eprintid: 11794 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/17/94 datestamp: 2023-11-10 03:26:19 lastmod: 2023-11-10 03:26:19 status_changed: 2023-11-10 01:16:09 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Nallappan, M.L. creators_name: Nasef, M.M. creators_name: Ting, T.M. creators_name: Ahmad, A. title: Removal of boron from aqueous solutions using electrospun PVDF nanofibrous adsorbent modified by poly(Glycidyl methacrylate)/glucamine ligands ispublished: pub keywords: adsorption; aqueous solution; boron; chelating agent; ligand; polymer; reaction kinetics; thermodynamics note: cited By 2 abstract: The removal of boron from aqueous solutions using nanofibrous adsorbent containing grafted poly(glycidyl methacrylate) with glucamine ligand was investigated in a batch equilibration mode. Particularly, the equilibrium isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics of boron adsorption onto a newly prepared chelating adsorbent obtained by radiation-induced grafting of glycidyl methacrylate onto electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanofibers followed by chemical treatment with N-methyl-D-glucamine were studied. The equilibrium data were fitted to the Langmuir, Freundlich and Redlich�Peterson isotherms, whereas the kinetic data were tested with the pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models. The adsorption thermodynamic parameters such as Gibbs free energy change (�G), enthalpy changes (�H), and entropy changes (�S) were also determined. The adsorption data were best represented by Redlich�Peterson isotherm model, and the kinetics were well expressed by the pseudo-second-order model. The boron adsorption on the nanofibrous adsorbent occurred spontaneously on chemisorption basis and is governed by the film diffusion mechanism. The overall findings suggest that the newly prepared nanofibrous adsorbent have a strong potential for boron removal from aqueous solutions. © 2019 Desalination Publications. All rights reserved. date: 2019 publisher: Desalination Publications official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062959203&doi=10.5004%2fdwt.2019.23361&partnerID=40&md5=6d4750343e361d09a9e142389ac8b8b6 id_number: 10.5004/dwt.2019.23361 full_text_status: none publication: Desalination and Water Treatment volume: 140 pagerange: 163-171 refereed: TRUE issn: 19443994 citation: Nallappan, M.L. and Nasef, M.M. and Ting, T.M. and Ahmad, A. (2019) Removal of boron from aqueous solutions using electrospun PVDF nanofibrous adsorbent modified by poly(Glycidyl methacrylate)/glucamine ligands. Desalination and Water Treatment, 140. pp. 163-171. ISSN 19443994