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ArticlePolymers2019

Synthesis, Characterization, and Sludge Dewaterability Evaluation of the Chitosan-Based Flocculant CCPAD.

Chunhong Shi, Wenquan Sun, Yongjun Sun, Lei Chen, Yanhua Xu, Mengdan Tang

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Article in Polymers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Possibilities of Managing Waste Iron Sorbent FFH after COMaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  2. Response surface optimization of sludge dewatering process: synergistic enhancement by ultrasonic, chitosan and sludge-based biochar.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2024
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  4. Biopolymer-based flocculants: a review of recent technologies.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chunhong ShiSchool of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Bejing, Bejing 100083, China. sch.22@163.com.
Wenquan SunCollege of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China. coneflower@163.com.
Yongjun SunCollege of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China. sunyongjun@njtech.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5266-3645
Lei ChenJiangsu Key Laboratory of Industrial Water-Conservation & Emission Reduction, College of Environment, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China. matlabvisual@163.com.
Yanhua XuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Industrial Water-Conservation & Emission Reduction, College of Environment, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China. yanhuaxu18@hotmail.com.
Mengdan TangCollege of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, China. 18251857615@126.com.
Nanjing Tech University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2017YFB0602500National Natural Science Foundation of China 51508268
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS), acrylamide, and methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride were used as co-monomers to produce a sludge dewatering agent carboxymethyl chitosan-graft-poly(acrylamide-methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride) (CCPAD) by UV-induced graft polymerization. Single-factor experiments and response surface methodology were employed to investigate and optimize the grafting rate, grafting efficiency, and intrinsic viscosity influenced by the total monomer concentration, CMCS concentration, cationic degree, pH value, and illumination time. The structure, surface morphology, and thermal stability of CCPAD were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and differential thermal-thermogravimetry. The raw sludge with 97.9% water content was sourced from the concentrated tank of a sewage treatment plant and used in the sludge condition experiments. In addition, CCPAD was applied as the sludge conditioner to investigate the effects of cationic degree, intrinsic viscosity, and pH on the supernatant turbidity, moisture content, specific resistance to filtration, and sludge settling ratio. Moreover, the mechanism of sludge conditioning by CCPAD was discussed by examining the zeta potential and extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) content of the supernatant. The sludge dewatering results confirmed that CCPAD had excellent performance for improving sludge dewaterability.

Indexed as

chitosan-based flocculantdewaterabilityflocculationgraft copolymerizationsludge conditioning

Identifiers

PMID30960079
PMCPMC6402025
OpenAlexW2910613894

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