Graphene nanoplate incorporated Gelatin/poly(2-(Acryloyloxy)ethyl trimethylammonium chloride) composites hydrogel for highly effective removal of Alizarin Red S from aqueous solution

The increasing water pollution day by day has increased the importance of developing new adsorbent materials. In this study, composite hydrogel containing gelatin, [2-(Acryloyloxy)ethyl] trimethylammonium chloride (AETAC) and Graphene Nanoplate (GNPt) was developed as an adsorbent for the removal of dyes from wastewater. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer, Scanning Electron Microscope, X-Ray Diffractometer results confirmed the crosslinked polymer structure of Gelatin/p(AETAC)/GNPt composite hydrogel (Gel 5). In addition, equilibrium swelling ratio, which is a parameter affecting the adsorption behavior, was 48.22 gwater /ggel. The adsorption behavior of Alizarin Red S anionic dyestuff on composite hydrogel from aqueous solutions was investigated under various experimental conditions such as initial dye concentration of solution, amount of adsorbent, contact time, pH of solution, temperature of solution. ARS dye adsorption on composite hydrogel is consistent with Pseudo-Second-Order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm with max adsorption capacity of 649.35 mg/g. The composite hydrogel with high mechanical strength has high dye removal ability in the ranging pH from 4 to 8. Therefore, it can be said that Gelatin/p(AETAC)/GNPt composite hydrogel has a substantial potential for the removal of anionic dyes from wastewater in a wide pH range.