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This paper describes the preparation, characterisation, and potential application of flexible palm oil-based polyurethane foam (PUF) as a support for iron-silica (Fe-Si) adsorbent. Fe-Si/polyurethane composite (Fe-Si/PUC) was prepared by impregnating Fe-Si adsorbent onto the surface of PUF by using a novel immersion-drying method. Morphological analysis of Fe-Si/PUC proved that Fe-Si was successfully impregnated onto the surface of PUF. Compression test and thermogravimetric analysis were carried out to determine the flexibility and thermal stability of Fe-Si/PUC, respectively. The Fe-Si/PUC removed 90.0% of 10 ppm methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution in 60 min. The reusability study showed that Fe-Si/PUC removed 55.9% of MB on the seventh cycle. Hence, the synthesis of Fe-Si/PUC opens up a new path of implementing palm oil-based PUF to assist in the recovery of an adsorbent for environmental clean-up. The mechanism of physical interaction during the impregnation of Fe-Si adsorbent onto PUF was proposed in this paper.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Science Institute of Advanced Technology Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science |
| DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11122011 |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Keywords: | Flexible foam; Polyurethane; Support; Wastewater treatment; Dye adsorption; Palm oil; Iron silica; Methylene blue; Reusability |
| Depositing User: | Nabilah Mustapa |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2020 15:58 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2020 15:58 |
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| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38211 |
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