Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym11050911
Keywords
Bio-based foams; wastewater treatments; cationic dyes; anionic surfactants; pollutant adsorbents; tannin polymer; tannin-furanic foam
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- European funding INTERREG Italy-Austria [InCIMa ITAT 1023]
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Tannin- and lignin-furanic foams are natural porous materials that have attracted high interest in the scientific and industrial communities for their high thermal and fire-resistant properties. However, no interesting solutions have been proposed for the management of their end-life as yet. In this study, the phenolic-furanic powders derived from the foams were analyzed for their capacity to remove different pollutants like neutral, cationic, and anionic organic molecules from wastewater. It was observed that the macromolecules produced from initially bigger fractions were more suitable to remove methylene blue and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) while contained absorptions were observed for riboflavin. Acidified tannin powders were also prepared to understand the role of the flavonoid in the absorption mechanism. The latter showed outstanding absorption capacity against all of the tested pollutants, highlighting the key-role of the flavonoid fraction and suggesting the limited contribution of the furanic part. All adsorbents were investigated through FT-IR and solid state C-13-NMR. Finally, the powders were successfully regenerated by simple ethanol washing, showing almost complete absorption recovery.
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