Publication: Self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(styrene-: b -acrylic acid) on magnetic latex particles and their application as a reusable scale inhibitor
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2020-11-11
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20462069
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Mahidol University
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RSC Advances. Vol.10, No.67 (2020), 41187-41196
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Chariya Kaewsaneha, Abdelhamid Elaissari, Pramuan Tangboriboonrat, Pakorn Opaprakasit Self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(styrene-: b -acrylic acid) on magnetic latex particles and their application as a reusable scale inhibitor. RSC Advances. Vol.10, No.67 (2020), 41187-41196. doi:10.1039/d0ra06334g Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/60429
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Self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(styrene-: b -acrylic acid) on magnetic latex particles and their application as a reusable scale inhibitor
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© The Royal Society of Chemistry. The deposition of scale on membranes or container and pipe surfaces (clogging the system) is a costly issue in water treatment processes or water-cooling systems. To effectively cope with this issue, magnetic polymeric nanoparticles (MPNPs) have been developed and applied as promising scale inhibitors, due to their high surface-area-to-volume ratio, surface modifiability, and magnetic separation ability. Carboxylated MPNPs, having a monodisperse size distribution (236 ± 26 nm) with a high magnetic content of 70 wt% and superparamagnetic properties, were fabricated by using a 2-step process: (i) formation of clusters of hydrophobic magnetic nanoparticles stabilized by oleic acid (OA-MNPs), and (ii) self-assembly of the amphiphilic block copolymer of poly(styrene27-b-acrylic acid120) (PS27-b-PAA120) onto the cluster surfaces. With application of ultrasonication to 12.0 wt% OA-MNPs, a three-dimensional network was formed by particle-particle interactions, suppressing coalescence, and then creating stable magnetic clusters. The cluster surfaces were then adsorbed by amphiphilic PS27-b-PAA120via the attractive force between hydrophobic PS blocks. This moves longer hydrophilic PAA blocks containing carboxylic acid groups into the water phase. The formulated MPNPs acted as a nanosorbent for calcium ion (Ca2+) removal with a removal efficiency of 92%. The MPNPs can be effectively reused for up to 4 cycles. Based on the electrostatic interactions between the negatively-charged polymer and the hydrated Ca2+, the resulting precipitation leads to the prevention of calcium carbonate scale formation. Insights into this mechanism open up a new perspective for magnetic-material applications as effective antiscalants. This journal is