Chitosan grafted with β-cyclodextrins as adsorbent for salicyclic acid

PMSE 276

Ying Yi, yying630@yahoo.com.cn1, Fayin Ye1, Yuting Wang2, Guangxu Zhang1, Yongmei Xu1, Hua Zheng1, and Ming Wei1. (1) College of Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 225, 430070 Wuhan, China, (2) College of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, 430072 Wuhan, China
We have prepared the intermediate hydroxylpropyl chloride of chitosan (CS1). By the reaction of hydroxylpropyl chloride of chitosan and β-cyclodextrins, a novel chitosan grafted with β-cyclodextrins (CC) has been gained. Their structures were characterized by IR and X-ray diffraction, which were in accordance with the designed ones. The apparent grafted amount of β-cyclodextrins was 25.48 μmol•g-1 by UV-9100 ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer. The influences of initial concentration, adsorption time, pH, and ion strength on adsorption capacity for salicyclic acid were studied. This kind of modified resin has a higher adsorption capacity for salicyclic acid than chitosan itself (CS). The maximium adsorption for salicyclic acid on CC was 55.2% while on CS was 49.1%. CC needed about 180 minute to get adsorption equilibrium.