 2023

Published date: 15 Oct 2023

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2023 Higher Education Press

Abstract

By using a two-step hydrothermal method and trithiocyanuric acid (TTCA), 2,4,6-trihydrazino-1,3,5-triazine (THT), and Fe3O4 as raw materials, a spherical magnetic adsorbent polymer (TTCA/THT@Fe3O4) was synthesized to achieve the efficient removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater. Under optimal adsorption conditions, the maximum adsorption capacity of TTCA/THT@Fe3O4 for Cr(VI) can reach 1340 mg∙g‒1. Notably, the removal efficiency can approach 98.9%, even at the lower concentration of 20 mg∙L‒1 Cr(VI). For actual wastewater containing Cr(VI), the Cr(VI) concentration was reduced from 25.8 to 0.4 mg∙L‒1, a remarkable 20% lower than the current industry discharge standard value. A mechanism for the high adsorption performance of Cr(VI) on TTCA/THT@Fe3O4 was investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and density functional theory. It can be plausibly attributed to the formation of Cr/N and Cr/S coordination bonds. Additionally, surface electrostatic adsorption, reduction effects, and the spherical polymer structure increase the contact area with Cr(VI), maximizing adsorption. The synergistic effect of adsorption and reduction enhances the adsorption performance of TTCA/THT@Fe3O4 for Cr(VI) and total chromium in water. The resultant polymer has a simple preparation process, excellent adsorption performance, easy magnetic separation, and promising application for actual wastewater.

Cite this article

Nan Sun , Qing Wu , Lifang Jin , Zichen Zhu , Jianhui Sun , Shuying Dong , Haijiao Xie , Chunyan Zhang , Yanrui Cui . Hyperbranched magnetic polymer: highly efficient removal of Cr(VI) and application in electroplating wastewater[J]. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2023 , 17(10) : 1568 -1580 . DOI: 10.1007/s11705-023-2303-2

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts to declare.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 22076039 and 22176051), Science Foundation for Outstanding Youth of Henan Province (Grant No. 222300420054), and Excellent Science and Technology Innovation Team of Henan Normal University (Grant No. 2021TD03). The calculations were conducted on resources provided by the High Performance Computing Center of Henan Normal University.

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