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Synthesis, Characterization, and Flocculation Performance of Cationic Starch Nanoparticles by Yanjiao Chang; Zhiqing Hu; Peizhuang Wang; Jiang Zhou is a Materials Science article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Synthesis, Characterization, and Flocculation Performance of Cationic Starch Nanoparticles about?

A series of cationic starches with different degrees of substitution were synthesized by etherification of potato starch with 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride (CTA). Cationic starch nanoparticles (CTA-StNPs) with different sizes were prepared by precipitation. Flocculation behaviors of the CTA-StNPs in simulated water sample containing kaolin were studied. The results showed that the dosage required to bring the simulated water sample containing kaolin to attain maximum transmittance at pH = 4 was significantly less than that at pH = 7. Both the size and degree of substitution of the CTA-StNPs affected their flocculation performance. The smaller the size and the higher the degree of substitution of CTA-StNPs, the better was the flocculation performance. Charge neutralization played a leading role in the flocculation process. The adsorption process of the CTA-StNPs onto kaolin could be divided into rapid adsorption, stable adsorption and equilibrium adsorption and followed pseudo second-order kinetic equation very well (R > 0.99).

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Author
Yanjiao Chang; Zhiqing Hu; Peizhuang Wang; Jiang Zhou
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021
Language
EN
Field
Materials Science (Physical Sciences)