Dialdehyde cellulose/gelatin hydrogel as a packaging material for manganese oxides adsorbents for wastewater remediation: Characterization and performance evaluation

The dialdehyde cellulose (DC) was used to synthesize gelatin-cellulose dialdehyde by Schiff base as a packaging material to manganese oxides nanoparticles adsorbents (Mn oxides@DC/Gel) for wastewater remediation and support the antimicrobial behavior of gelatin and DC. The crystallinity index% of microwave-synthesized DC prepared from cellulose II decreased from 43.18% to 34.11% and its oxidation degree was 143.77%. The greenly-produced Mn oxides were studied by XRD and TEM. XRD verified the presence of two different phases of α-MnO2 and α-Mn2O3 in the form of nanorods and nanocubes. Mn oxides@DC/Gel was investigated by FT-IR, XRD, XPS, SEM, swelling absorptivity, and thermal analysis. The optimal swelling ratio% of Mn oxides@DC/Gel nanocomposite was 1494.04±16.65%. The influence of pH on swelling ratios verified the instability of the imine group in acid and basic media. Mn oxides@DC/Gel nanocomposite hydrogel causes approximately two-fold greater inhibitory zones than gentamicin. The optimal adsorption conditions were adsorbent dose (0.05g), pH (9.0), contact time (120 min), and methylene blue dye concentration (30mg/L). The maximum adsorption capacity of Mn oxides@DC/Gel nanocomposite was 51.06±1.0 mg/g. The adsorption by Mn oxides@DC/Gel nanocomposite agrees with Langmuir, Redlich–Peterson, and Freundlich mechanisms.