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Semi-IPN polysaccharide-based hydrogels for effective removal of heavy metal ions and dyes from wastewater: a comprehensive investigation of performance and adsorption mechanism

  • Fatemeh Zanbili , Peyman Gozali Balkanloo and Ahmad Poursattar Marjani EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: September 3, 2024

Abstract

The escalating issue of environmental pollutants necessitates efficient, sustainable, and innovative wastewater treatment technologies. This review comprehensively analyzes the mechanisms and isotherms underlying the adsorption processes of semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) polysaccharide-based hydrogels to remove heavy metal ions and dyes from wastewater. Polysaccharides are extensively utilized in hydrogel synthesis due to their biocompatibility, cost-effectiveness, and non-toxic nature. The synthesis of these hydrogels as semi-IPNs enhances their mechanical and structural robustness and adsorption capacity. This review explores the key parameters affecting adsorption performance, including pH, temperature, contact time, and adsorbent dosage. Findings highlight that semi-IPN polysaccharide-based hydrogels exhibit remarkable adsorption capabilities through electrostatic interactions, ion exchange, and surface complexation. Furthermore, this review highlights the distinct advantages of semi-IPNs over other polymer networks. Semi-IPNs offer improved mechanical stability, higher adsorption efficiencies, and better reusability, making them a promising solution for wastewater treatment. Detailed isotherm models, including Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms, were studied to understand these hydrogels’ adsorption behavior and capacity for different pollutants. This study highlights the potential of semi-IPN polysaccharide-based hydrogels as effective adsorbents for heavy metals and dyes and as a promising solution for mitigating environmental pollution. The insights provided herein contribute to developing advanced materials for environmental remediation, aligning with global sustainability goals, and advancing wastewater treatment technology.


Corresponding author: Ahmad Poursattar Marjani, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Urmia University for supporting this research.

  1. Research ethics: The conducted research is not related to either human or animal use. Ethical issues (including plagiarism, informed consent, misconduct, data fabrication and/or falsification, double publication and/or submission, redundancy, etc) have been completely observed by the authors.

  2. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  3. Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission. Fatemeh Zanbili: writing – original draft preparation, conceptualization, software, visualization, investigation. Peyman Gozali Balkanloo: conceptualization, writing – review & editing. Ahmad Poursattar Marjani: project administration, supervision, writing – review & editing.

  4. Competing interests: All authors state no conflict of interest

  5. Research funding: None declared

  6. Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.

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This article contains supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2024-0004).


Received: 2024-01-13
Accepted: 2024-07-29
Published Online: 2024-09-03
Published in Print: 2025-06-26

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