Chitosan-based flocculants are efficient and biodegradable, possessing the potential application in water treatment. A chitosan-based flocculant, CTS-g-PAM, was prepared via grafting copolymerization. Two main structures of CTS-g-PAM were detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and they related to the different performances of CTS-g-PAM in the treatment of model azo dyeing wastewater in terms of removal efficiency, floc size and zeta potential. CTS-g-PAM with the optimal ratio of C=N to eNHe owned the best performance. C=N reinforced the interaction between CTS-g-PAM and azo dyes and charge neutralization while the flocs formed in the case were large and compacted. However, excessive C=N accelerated itself hydrolysis and leaded to the decomposition of CTS-g-PAM, deteriorating the performance of the flocculant. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Univ British Columbia, Norman B Keevil Inst Min Engn, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, CanadaUniv British Columbia, Norman B Keevil Inst Min Engn, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Arinaitwe, Esau
Pawlik, Marek
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Univ British Columbia, Norman B Keevil Inst Min Engn, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, CanadaUniv British Columbia, Norman B Keevil Inst Min Engn, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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