Abstract
With increasing global water temperatures and nutrient runoff in recent decades, the blooming season of algae lasts longer, resulting in toxin concentrations that exceed safe limits for human consumption and for recreational use. From the different toxins, microcystin-LR has been reported as the main cyanotoxin related to liver cancer, and consequently its abundance in water is constantly monitored. In this work, we report a methodology for decorating cellulose nanofibrils with β-cyclodextrin or with poly(β-cyclodextrin) which were tested for the recovery of microcystin from synthetic water. The adsorption was followed by Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), allowing for real-time monitoring of the adsorption behavior. A maximum recovery of 196 mg/g was obtained with the modified by cyclodextrin. Characterization of the modified substrate was confirmed with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2075 |
| Journal | Polymers |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2019 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
Funding: This research was supported by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Hatch program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture. The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University financial support to complete this work is greatly appreciated. This work also made use of Aalto University Bioeconomy Facilities (XPS).
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Bio-based composite
- Cellulose nanofibrils
- Cyanotoxins
- Microcystin-LR
- ß-cyclodextrin
- Surface chemistry
- Water treatment
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