1. Using ultrasonic (US)-initiated template copolymerization for preparation of an enhanced cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) and its application in sludge dewatering.
- Author
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Feng L, Liu S, Zheng H, Liang J, Sun Y, Zhang S, and Chen X
- Subjects
- Cations, Flocculation, Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Thermogravimetry, Acrylic Resins chemistry, Polymerization, Sewage, Ultrasonic Waves, Water, Water Purification methods
- Abstract
In this study, the ultrasonic (US)-initiated template copolymerization was employed to synthesize a novel cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) characterized by a microblock structure using dimethyldiallylammonium chloride (DMDAAC) and acrylamide (AM) as monomers, and sodium polyacrylate (NaPAA) as template. The polymers structure property was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR),
1 H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1 H NMR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that a novel cationic microblock structure was successfully synthesized in the template copolymer of DMDAAC and AM (TPADM). Meanwhile, the analysis result of association constant (MK ) provided powerful support for a I Zip-up (ZIP) template polymerization mechanism and the formation of the microblock structure. The factors affecting the polymerization were investigated, including ultrasonic power, ultrasonic time, monomer concentration, initiator concentration, mAM :mDMDAAC and nNaPAA :nDMDAAC . The sludge dewatering performance of the polymers was evaluated in terms of specific resistance to filtration (SRF), filter cake moisture content (FCMC), floc size (d50 ) and fractal dimension (Df ). Flocculation mechanism was also analyzed and discussed. The sludge dewatering results revealed that the polymer with the novel microblock structure showed a more excellent flocculation performance than those with randomly distributed cationic units. A desirable flocculation performance with a SRF of 4.5 × 1012 m kg-1 , FCMC of 73.1%, d50 of 439.156 µm and Df of 1.490 were obtained at pH of 7.0, dosage of 40 mg L-1 and the molecular weight of 5.0 × 106 Da. The cationic microblock extremely enhanced the polymer charge neutralization and bridging ability, thus obtaining the excellent sludge dewatering performance., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2018
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