Electrospun Polyacrylic Acid‐Functionalized Poly‐Cyclodextrin Fibers for Efficient Heavy Metal Removal from Water
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Aslı Çelebioğlu
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University
Fuat Topuz Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Atilla TAŞDELEN Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tamer Uyar
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (Q3)
Dergi ISSN 1022-1352 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 09-2025
Kabul Tarihi 20-08-2025 Yayınlanma Tarihi 13-09-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 226 / 22 / – DOI 10.1002/macp.202500231
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202500231
Özet
Electrospun poly-cyclodextrin (poly-CD) fibers grafted with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) were produced for effective heavy metal removal from water. CD fibers were first fabricated via electrospinning, then subjected to post-heat treatment for esterification, yielding poly-CD fibers. Subsequently, PAA was attached to poly-CD via Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition. Alternatively, acrylic acid was polymerized directly on poly-CD fibers using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, yielding PAA/poly-CD fibers. The structure and morphology of the PAA/poly-CD fibers were examined using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), confirming successful modification while maintaining fibrous structure. The fibers exhibited a strong affinity for heavy metal ions, with removal efficiencies assessed through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis. Modifying poly-CD with PAA enhanced its adsorption performance by up to 49%. They effectively removed multiple heavy metal ions, including Mn2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+, with the highest sorption observed for Cu2+, followed by Cd2+ and Zn2+. Notably, the PAA/poly-CD fibers demonstrated very high performance of removal (77%-100%) at lower concentrations for all tested metal ions and retained high efficiency for specific metal ions like Cu2+ and Cd2+ (73%-89%) even at high concentrations of 50 ppm, highlighting their potential for heavy metal removal from water.
Anahtar Kelimeler
click chemistry | CuAAC | electrospun fibers | environmental remediation | heavy metal removal | poly-cyclodextrin | RAFT