Abstract
Issues related to water pollution by a variety of pollutants must be resolved for sustainable development. Over the past decades, several methods have been developed for pollutant removal from aqueous media. In this study, a dendritic-linear block copolymer (Den-PEtOx) was synthesized as a thermoresponsive non-ionic polymer surfactant, and its structure was confirmed by NMR, MALDI-TOF-MS, and SEC measurements. Den-PEtOx formed micelle structures with an average diameter of 121.6 nm and effectively encapsulated Rose Bengal (RB) red dye dissolved in aqueous media. RB-encapsulated Den-PEtOx exhibited a phase transition temperature at 62.4 °C owing to its thermoresponsive poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) segment. Greater than 99% of RB in the aqueous media was successfully removed with Den-PEtOx via filtration above the phase transition temperature.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 320-326 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | European Polymer Journal |
Volume | 118 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Mid-Career Researcher Program (2017R1A2A1A17069537) funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea and by the Yonsei University Research Fund (Postdoc Researcher Supporting Program) of 2019 (project no.: 2019-12-0021 ).“
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Mid-Career Researcher Program (2017R1A2A1A17069537) funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea and by the Yonsei University Research Fund (Postdoc Researcher Supporting Program) of 2019 (project no.: 2019-12-0021).“
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry