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Synthesis of Poly(methacrylic acid)/Montmorillonite Hydrogel Nanocomposite for Efficient Adsorption of Amoxicillin and Diclofenac from Aqueous Environment: Kinetic, Isotherm, Reusability, and Thermodynamic Investigations.

ABSTRACT: Herein, a simplistic redox polymerization strategy was utilized for the fabrication of a poly(methacrylic acid)/montmorillonite hydrogel nanocomposite (PMA/nMMT) and probed as a sorbent for sequestration of two pharmaceutical contaminants, viz., amoxicillin (AMX) and diclofenac (DF), from wastewater. The synthesized hydrogel nanocomposite was characterized by the Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy techniques to analyze structural characteristics and sorption interactions. The efficacy of PMA/nMMT was thoroughly investigated for the sequestration of AMX and DF from the aquatic phase with a variation in operative variables like agitation time, sorbent dosage, pH, and initial sorbate concentration. The reaction kinetics was essentially consistent with the pseudo-second-order model with rate dominated by the intraparticle diffusion model as well as the film diffusion mechanism. The Freundlich isotherm appropriated the equilibrium data over the entire range of concentration. Thermodynamic investigation explored the spontaneous and endothermic nature of the process. The most possible mechanism has been explained, which includes electrostatic interaction, hydrogen bonding, cationic exchange, and partition mechanism. Economic feasibility, better sorption capacity (152.65 for AMX and 152.86 mg/g for DF), and efficient regeneration and reusability even after four consecutive sorption-desorption cycles ascertained PMA/nMMT as a potential sorbent for AMX and DF uptake from the aqueous phase.

SUBMITTER: Khan SA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7033978 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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