Abstract

Carboxymethyl Salix psammophila wood powder-imprinted membranes (CMSM-MIPs) were prepared by using wet spinning technology and molecular-imprinting technology for the selective removal of tetracycline from wastewater. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterizations demonstrate that CMSM-MIPs retain the membranous structure of Carboxymethyl Salix psammophila wood powder membranes, successfully encapsulate thin layers of imprinted polymers on the membrane surface, and exhibit excellent thermal stability. The adsorption results showed that CMSM-MIPs had the highest selective adsorption capacity for tetracycline, which was 253.8 mg/g. In addition, the adsorption capacities for oxytetracycline and chlortetracycline were 208.8 and 188 mg/g, respectively. It can be observed that CMSM-MIPs not only exhibit a high adsorption capacity for tetracycline but also demonstrate good adsorption capacities for oxytetracycline and chlortetracycline. The experimental results showed that CMSM-MIPs were best fitted with pseudo-second-order kinetics and most consistent with Freundlich fitting. The regeneration experiment showed that CMSM-MIPs still had good regeneration performance after 5 regeneration cycles. In conclusion, the CMSM-MIPs can not only have the natural adsorption performance of Salix psammophila wood powder but also give it higher selectivity through molecular imprinting, so as to achieve efficient removal of target organic pollutants in water.

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