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Preparation of PP-g-(AA-MAH) Fibers Using Suspension Grafting and Melt-blown Spinning and Its Adsorption for Aniline in Wastewater

Version 1 : Received: 26 August 2020 / Approved: 27 August 2020 / Online: 27 August 2020 (08:27:29 CEST)

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Lian, Z.; Xu, Y.; Zuo, J.; Qian, H.; Luo, Z.; Wei, W. Preparation of PP-g-(AA-MAH) Fibers Using Suspension Grafting and Melt-Blown Spinning and its Adsorption for Aniline. Polymers 2020, 12, 2157. Lian, Z.; Xu, Y.; Zuo, J.; Qian, H.; Luo, Z.; Wei, W. Preparation of PP-g-(AA-MAH) Fibers Using Suspension Grafting and Melt-Blown Spinning and its Adsorption for Aniline. Polymers 2020, 12, 2157.

Abstract

This paper uses polypropylene (PP) as the matrix and acrylic acid (AA) and maleic anhydride (MAH) as functional monomers to prepare PP-g-(AA-MAH) fibers by suspension grafting and melt-blown spinning technology that are easy to industrially scale-up. The fibers can be used to adsorb aniline from wastewaters. Results showed that the grafting ratio reached the maximum of 12.47%. The corresponding optimal conditions were grafting time of 3h, AA : MAH = 0.75, total monomer content of 55%, benzoyl peroxide 1.4%, xylene concentration of 6 mL/g PP, and deionized water content of 8 mL/g PP. Owing to its good fluidity and thermal stability, the product of suspension grafting can be used for melt-blown spinning. Infrared spectroscopic and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses indicated that AA and MAH were successfully grafted onto PP fibers. After grafting, the hydrophilicity of PP-g-(AA-MAH) fiber increased. Therefore, it had higher adsorptivity for aniline and the adsorption capacity could reach 42.2 mg/g at 45 min. Moreover, the PP-g-(AA-MAH) fibers showed good regeneration performance.

Keywords

polypropylene; suspension grafting; melt-blown spinning; adsorption; aniline

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Physical Chemistry

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