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Enhancement of mechanical property and absorption capability of hydrophobically associated polyacrylamide hydrogels by adding cellulose nanofiber
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Hydrophobically associated (HA) hydrogels have attracted great concerns with their admirable properties, such as self-healing and shape memory. However, a few works have been devoted to apply HA hydrogels in practice, especially in wastewater treatment. This may be because of the non-ionic monomer composition and the poor mechanical properties after swelling. In this work, in order to improve the mechanical properties and absorption behavior of HA polyacrylamide (HPAM) hydrogel, hydrophobically associated polyacrylamide/cellulose nanofiber (HPAMF) composite hydrogels were prepared. It was found that by incorporating CNF (2 wt%), the tensile strength (≈0.276 MPa) was largely increased by 632% compared to HPAM hydrogels. The maximum Cu ion adsorption capacity of the HPAMF hydrogel (containing 2 wt% CNF) was 2.33 mmol g−1, about 86% over the HPAM hydrogel. The HPAMF hydrogels with self-healing, excellent mechanical and adsorption properties can be promisingly served as reliable absorbents, consequently satisfying the needs of practical application of heavy metal treatment.
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The large difference in swelling between pure aNFC and other samples is explained by variations in gel network crosslinking density.
“The large difference between pure aNFC and other samples can be explained by variations in gel network crosslinking density [45].”
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- Zhang, Y., Zhao, X., Yang, W., Jiang, W., Chen, F., & Fu, Q.
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- Sichuan University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Chen, Feng
- Fu, Qiang
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- Materials Research Express
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- IOP Publishing
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- 2020-01-01
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- 7
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- 1
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- 015319
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- 2053-1591 (ISSN-L)
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- W2994650056
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- en
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- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51721091 and 51573102)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
- Keywords
- polyacrylamide hydrogel, cellulose nanofibers, composite hydrogels, tensile strength, heavy metal adsorption, copper adsorption, self-healing hydrogels, wastewater treatment, absorbing materials
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