Modification of Chitin with Kraft Lignin and Development of New Biosorbents for Removal of Cadmium(II) and Nickel(II) Ions
Marcin Wysokowski,
Łukasz Klapiszewski,
Dariusz Moszyński,
Przemysław Bartczak,
Tomasz Szatkowski,
Izabela Majchrzak,
Katarzyna Siwińska-Stefańska,
Vasilii V. Bazhenov,
Teofil Jesionowski
Affiliations
Marcin Wysokowski
Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, Poznan 60965, Poland
Łukasz Klapiszewski
Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, Poznan 60965, Poland
Dariusz Moszyński
Institute of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Pułaskiego 10, Szczecin 70322, Poland
Przemysław Bartczak
Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, Poznan 60965, Poland
Tomasz Szatkowski
Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, Poznan 60965, Poland
Izabela Majchrzak
Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, Poznan 60965, Poland
Katarzyna Siwińska-Stefańska
Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, Poznan 60965, Poland
Vasilii V. Bazhenov
Institute of Experimental Physics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 23, Freiberg 09599, Germany
Teofil Jesionowski
Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 2, Poznan 60965, Poland
Novel, functional materials based on chitin of marine origin and lignin were prepared. The synthesized materials were subjected to physicochemical, dispersive-morphological and electrokinetic analysis. The results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method of synthesis of functional chitin/lignin materials. Mechanism of chitin modification by lignin is based on formation of hydrogen bonds between chitin and lignin. Additionally, the chitin/lignin materials were studied from the perspective of waste water treatment. The synthetic method presented in this work shows an attractive and facile route for producing low-cost chitin/lignin biosorbents with high efficiency of nickel and cadmium adsorption (88.0% and 98.4%, respectively). The discovery of this facile method of synthesis of functional chitin/lignin materials will also have a significant impact on the problematic issue of the utilization of chitinous waste from the seafood industry, as well as lignin by-products from the pulp and paper industry.
