Polyurethane film prepared from ball-milled algal polyol particle and activated carbon filler for NH3-N removal

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This research offers a novel approach of free chemical preparation to obtain algae-based biopolyol through a ball milling method. The algae-based polyurethane (AlgPU) film was obtained from a casting solution made of ball-milled algal polyol particle and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). The characteristics of the material had been investigated using Fourier Transform Infrared, Scanning Electron Microscopy - Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, and Tensile Strength Analysis. The surface area was determined by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) isotherm, meanwhile the total pore volume was by Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) isotherm, based on the adsorption-desorption of N2. The addition of activated carbon contributed in the increase of functional group and surface area, which were important for the NH3-N removal. As a result, the adsorption capacity increased greatly after the addition of activated carbon (from 187.84 to 393.43 μg/g). The results also suggested AlgPU as a good matrix for immobilizing activated carbon filler. The adsorption shows a better fit with Langmuir isotherm model, with R2 = 0.97487 and root-mean-square error (RMSE) = 33.91952, compared to Freundlich isotherm model (R2 = 0.96477 and RMSE = 44.05388). This means the NH3-N adsorption followed the assumption of homogenous and monolayer adsorption, in which the maximum adsorption was found to be 797.95 μg/g. This research suggests the potential of newly developed material for NH3-N removal.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Heliyon - 6(2020), 8 vom: 30. Aug., Seite e04590

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marlina [VerfasserIn]
Iqhrammullah, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Saleha, Sitti [VerfasserIn]
Fathurrahmi [VerfasserIn]
Maulina, Fandini Putri [VerfasserIn]
Idroes, Rinaldi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Activated carbon
Adsorption
Algae
Biopolyol
Environmental science
Isotherm
Journal Article
Materials characterization
Materials science
NH3–N adsorption
Polymerization
Polyurethane
Wastewater management
Water treatment

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04590

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314768920