Tiago M Freire1, Lillian M U D Fechine1, Danilo C Queiroz2, Rafael M Freire3, Juliano C Denardin4, Nágila M P S Ricardo2, Thaina N B Rodrigues5, Diego R Gondim5, Ivanildo J S Junior5, Pierre B A Fechine1. 1. Group of Chemistry of Advanced Materials (GQMat)-Department of Analytical Chemistry and Physical-Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará-UFC, Campus do Pici, CP 12100, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil. 2. Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará-UFC, Campus do Pici, CP 12100, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil. 3. Institute of Applied Chemical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 8910060, Chile. 4. Department of Physical/CEDENNA, University of Santiago de Chile, USACH, Av. Ecuador 3493, Santiago 9170020, Chile. 5. Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Ceará-UFC, Campus do Pici, CP 12100, Fortaleza CEP 60451-970, Brazil.
Abstract
In this work, chitosan/magnetite nanoparticles (ChM) were quickly synthesized according to our previous report based on co-precipitation reaction under ultrasound (US) irradiation. Besides ChM was in-depth structurally characterized, showing a crystalline phase corresponding to magnetite and presenting a spheric morphology, a "nanorod"-type morphology was also obtained after increasing reaction time for eight minutes. Successfully, both morphologies presented a nanoscale range with an average particle size of approximately 5-30 nm, providing a superparamagnetic behavior with saturation magnetization ranging from 44 to 57 emu·g-1. As ChM nanocomposites have shown great versatility considering their properties, we proposed a comparative study using three different amine-based nanoparticles, non-surface-modified and surface-modified, for removal of azo dyes from aqueous solutions. From nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm results, the surface-modified ChMs increased the specific surface area and pore size. Additionally, the adsorption of anionic azo dyes (reactive black 5 (RB5) and methyl orange (MO)) on nanocomposites surface was pH-dependent, where surface-modified samples presented a better response under pH 4 and non-modified one under pH 8. Indeed, adsorption capacity results also showed different adsorption mechanisms, molecular size effect and electrostatic attraction, for unmodified and modified ChMs, respectively. Herein, considering all results and nanocomposite-type structure, ChM nanoparticles seem to be a suitable potential alternative for conventional anionic dyes adsorbents, as well as both primary materials source, chitosan and magnetite, are costless and easily supplied.
In this work, chitosan/n class="Chemical">magnetite nanoparticles (ChM) were quickly synthesized according to our previous report based on co-precipitation reaction under ultrasound (US) irradiation. Besides ChM was in-depth structurally characterized, showing a crystalline phase corresponding to magnetite and presenting a spheric morphology, a "nanorod"-type morphology was also obtained after increasing reaction time for eight minutes. Successfully, both morphologies presented a nanoscale range with an average particle size of approximately 5-30 nm, providing a superparamagnetic behavior with saturation magnetization ranging from 44 to 57 emu·g-1. As ChM nanocomposites have shown great versatility considering their properties, we proposed a comparative study using three different amine-based nanoparticles, non-surface-modified and surface-modified, for removal of azo dyes from aqueous solutions. From nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm results, the surface-modified ChMs increased the specific surface area and pore size. Additionally, the adsorption of anionic azo dyes (reactive black 5 (RB5) and methyl orange (MO)) on nanocomposites surface was pH-dependent, where surface-modified samples presented a better response under pH 4 and non-modified one under pH 8. Indeed, adsorption capacity results also showed different adsorption mechanisms, molecular size effect and electrostatic attraction, for unmodified and modified ChMs, respectively. Herein, considering all results and nanocomposite-type structure, ChM nanoparticles seem to be a suitable potential alternative for conventional anionic dyes adsorbents, as well as both primary materials source, chitosan and magnetite, are costless and easily supplied.