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第52卷第2期表面技术2023年2月SURFACE TECHNOLOGY·297·石墨表面TaC涂层的熔盐法制备及表征董天下1,孟凡桂1,陈红梅2,3,张九阳4,高超4,王宗玉4(1.中南林业科技大学 材料科学与工程学院,长沙 410004;2.湖南人文科技学院 精细陶瓷与粉体材料湖南省重点实验室,湖南 娄底 417000;3.湖南涉外经济学院,长沙 410205;4.山东天岳先进科技股份有限公司,济南 250000)摘要:目的以K2TaF7和Ta粉为主要原料,在石墨材料表面制备TaC涂层。
方法反应物在1 200 ℃的熔盐体系中保温3 h,反应生成碳化物,经后续2 300 ℃真空保温1 h后,得到TaC涂层材料。
采用XRD和SEM对涂层的组成结构进行表征,采用拉开法对涂层的和石墨基体的结合强度进行测量,采用纳米压痕对涂层的硬度和弹性模量进表征,最后对TaC涂层的抗腐蚀性能进行模拟测试评估和实际的SiC 长晶测试。
结果熔盐法制备的TaC涂层连续地覆盖在石墨表面,保持了原始石墨的形貌,其物相组成为TaC,呈现出亮黄色,厚度为20~40 μm,涂层的晶粒无择优取向生长,呈现出无序堆积的状态。
TaC 涂层与石墨基体的结合强度为9.49 MPa,硬度和弹性模量分别为14.42 GPa和123.32 GPa。
TaC涂层样品于2 300 ℃的SiC腐蚀气氛环境下保温3 h,质量损失率仅为0.01 g/(m2·h),远低于同测试条件下无涂层石墨样品的质量损失率4.67 g/(m2·h)。
在2 300 ℃氩气气氛下保温3 h的SiC粉包埋TaC涂层的接触腐蚀试验中,SiC和TaC涂层的界面清晰,没有发生相互的扩散。
TaC涂层部件应用于2 000 ℃以上保温150 h以上的SiC单晶的生长制备后,涂层部件总体形貌保持完整,部件边缘棱角区域出现了脱落,但其他部位的TaC涂层仍和基体结合良好,涂层在长晶过程中的质量损失率约为0.41 g/(m2·h),表现出良好的抗腐蚀性能。
经硫脲改性后的酸化缓蚀剂的研究一、绪论1.1 研究背景1.2 研究目的1.3 研究意义二、硫脲改性的酸化缓蚀剂的制备及表征2.1 硫脲改性过程2.2 产品结构及表征方法2.3 影响因素分析三、改性酸化缓蚀剂的性能分析3.1 腐蚀抑制性能评价3.2 缓蚀机理分析3.3 耐热性、耐水性和流变性能测试四、改性酸化缓蚀剂的应用4.1 涂料添加剂4.2 水处理剂4.3 金属防锈剂五、总结与展望5.1 硫脲改性酸化缓蚀剂的优点5.2 未来研究方向5.3 结论注:该提纲仅供参考,具体内容可根据研究方向进行调整。
第一章绪论1.1 研究背景金属材料在各种工业生产过程中起着重要作用,但其易受到大气、水分和化学物质等外界环境的侵蚀和腐蚀,从而引起设备、构件或工具的性能下降、寿命缩短,甚至出现安全事故,造成严重经济损失。
因此,如何有效地抵抗金属腐蚀成为各项工业领域关注的热点问题。
酸化缓蚀剂是一种应用广泛的防腐材料,能够缓慢地向金属表面释放缓蚀物,从而形成一层保护膜,起到缓慢地延缓金属腐蚀的作用。
目前市场上供应的酸化缓蚀剂一般为无机硫酸盐类化合物,如硫酸铜、硫酸锌等。
然而,无机酸化缓蚀剂的缺点在于使用时需要较高的前处理温度、较大的剂量、而且容易出现环境污染问题。
此外,这些无机酸化缓蚀剂同时也表现出原料成本较高、稳定性较差等缺点。
因此,寻求一种新型酸化缓蚀剂,能够综合考虑到正确的缓蚀性能、良好的耐久性、环境友好性和低成本,十分必要。
1.2 研究目的本研究旨在开发一种新型的酸化缓蚀剂。
针对无机酸化缓蚀剂的不足,我们将以改性的硫脲为原料,制备一种新型的缓蚀剂,并对其进行全面的性能研究。
我们的目标是通过对改性酸化缓蚀剂的性能分析,探索其最佳用量、适用范围、缓蚀性能等,为工业生产的金属材料防腐提供可靠的技术支撑。
1.3 研究意义本研究的意义在于:1. 开发出一种效益更高的新型酸化缓蚀剂,可降低金属材料的腐蚀速率,延长金属材料使用寿命,有效提高工业生产效率和经济效益。
Preparation and Characterization of a High Molecular Weight UV-Stabilizer Based on a Derivative of2,4-Dihydroxybenzophenone and Its Application in Polymer MaterialsYi Zhao,Yi DanState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering,Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University,Sichuan University,Chengdu610065,ChinaReceived24October2005;accepted18January2006DOI10.1002/app.24286Published online in Wiley InterScience().ABSTRACT:In this study,a polymerizable UV-stabilizer, 2-hydroxy-4-(3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxylpropoxy)benzo-phenone(BPMA),was synthesized using2,4-dihydroxyben-zophenone(UV-0)and glycidyl methacrylate(GMA).It was copolymerized with methyl methacrylate(MMA)to prepare poly(MMA-co-BPMA)by emulsion polymerization.The composition and characteristics of poly(MMA-co-BPMA) were determined by using proton nuclear magnetic reso-nance(1H-NMR),gel permeation chromatography(GPC), and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy(UV–vis). Further,the obtained poly(MMA-co-BPMA)was used as a high molecular weight UV-stabilizer and was blended with PVC to prepare PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)films.These films were presented under UV light,using PVCfilm as standard substance.Insoluble substance,GPC,and color difference were used to characterize UV degradation.The results show that poly(MMA-co-BPMA)is an effective high molecular weight UV-stabilizer.To detect the migration of poly(MMA-co-BPMA),water extraction and heat migration test were used to accelerate the movement of poly(MMA-co-BPMA).As a reference,these tests were also carried out on PVC/UV-0film.The results show that poly(MMA-co-BPMA)has very small migration,while nearly80%UV-0 migrated out from the plastic matrix after the experiments.©2006Wiley Periodicals,Inc.J Appl Polym Sci102:2203–2211,2006 Key words:2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone;polymerizable; UV-stabilizer;degradationINTRODUCTIONUltraviolet light stabilizers are used widely in plastics, cosmetics,andfilms.The main purpose of UV-stabi-lizer is to prevent polymers from photodegradation or photocrosslinking caused by ultraviolet light pre-sented in sunlight and artificial light source. Ultraviolet light stabilizers are divided into inor-ganic UV-stabilizers,organic UV-stabilizers,and other kinds.Inorganic UV-stabilizers,such as iron oxide, titanium oxide,chromic oxide,and carbon black,usu-ally cannot evenly distribute in the plastic substrate so much as incompatible with the polymer matrix.The final effects depend on the particle size and concen-tration.1These drawbacks limit the application of in-organic anic UV-stabilizers,gener-ally with small molecular weight,includefluorescent compounds,phenyl-ester of benzoic acid,hydroxyl-benzophenone,benzotriazoles,etc.In the addition of these stabilizers to plastic materials,problems such as migration,incompatibility,volatility,and solvent ex-traction will inevitably occur.It leads to a strong dim-inution of the materials’utilization.To resolve such problems,many approaches have been developed, such as preparing reactive UV-stabilizer,2–11introduc-ing compatible side chains,or chemically anchoring of the additive to the polymer backbone,12–15etc.Among these methods,preparing high molecular weight UV-stabilizer is a highlight because,for most of the poly-mer materials,blending is thefirst choice to enhance their UV-resistance.Meanwhile,different high molec-ular weight UV-stabilizers can be prepared by the copolymerization of a reactive UV-stabilizer with other monomers.In this point,it is very convenient to ameliorate the compatibility between UV-stabilizer and plastic matrix by preparing suitable high molec-ular weight UV-stabilizer.In this study,we prepared a polymerizable UV-stabilizer2-hydroxy-4-(3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxyl-propoxy)benzophenone(BPMA),and then,it was co-polymerized with methyl methacrylate(MMA)to get a high molecular weight UV-stabilizer poly(MMA-co-BPMA).In consideration of the efficiency of poly(MMA-co-BPMA)as a UV-stabilizer,we appliedCorrespondence to:Y.Dan(zhaoyi_910@). Contract grant sponsor:National Natural Science Foun-dation of China;contract grant numbers:20374036, 50533080.Contract grant sponsor:Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China. Journal of Applied Polymer Science,Vol.102,2203–2211(2006)©2006Wiley Periodicals,Inc.PVC as a polymer matrix because PVC is widely used in the world and is easily destroyed by UV light.We investigated the water extraction and heat migration of poly(MMA-co -BPMA).The results show that poly(MMA-co -BPMA)is an effective high molecular weight UV-stabilizer and it has a lower migration trend than low molecular weight UV-0.EXPERIMENTALMaterials2,4-Dihydroxybenzophenone (purity above 99.5%),provided by Jinchun Meibang Chemical (Wuhan,China),was used as received without further purifi-cation.Analytical reagent grade NaOH,tetrahydrofu-ran (THF),N ,N -dimethyl formamide (DMF),and cy-clohexanone were provided by Kelong Chemical Re-agent Factory of China (Chengdu,China).Glycidyl methacrylate was available commercially.Methyl methacrylate (MMA),which was provided by Shang-hai Waigang Chemical Factory (Shanghai,China),was distilled before application.Sodium dodecanesulfon-ate (SDS),azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN),and potas-sium persulfate (KPS)were purchased from Wuhan Chemical Reagent Factory (Wuhan,China).PVC was supplied by Yibin Tianyuan Chemical Factory of China (Yibin,China).Water was deionized twice be-fore use.Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-4-(3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxylpropoxy)benzophenone2-Hydroxy-4-(3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxylpropoxy-)benzophenone (BPMA)was synthesized (Scheme 1)as described in an earlier literature.16A mixture of 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone (UV-0;0.05mol)and so-dium hydroxide (0.155g)were added into a 150mL three-necked round-bottom flask with a stirrer,a re-fluxing condensation pipe,and a ventilation pipe.To exclude the oxygen gas,the reactor was deaired by vacuum pump and was aerated with nitrogen gas,and then,glycidyl methacrylate (GMA;0.055mol)was introduced into the reactor by syringe.The reaction temperature was 80°C,and the reaction time was 5h.At the end of the reaction,a yellow viscous liquid as coarse product was got.The pure BPMA was got bycolumn chromatography using thin layer chromatog-raphy as monitor,and it was confirmed by 1H-NMR,FTIR,and UV–vis spectroscopy.Preparation of poly(MMA-co -BPMA),PMMA,and PBPMAPoly(MMA-co -BPMA)was obtained through emulsion copolymerization of MMA with BPMA in different molar ratios respectively.The process for preparation of poly(MMA-co -BPMA)was shown as follows.First,BPMA (1.8mmol)was dissolved in MMA (70.8mmol).The mixture of MMA with BPMA,SDS (0.8g),and deionized water (40mL)were placed in a three-necked round-bottom flask equipped with a thermom-eter,a stirrer,and a refluxing condensation pipe to prepare MMA-BPMA emulsion.KPS (0.032g)was dissolved in deionized water and then added to the emulsion.The reaction was carried out at 80°C for 3h.After being coagulated with 5%CaCl 2aqueous solu-tion,poly(MMA-co -BPMA)was purified by deionized water with the assistant of centrifugal machine.The final product was dried under 70°C and pulverized to get poly(MMA-co -BPMA)powder.PMMA was pre-pared by the same method without BPMA in the feed,and PBPMA was prepared by solution polymerization in THF using AIBN as initiator at 70°C.Preparation of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film,PVC/UV-0film and PVC filmPVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film,PVC/UV-0film,and PVC film were prepared by the solution casting method.17A typical process is stated here.PVC and poly(MMA-co -BPMA)were blended together in dif-ferent molar ratios in 15mL THF.With the help of a magnetic stirrer,the mixture became homogeneous.Then,it was poured on a 15cm ϫ15cm glass plate to form a 0.5mm film.The solvent was allowed to evap-orate slowly at room temperature.After 24h,the film was removed from the plate and dried in a vacuum oven at room temperature.PVC/UV-0film and PVC film were prepared by the same method with different molar ratios of the UV-stabilizer.UV irradiation of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film,PVC/UV-0film,and PVC filmThe PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA),PVC/UV-0and PVC films were marked before UV irradiation.Then,the films were settled vertically under an artificial anti-mony–mercury lamplight (500W)in a self-assemble UV irradiation cabinet.The distance between the poly-mer and the lamplight was 0.5m,and the main wave-length range of the antimony–mercury lamplight was between 270and 400nm.The irradiation testwasScheme 1Synthesis of BPMA by UV-0and GMA.2204ZHAO AND DANtaken at40°C with air circulating.Samples were re-moved at different intervals.MeasurementSpectral studyBefore measurement,poly(MMA-co-BPMA)was puri-fied by cyclohexanone/methanol system three times andfinally dried in vacuum oven at50°C.Then,both PMMA and poly(MMA-co-BPMA)were extracted with deionized water for7days in a Soxhlet extractor. High resolution1H-NMR spectrum was recorded on a Varian INOVA-400spectrometer of400MHz. Deuterated chloroform was used as solvent and tetra-methylsilane was used as internal standard.UV–vis absorption spectra of PMMA and poly(MMA-co-BPMA)were measured on a Shimadzu UV-720spec-trophotometer in the range of200–400nm,using DMF as solvent.GPC measurementPMMA,poly(MMA-co-BPMA),PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)film,PVC/UV-0film,and PVCfilm were characterized by GPC measurement.Samples before irradiation were tested directly,while samples after irradiation were treated by removing the insoluble substance before the test.The molecular weight and its distribution were tested at35°C using Waters2410 GPC instrument.THF was used as solvent at aflow rate of1.0mL/min,and the instrument was calibrated with standard narrow-molecular weight distribution polystyrene samples.Determination of color difference of PVC/UV-stabilizer films and PVC filmPVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)films,PVC/UV-0films, and PVCfilm were irradiated under UV light after0, 48,96,144,192,240,288,and336h.Unirradiated PVC film was used as reference material.Color differences (⌬E)of all thefilms were tested by Color Reader CR-10 (Minolta,Japan).Insoluble substance measurementThe insoluble substance in PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA),PVC/UV-0,and PVCfilms were calculated bya same method.A typical process was as follows.First,0.1g PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)film was dissolved in25mL cyclohexanone for24h.The weight of afilter paper was measured on an accurate Sartorius balance, and then,the solution was disposed by it.Thefilter paper with insoluble substance was dried at80°C in vacuum oven,and thefinal weight was also measured by Sartorius balance.The percent of insoluble sub-stance was calculated using eq.(1):Insoluble substance(%)ϭm1Ϫm00.1ϫ100%(1)m0is the weight(g)of thefilter paper,and m1is the weight(g)of thefilter paper with dried insoluble substance.Weight loss by water extractionThe PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)films and PVC/UV-0films werefirst measured on an accurate Sarorius balance,and then,it was enclosed with afilter paper. Thefilms were extracted by water in a Soxhlet extrac-tor.Samples were taken out at different intervals.The films were dried in vacuum oven at80°C.The weight was recorded again.The weight loss of thefilms was calculated using eq.(2):Weight loss(%)ϭm0Ϫm1ϫ100%(2)m0is thefilm weight(g)before the test,and m1is the film weight(g)after water extraction.Migration test of the UV-stabilizerThe PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)films and the PVC/ UV-0films were prepared using solution casting method.To detect the migration significantly,we in-creased the concentration of UV-stabilizer to10%in thesefilms.It was tested by using a modified method of ISO/R-183.The diameter of thefilm was50mm, and the thickness of thefilm was0.5mm.Before the test,the weight of thefilms was exactly measured on a Sartorius balance.The sequence of placement was (from bottom to up)glass plate,filter paper,PVC/UV-stabilizerfilm,filter paper,glass plate,and heavy sub-stance(5kg).The test was done at(70Ϯ2)°C for72h.The migration substance was absorbed by rubber orfilter paper.The weight loss was calculated as eq.(3):Weight loss(%)ϭm0Ϫm1ϫ100%(3)UV-STABILIZER BASED ON BPMA DERIVATIVE2205m 0is the film weight (g)before the test,and m 1is the film weight (g)after heat migration.RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONCopolymer composition and characterization The mole fraction in feed,mole fraction in copolymer,conversion and GPC data about PMMA and poly(MMA-co -BPMA)were summarized in Table I.The mole fraction in feed is calculated by starting materials,and the mole fraction in copolymer is de-termined by 1H-NMR spectrum.As BPMA increased in feed,the mole fraction of BPMA also increased in poly(MMA-co -BPMA),and a little higher concentra-tion was detected.This result shows that BPMA is easy to copolymerize with MMA,and they have a similar reactivity.It is ascribed to the structure of BPMA because a 3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxylpropoxy group existed at 4-position of BPMA.The methacry-loxy group is so far away from the benzophenone group that no steric hindrance in the copolymeriza-tion.Meanwhile,MMA and BPMA have methacrylate group with high reactivity,and they can easily react with each other to prepare random copolymer.Nowadays,emulsion polymerization is an effective method in preparing copolymer.Owing to its unique advantages,such as environment friendliness,high reaction rate,and relative simple engineering technol-ogy in industrialization,emulsion polymerization was applied in preparing poly(MMA-co -BPMA).The con-version of polymerization is very high as shown in Table I,and it confirms that BPMA and MMA can react with each other easily.This is a better result than solution polymerization,3,4which has a low conver-sion about 10%.The molecular weights of the copol-ymers are listed in Table I.The M w values of the random copolymers are about 6.03e5–1.64e6with polydispersity index (D )between1.1and 3.2,and the M w of PMMA is 1.47e6with polydispersity index of 1.36.The chemical structures of poly(MMA-co -BPMA)were characterized by 1H-NMR which is shown in Figure 1.Hydrogen atoms of poly(MMA-co -BPMA)are marked using 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,a,b,c,d.The peaks at ␦ϭ7.39–7.49ppm are due to aromatic pro-tons,and they belong to H 1,2,3,4,5,6,and the peaks at ␦ϭ6.46–6.57ppm are also ascribed to aromatic pro-tons H 7,8.From Figure 1,it is also realized that peaksTABLE IPreparation and Characterization of Poly(MMA-co-BPMA)and PMMASamples Mole fraction infeedMole fraction in copolymer a Conversion(%)GPCMMA BPMA MMA BPMA M n M w D PMMA1000100098.5 1.08e6 1.47e6 1.36P(MMA -co-BPMA)-199.540.4699.510.4994.5 1.85e5 6.03e5 3.27P(MMA -co-BPMA)-299.070.9398.78 1.2293.2 3.87e5 1.27e6 3.29P(MMA -co-BPMA)-398.24 1.7698.30 1.7096.5 1.46e6 1.62e6 1.10P(MMA -co-BPMA)-497.622.3897.302.7087.51.48e61.64e61.11aDetermined by 1H-NMRspectrum.Figure 1The 1H-NMR spectrum of poly(MMA-co -BPMA).2206ZHAO AND DANat about␦ϭ4.11–4.30ppm pertaining tofive protons of O CH2O CH O CH2O and peaks at about␦ϭ3.58 ppm are vested to O OCH3.Other peaks at␦ϭ0.84–1.44ppm and␦ϭ1.81–2.06ppm are ascribed to␣-CH3 and O CH2O,respectively.The1H-NMR spectrum also helps us in confirming that poly(MMA-co-BPMA)is a copolymer.The impor-tant signals and corresponding assignment of PMMA, PBPMA,and poly(MMA-co-BPMA)were listed in Ta-ble II.PMMA and poly(MMA-co-BPMA)have the same chemical shifts at␣-CH3,O CH2O,and O OCH3. But,when compared with the1H-NMR spectrum of PBPMA,poly(MMA-co-BPMA)has a higher chemical shift at aromatic proton and O CH2O CH O CH2O.The 1H-NMR spectrum data of aromatic proton in PBPMA are6.33,6.43,7.39,and7.49,while6.46,6.57,7.51,and 7.64in poly(MMA-co-BPMA).The chemical shift of O CH2O CH O CH2O in PBPMA is about4.04,while it is4.11–4.30in poly(MMA-co-BPMA).This is ascribed to the different structures of the main chains of PB-PMA and poly(MMA-co-BPMA).Benzophenone is an electron-donating group that makes the chemical shift of the neighboring benzophenone group and O CH2O CH O CH2O lower in PBPMA(Scheme2).But,in poly(MMA-co-BPMA),this effect is weakened by the-MMA-section.These data help us prove that the structure of poly(MMA-co-BPMA)is a copolymer. UV-absorbance of poly(MMA-co-bpma)In this study,the main purpose is to enhance the UV-resistance of poly(MMA-co-BPMA)by bringing the BPMA unit onto to the PMMA chain,and then, poly(MMA-co-BPMA)can be used as a high molecular weight UV-stabilizer.So,it is necessary to characterize the UV-absorbance of poly(MMA-co-BPMA).The UV–vis absorption spectra of poly(MMA-co-BPMA),PB-PMA,and PMMA were shown in Figure2.A peak at 264nm ascribed to the n3*transition of C A O group appears at the curve of PMMA,while the peak is shifted to261nm in poly(MMA-co-BPMA)because of the addition of BPMA onto the polymer chains.Other two peaks at284and324nm ascribed to the3* transition and n3*transition,respectively,appears at the curve of PBPMA,indicating that284and324nm are the character peaks of PBPMA.All of the three peaks at261,284,and324nm appear atpoly(MMA-Scheme2The main chain structures of PBPMA andpoly(MMA-co-BPMA).TABLE II1H-NMR Characteristics of Homopolymers and CopolymerCompound␣-CH3O CH2O O OCH3Ar O H Ar O OH O CH2O CH O CH2O PMMA0.83 1.00 1.80 1.88 3.58———1.20 1.42 1.922.05Poly(MMA-co-BPMA)0.84 1.01 1.81 1.89 3.59 6.46 6.57—a 4.11 4.301.25 1.44 1.962.067.517.64PBPMA0.99 1.25 2.00— 6.33 6.4312.62 4.041.402.547.397.49a The proton of Ar O OH cannot be detected because of its low concentration and lowsensitivity.Figure2The UV–vis absorption spectra of poly(MMA-co-BPMA),PBPMA and PMMA.A:PMMA;B,C,D,E:0.46,0.93,1.76,2.38%BPMA by mole in poly(MMA-co-BPMA);F:PBPMA)(PBPMA is0.01%in THF while others are0.1%inTHF by weight).UV-STABILIZER BASED ON BPMA DERIVATIVE2207co-BPMA).It indicates that when BPMA was copoly-merized with MMA in different molar ratios,the BPMA can retain its UV-absorbance,thereby the ob-tained copolymers have stronger UV-resistance at284 and324nm.This is very useful for protecting poly(MMA-co-BPMA)from UV degradation and is also helpful for using poly(MMA-co-BPMA)as a high molecular weight UV-stabilizer.Efficiency of poly(MMA-co-BPMA)on protecting polymer materialsPoly(MMA-co-BPMA)is a high molecular weight UV-stabilizer prepared by the copolymerization of MMA and BPMA.In this study,PVC is used as the polymer matrix to determine the efficiency of poly(MMA-co-BPMA)because PVC is widely used and is destroyed by UV light easily.PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)blend-ingfilms were prepared by adding the poly(MMA-co-BPMA)to the PVC in different molar ratios,and these films were presented under artificial UV light.As a reference material,PVC/UV-0film and PVCfilm were also irradiated under UV light.Polymer materials are destroyed by UV-irradiation in two ways:pho-tocrosslinking and photodegradation.In this point,we use percent insoluble substance,molecular weight test,and color difference to determine the UV degra-dation of PVC.The insoluble substance of PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA),PVC/UV-0,and PVCfilms after UV-irradia-tion are listed in Table III.It clearly shows that PVC is easy to crosslink under UV irradiation.After144h UV irradiation,the PVCfilm has52.4%insoluble sub-stances.However,the insoluble substance of PVC/ poly(MMA-co-BPMA)film is only about7–10%,which is much less than that of PVCfilm.This result shows that the UV-resistance of PVC is enhanced remarkably by the incorporation of poly(MMA-co-BPMA).Fur-ther,the insoluble substance PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)film is near to that of PVC/UV-0film,indicat-ing that poly(MMA-co-BPMA)is as good as UV-0in protecting PVC from photocrosslinking.The efficiency of a UV-stabilizer can not only be detected by insoluble substance,but can also be exam-ined by the molecular weight change.The GPC data of PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)film,PVC/UV-0film, and PVCfilm are shown in Table IV.It can be seen that the molecular weight of PVC was changed from 7.03ϫ104to6.19ϫ104after326h UV irradiation.This result shows that PVC is destroyed easily by UV-irradiation.But,the PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)film and PVC/UV-0film have less decrease in molecular weight.The molecular weight of PVC/poly(MMA-co-BPMA)film is changed from6.87ϫ104to7.11ϫ104, while that of PVC/UV-0film is changed from7.03ϫ104to6.97ϫ104.These results show that both poly(MMA-co-BPMA)and UV-0are effective UV-sta-bilizers and poly(MMA-co-BPMA)is more effective than UV-0because no molecular weight decrease wasTABLE IIIThe Insoluble Substance of PVC/Poly(MMA-co-BPMA),PVC/UV-0,and PVC FilmsSamples UV-stabilizer content(wt%)Insoluble substance after UV irradiation(%)0h48h96h144hPVC0033.447.752.4 PVC/UV-0–10.30 6.78.111.1 PVC/UV-0–20.60 5.47.410.8 PVC/UV-0–30.90 3.9 5.511.9 PVC/UV-0–4 1.20 4.2 5.18.7 PVC/PMB-10.30 6.57.39.0 PVC/PMB-20.60 6.37.88.8 PVC/PMB-30.90 5.08.310.3 PVC/PMB-4 1.20 4.0 6.87.7 PMB,poly(MMA-co-BPMA)TABLE IVThe Molecular Weight and Its Distribution Change after UV-IrradiationSamples UV-stabilizer content(wt%)Unirradiated Irradiated for326h M n(104)D M n(104)DPVC07.03 1.90 6.19 3.38 PVC/UV-00.37.03 1.90 6.97 2.23 PVC/PMB0.3 6.87 1.887.11 1.97 PMB,poly(MMA-co-BPMA)2208ZHAO AND DANdetected in PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film.Before the UV-irradiation,the polydispersity index (D )of PVC is 1.90,but after 326h of UV irradiation,the polydispersity index changes to 3.38.This result shows that the main chain of PVC was destroyed to form small molecular weight part and high molecular weight part by photodegradation and photocrosslink-ing,respectively,which leads to the polydispersity of PVC broader.However,D changes only from 1.88to 1.97in PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film.This result shows that the PVC has been protected effectively by poly(MMA-co -BPMA).It is better than UV-0because the change in D of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)is smaller than that of PVC/UV-0film (from 1.90to 2.23).In one word,poly(MMA-co -BPMA)is an effec-tive UV-stabilizer in protecting PVC from UV degra-dation.By the accumulation of the UV irradiation time,the color of PVC film changes from transparent to yellow and then changes from yellow to back.The color change of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)and PVC/UV-0films are also detected during the UV irradiation pro-cess.The yellow color is due to the formation of big conjunction carbon–carbon double bond,and the black color is ascribed to the oxidation of PVC.In this point,it is necessary to apply color difference to de-termine the UV degradation of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)films,PVC/UV-0films,and PVC film.Figures 3and 4show color difference of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)films and PVC/UV-0films.As a reference material,the color difference of PVC film was also examined in this measurement.Before the UV-irradi-ation,color difference of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)and PVC/UV-0films are enhanced as the increasing concentration of UV-stabilizer in the polymer materi-als because poly(MMA-co -BPMA)and UV-0are yel-low substances.After 50h UV irradiation,the PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)films and PVC/UV-0films have less color difference than PVC because of the addition of UV-stabilizers.In Figure 3,color difference becomes distinctive after 100h,exhibiting that the PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)films have less color dif-ference.It is also realized that PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)films containing 0.6%,0.9%,and 1.2%BPMA in polymer matrix have the same color difference.This result demonstrates that only 0.6%BPMA contained in PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film can act as an effec-tive UV-stabilizer in protecting PVC from color change.All the measurement results show that poly(MMA-co -BPMA)plays as efficient UV-stabilizer in protecting PVC matrix from UV degradation.Its function is no less than the low molecular weight UV-0(Fig.4)in protecting PVC from UV degradation.Migration of high molecular weight UV-stabilizer poly(MMA-co -BPMA)Low molecular weight UV-stabilizer usually migrates from the polymer matrix by solvent,heat,or UVlight.Figure 4Color difference of PVC and PVC/UV-0blends afterUV-irradiation.Figure 5The weight loss of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)and PVC/UV-0films after water extraction test (1.2%UV-stabilizer inblending).Figure 3Color difference of PVC,PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)blends,and PMMA/PVC blend after UV-irradia-tion.UV-STABILIZER BASED ON BPMA DERIVATIVE 2209It will weaken the UV-resistance of polymer materials.The main purpose of preparing high molecular weight UV-stabilizer is to resolve such problems.In this study,poly(MMA-co -BPMA)was used as a high mo-lecular weight UV-stabilizer,and UV-0was used as a small molecular weight stabilizer.Water extraction test and heat migration test were used to determine the migration of the UV-stabilizers.In Figure 5,it shows that the weight loss of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film (0.05%)is less than that of the PVC/UV-0film (0.33%)after 20h water extraction.It indicates that poly(MMA-co -BPMA)keeps well in PVC film,while the small molecular weight UV-stabilizer UV-0has been extracted by water.This is consistent with the UV–vis spectra in Figures 6and 7.The UV absor-bance of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film changes less than that of PVC/UV-0film,especially at 284and 324nm.All these results indicate that poly(MMA-co -BPMA)is effective in protecting UV-stabilizer from migration.The heat migration measurement was carried out to test the migration of UV-stabilizer under heat.After heat migration,the PVC/UV-stabilizer films will be lightened because the UV-stabilizer has mi-grated out of the PVC matrix.In this measurement,crystal powder UV-0was detected on the surface of PVC/UV-0films,but was not detected on the sur-face of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film.The weight loss of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)film and PVC/UV-0film are shown in Figure 8.It reveals that the weight loss of PVC/poly(MMA-co -BPMA)(0.55%)is much less than that of PVC/UV-0(7.5%),indicat-ing that poly(MMA-co -BPMA)is a more effective UV-stabilizer in protecting UV-stabilizer from mi-gration than UV-0.CONCLUSIONSA high molecular weight UV-stabilizer poly(MMA-co -BPMA)can be prepared by copolymerization of MMA and BPMA.The migration problems can be resolved by increasing the molecular weight of the UV-stabilizer and the poly(MMA-co -BPMA)is effective in protecting PVC from UV 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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPreparation and Characterization of a NovelExtracellular Polysaccharide with Antioxidant Activity,from the Mangrove-Associated Fungus Fusarium oxysporumYan-Li Chen &Wen-Jun Mao &Hong-Wen Tao &Wei-Ming Zhu &Meng-Xia Yan &Xue Liu &Tian-Tian Guo &Tao GuoReceived:1August 2013/Accepted:7January 2015/Published online:28January 2015#Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Abstract Marine fungi are recognized as an abundant source of extracellular polysaccharides with novel structures.Mangrove fungi constitute the second largest ecological group of the marine fungi,and many of them are new or inadequate-ly described species and may produce extracellular polysac-charides with novel functions and structures that could be explored as a source of useful polymers.The mangrove-associated fungus Fusarium oxysporum produces an extracel-lular polysaccharide,Fw-1,when grown in potato dextrose-agar medium.The homogeneous Fw-1was isolated from the fermented broth by a combination of ethanol precipitation,ion-exchange,and gel filtration chromatography.Chemical and spectroscopic analyses,including one-and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies showed that Fw-1consisted of galactose,glucose,and man-nose in a molar ratio of 1.33:1.33:1.00,and its molecular weight was about 61.2kDa.The structure of Fw-1contains a backbone of (1→6)-linked β-D -galactofuranose residues with multiple side chains.The branches consist of terminal α-D -glucopyranose residues,or short chains containing (1→2)-linked α-D -glucopyranose,(1→2)-linked β-D -mannopyranose,and terminal β-D -mannopyranose residues.The side chains are connected to C-2of galactofuranose res-idues of backbone.The antioxidant activity of Fw-1was eval-uated with the scavenging abilities on hydroxyl,superoxide,and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals in vitro,and the results indicated that Fw-1possessed good antioxidant activ-ity,especially the scavenging ability on hydroxyl radicals.Theinvestigation demonstrated that Fw-1is a novel galactofuranose-containing polysaccharide with different structural characteristics from extracellular polysaccharides from other marine microorganisms and could be a potential source of antioxidant.Keywords Mangrove-associated fungus .Fusarium oxysporum .Extracellular polysaccharide .Preparation .Characterization .Antioxidant activityIntroductionMangroves grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics harboring a great diversity of marine fungi (Shearer et al.2007).Mangrove fungi constitute the second largest ecological group of the marine fungi and may produce chemicals with novel functions and structures (Kobayashi and Tsuda 2004).Fungi often produce extracellu-lar polysaccharides that are secreted into the growth media or remain tightly attached to the cell surface (Seviour et al.1992).The research on extracellular polysaccharides from marine fungi is attempted for providing polysaccharide with novel functions and structures (Chen et al.2012;Sun et al.2011).The extracellular polysaccharides produced by marine fungi become an important research area in new drug discovery and show enormous development prospects (Kanekiyo et al.2005).Polysaccharides with hexofuranose units are of interest be-cause of their unique structures and specific properties (Leal et al.2010).The investigations showed that galactose is the most widespread hexose in furanose form in naturally occur-ring polysaccharides (Pedersen and Turco 2003;Peltier et al.2008).The galactofuranose-containing extracellularY .<L.Chen :W.<J.Mao (*):H.<W.Tao :W.<M.Zhu :M.<X.Yan :X.Liu :T.<T.Guo :T.GuoKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs,Ministry of Education,Institute of Marine Drugs and Foods,Ocean University of China,5Yushan Road,Qingdao 266003,People ’s Republic of China e-mail:wenjunmqd@Mar Biotechnol (2015)17:219–228DOI 10.1007/s10126-015-9611-6polysaccharides with novel structural characteristics have been isolated from the fermented broth or cell walls of some microorganisms(Gander et al.1974;Ikuta et al.1997;Latgéet al.1994;Unkefer and Gander1990).With today’s interest in new renewable sources of polymers,the galactofuranose-containing extracellular polysaccharides represent potential source to be explored.However,the galactofuranose-containing extracellular polysaccharides from marine fungi have not yet been fully studied.In the current study,a novel galactofuranose-containing extracellular polysaccharide was isolated from the fermented broth of the mangrove-associated fungus Fusarium oxysporum by a combination of ethanol precipitation,ion-exchange,and gel filtration chroma-tography,and its structural characterization was investigated using chemical and spectroscopic methods,including one-and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance(1D and 2D NMR)spectroscopic analyses.The antioxidant activity of the extracellular polysaccharide was also evaluated by scavenging assays involving hydroxyl,superoxide,and1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)radicals.Materials and MethodsMaterialsMonosaccharides(D-glucose,L-rhamnose,D-xylose,L-arabi-nose,D-mannose,L-fucose,D-galactose,D-glucuronic acid,D-galacturonic acid,D-mannuronic acid,N-acetyl-β-D-glucos-amine),1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl,trifluoroacetic acid, thiobarbituric acid,trichloroacetic acid,and1-phenyl-3-meth-yl-5-pyrazolone were from Sigma-Aldrich(St.Louis,MO, USA).Pullulan standards(Mw=344,200,107,47.1,21.2, and9.6kDa)were from the Showa Denko K.K.(Tokyo, Japan).Q Sepharose Fast Flow and Sephacryl S-100were from GE healthcare(Piscataway,NJ,USA).Dialysis mem-branes(flat width,44mm;molecular weight cut-off,3500) were from Lvniao(Yantai,China).Microbial Strain and Culture ConditionsThe marine fungus F.oxysporum was isolated from fresh leaves of Ipomoea pes-caprae(Linn.)collected from South Sea,China.It was identified according to its morphological characteristics and18S rRNA sequences,and the accession number of Genbank was JN604549.Briefly,the fungus was cultivated in the liquid medium containing yeast extract(3g/ L),peptone(5g/L),glucose(20g/L),malt extract(3g/L),sea salt(24.4g/L),KH2PO4(0.5g/L),NH4Cl(0.5g/L),pH6.0–6.5,at25°C for40days,and50L of fermented broth was obtained.Preparation of the Extracellular PolysaccharideThe fermented broth was filtered through cheese cloth,the filtrate was concentrated to1/15of its original volume under reduced pressure at40°C,and a threefold of the volume of 95%(v/v)ethanol was added.The resulting precipitate was recovered by centrifugation at3600×g for10min,dialyzed in cellulose membrane tubing against distilled water for72h. The retained fraction was dried,and the protein in the fraction was removed as described by Matthaei et al.(1962).The crude polysaccharide was fractionated by anion-exchange chroma-tography using a Q Sepharose Fast Flow column(30×3cm) coupled to an AKTA FPLC system and elution with a step-wise gradient of0,0.2,and1.0M NaCl.The fractions were assayed for carbohydrate content by the phenol–sulfuric acid method.The fractions eluted with distilled water were pooled, dialyzed,and further purified on a Sephacryl S-100column (70×2cm)eluted with0.2M NH4HCO3at a flow rate of 0.3mL/min.The major polysaccharide fractions were pooled, freeze–dried,and designated as Fw-1.Determination of Purity and Molecular WeightPurity and molecular weight were determined by high-performance gel permeation chromatography(HPGPC)with a Shodex Ohpak SB804(7.8×300mm,Tokyo,Japan)column and a refractive index detector(Agilent RID-10A Series),and elution with0.1M Na2SO4at a flow rate of0.5mL/min(Li et al.2012).Of1%sample solutions in0.2M Na2SO4,20μL was injected.The molecular weight was estimated by refer-ence to a calibration curve made by pullulan standards.General AnalysisTotal sugar content was measured by the phenol–sulfuric acid method using galactose as the standard(Dubois et al.1956). Protein content was assayed according to the modified Lowry method(Bensadoun and Weinstein1976).Sulfate content was measured according to Silvestri et al.(1982).Uronic acid con-tent was determined by the carbazole–sulfuric acid method (Bitter and Muir1962).Analysis of Monosaccharide CompositionFive milligrams of polysaccharide was hydrolyzed with2M trifluoroacetic acid at100°C for6h.Excess acid was re-moved by co-distillation with methanol after the hydrolysis was completed.Sample was subjected to reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)after pre-column derivatization and UV detection(Li et al.2011). Sugar identification was done by comparison with reference sugars(D-glucose,L-rhamnose,D-xylose,L-arabinose,D-man-nose,L-fucose,D-galactose,D-glucuronic acid,D-galacturonicacid,D-mannuronic acid,N-acetyl-β-D-glucosamine). Calculation of the molar ratio of the monosaccharide was car-ried out on the basis of the peak area of the monosaccharide. Methylation AnalysisMethylation analysis was performed by the method of Hakomori(1964)with some modifications.In brief, 2mg of polysaccharide in dimethyl sulfoxide was meth-ylated using NaH and iodomethane,and the completion of methylation was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)spectroscopy by the disappearance of OH bands. After hydrolysis with2M trifluoroacetic acid at105°C for6h,the methylated sugar residues were converted to partially methylated alditol acetates by reduction with NaBH4,followed by acetylation with acetic anhydride. The derivatised sugar residues were extracted into dichlo-romethane and evaporated to dryness,and dissolved again in100μL of dichloromethane.The products were ana-lyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry(GC-MS)on a DB225using a temperature gradient of100–220°C with heating at a rate of5°C/min and mainte-nance of a temperature at220°C for15min.GC-MS was performed on an HP6890II instrument.Identification of partially methylated alditol acetates was carried out on the basis of retention time and mass fragmentation patterns.IR Spectroscopy AnalysisFTIR spectra were measured on a Nicolet Nexus470spec-trometer.The polysaccharide was mixed with KBr powder, ground up,and then pressed into1-mm pellets for FTIR mea-surements in the frequency range of4000–500cm−1with a resolution of4.0cm−1and320scans co-addition.NMR Spectroscopy Analysis1H nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)and13C NMR spectra were measured at23°C using a JEOL JNM-ECP600MHz spectrometer.60mg of polysaccharide was deuterium ex-changed by two successive freeze–drying steps in99%D2O and then dissolved in0.5mL of99.98%D2O.1H–1H corre-lated spectroscopy(COSY),1H–1H total correlation spectros-copy(TOCSY),1H–1H nuclear overhauser effect spectrosco-py(NOESY),1H–13C heteronuclear multiple quantum coher-ence spectroscopy(HMQC)and1H–13C heteronuclear multi-ple bond correlation spectroscopy(HMBC)experiments were also carried out.Chemical shifts are expressed in ppm using acetone as internal standard at2.225ppm for1H and 31.07ppm for13C.Analysis of Antioxidant ActivityScavenging ability of hydroxyl radicals was determined ac-cording to the method of Smirnoff and Cumbes(1989). Scavenging ability of superoxide radicals was assessed ac-cording to the method reported by Marklund and Marklund (1974).Scavenging ability of DPPH radicals was measured according to the method described by Shimada et al.(1992). The scavenging ability was calculated according to the equa-tion below:scavenging ability(%)=(1–A sample/A control)×100, where A control is the absorbance of control without the tested samples,and A sample is the absorbance in the presence of the tested samples.The EC50value(mg/mL)was the effective concentration at which the tested radicals were scavenged by 50%.Ascorbic acid was used as positive control in all anti-oxidant assays.All bioassay results were expressed as means ±standard deviation(SD).The experimental data were sub-jected to an analysis of variance for a completely random design,and three samples were prepared for assays of every antioxidant attribute.ResultsPreparation and Chemical Composition of the Extracellular PolysaccharideProcedures used for the preparation of the extracellular poly-saccharides from the fermented broth of the mangrove-associated fungus F.oxysporum were shown in Fig.1.Crude extracellular polysaccharide(0.59g/L)was obtained from the fermented broth,and fractionated using a Q Sepharose Fast Flow column(Fig.2a).The polysaccharide fraction,eluted with distilled water,was a major component of the crude polysaccharides.The fraction was further purified by a Sephacryl S-100column(Fig.2b),and a polysaccharide frac-tion Fw-1was obtained.The yield of Fw-1from crude polysaccharide was about 42.86%.Fw-1gave a single and symmetrical peak in the HPGPC chromatogram(Fig.2c),thus Fw-1could be a homo-geneous polysaccharide.The linear relationship between the logarithm of molecular weight of pullulan standards and re-tention time was obtained.The retention time in HPGPC chro-matogram of Fw-1was used to calculate its molecular weight by the obtained regression equation.Thus,the molecular weight of Fw-1was estimated to be about61.2kDa.Fw-1 contained91.3%total carbohydrate and minor amounts of protein(0.79%)and did not have any sulfate ester. Monosaccharide composition analysis by reversed-phase HPLC showed that Fw-1consisted of galactose,glucose, and mannose with a molar ratio of1.33:1.33:1.00.No acidic sugar and amino sugar were detected in Fw-1.Thepolysaccharide fraction Fs,eluted at 0.2M NaCl,was not further investigated due to the limit of sample amount.It is possible that fraction Fs contains an acidic polysaccharide,such as a polysaccharide with phosphate ester (Chen et al.2013).IR SpectroscopyFrom the FTIR spectrum of Fw-1,the broad and intense band at 3416cm −1was the result of valent vibrations OH groups.The signal at 2931cm −1was attributed to the stretch vibration of the C –H bond.The band at 1649cm −1was assigned to the bending vibrations of HOH,and the band at 1416cm −1originated from the bend-ing vibrations of O –H bond.The band at 1241cm −1was due to the stretch vibration of C –O –C linkages.The signal at 1032cm −1was assigned to the stretch vibration of C –O and change angle vibration of O –H.The characteristic ab-sorption bands at 876and 809cm −1suggested the pres-ences of furan ring and mannopyranose units,respectively (Ahrazem et al.2000;Mathlouthi and Koenig 1986).Methylation AnalysisIn order to determine the linkage pattern of the sugar residues,Fw-1was subjected to methylation analysis (Table 1).A large amount of 1,2,4,6-tetra-O -acetyl-3,5-di-O -methyl-galactitol,which originated from the (1→2,6)-linked galactofuranoseresidue,was detected in Fw-1,suggesting that Fw-1was a highly branched polysaccharide.1,5-di-O -acetyl-2,3,4,6-tet-ra-O -methyl-glucitol,1,2,5-tri-O -acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O -methyl-mannitol,and 1,2,5-tri-O -acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O -methyl-glucitol were also detected,indicating the presence of (1→)-linked glucopyranose,(1→2)-linked mannopyranose and (1→2)-linked glucopyranose residues.In addition,1,5-di-O -acetyl-2,3,4,6-tetra-O -methyl-mannitol,which originated from the (1→)-linked mannopyranose residue,was also found in Fw-1.The results suggested that the structure of Fw-1is com-posed of (1→2,6)-linked galactofuranose,(1→2)-linked glu-copyranose,(1→2)-linked mannopyranose,terminal gluco-pyranose,and mannopyranose residues.NMR SpectroscopyThe 1H NMR spectrum (Fig.3a )of Fw-1showed anomeric proton signals at 5.20,5.10,5.09,4.91,4.75,and 4.65ppm,which were labeled A –F from low to high field.The anomeric signals B and C almost overlapped.The anomeric proton sig-nals A –F had relative integrals of 1.0:0.5:0.5:0.25:0.25:0.25.A might be signal of β-galactofuranose residue.B and C were attributed to the signals of α-configuration pyranose units,and D –F were likely the signals of β-configuration pyranose units.The chemical shifts from 3.42to 4.26ppm were assigned to H2–H6of glycosidic ring.In the anomeric region of the 13C NMR spectrum (Fig.3b )of Fw-1,there were six main anomeric carbon signals that occurred at 107.8,102.4,101.8,101.3,99.6,and 99.5ppm.The anomeric carbon signal at 107.8ppm was due to signal of β-galactofuranose residue because of extremely low field shifts (Ahrazem et al.2006).As shown in the DEPT spectrum,the signal at 70.8ppm was assigned to the substituted C-6of β-galactofuranose units.The result confirmed the presence of the substituted C-6linkage patterns,which was in accordance to the methylation results.The 1H NMR spin systems chemical shifts of the polysac-charide were assigned by means of the 1H –1H COSY spec-trum (Fig.3c )and the 1H –1H TOCSY spectrum (Fig.3d ).Combined with the analysis of the 1H –13C HMQC spectrum of Fw-1(Fig.3e ),the observed 1H and 13C chemical shifts and the assignment of the sugar residues were given (Table 2).A was assigned to →2,6)-β-D -Gal f (1→because of the down-field chemical shifts of the C-2(88.1ppm)and C-6(70.8ppm).B and C were suggested to be Glc p because of the high field chemical shift of H-2(3.59and 3.69ppm).In the 1H –1H TOCSY spectrum,H-1of B and C showed the correlation peaks with H-2,H-3,H-4,and H-5,which con-firmed this speculation.The 1H –13C HMQC spectrum re-vealed the substitution of C at C-2due to the downfield chem-ical shift (77.0ppm)of C-2compared with the parent α-D -Glc p .Thus,B was attributed to α-D -Glc p (1→,and C was due to →2)-α-D -Glc p (1→.Combined with methylationanalysisFig.1Scheme for the preparation of the extracellular polysaccharide produced by the mangrove-associated fungus F .oxysporumand NMR spectra data (Takegawa et al.1997),E was assigned to →2)-β-D -Man p (1→because of C-2(78.0ppm)of E had a relative downfield chemical shifts.D and F were assigned to be β-D -Man p (1→,the different glycosidic bond and sugar rings,which linked with D and F,had different chemical en-vironments and chemical shifts.The sequence of glycosyl residues was determined from the 1H –1H NOESY spectrum,followed by confirmation with 1H –13C correlations obtained from the 1H –13C HMBC spec-trum.In the 1H –1H NOESY spectrum (Fig.3f )of Fw-1,A had a strong NOE contact of its H-1with the H-2of C,indicating C linked to the C-2position of A.B and C had a strongcontactFig.2Isolation and HPGPC chromatogram of the extracellular polysaccharide from the fermented broth of the mangrove-associated fun-gus F .oxysporum .a The crude polysaccharides were fractionated using a Q Sepharose Fast Flow column.The fraction eluted with distill water was pooled and named as Fw.b Fw was purified on a Sephacryl S-100column and eluted with 0.2M NH 4HCO 3.The peak fractions containing the polysaccharides were pooled and named as Fw-1.c HPGPC chro-matogram of Fw-1on a Shodex Ohpak SB-804column and the standard curve of molecular weightof its H-1with the H-2of A,suggesting B and C linked to theC-2position of A.D had a strong inter-residue contact be-tween its H-1and the H-2of E,indicating D linked to theC-2position of E.From the1H–13C HMBC spectrum ofFw-1(Fig.3g),the presence of strong cross peak H-1/C-4,C-6of A confirmed that A wasβ-galactofuranose configura-tion and→6)-β-D-Gal f(1→was the main pattern of linkage.The cross-peak H-1B,C/C-2A,and H-2A/C-1B,C indicatedthat B and C linked to the C-2of→6)-β-D-Gal f(1→.The 1H–13C HMBC spectrum of Fw-1also showed H-1F/C-2 C,H-1E/C-2C,H-1D/C-2E,H-2E/C-1D,B H-1/C-5crosspeaks,which further proved the existence ofβ-D-Man p(1→2)-β-D-Man p(1→2)-α-D-Glc p(1→andβ-D-Man p(1→2)-α-D-Glc p(1→.The results also revealed both the furanoid char-acter of A and the pyranoid structure of B–F.The NMR resultswere thus in agreement with methylation results.These anal-yses allowed the identification of most of the1H and13Csignals of the sugar residues.Thus,structure of Fw-1couldbe characterized to consist of the backbone of(1→6)-linked β-D-galactofuranose residues,with multiple branches at C-2 consisting of theα-D-Glc p(1→,β-D-Man p(1→2)-β-D-Man p(1→2)-α-D-Glc p(1→andβ-D-Man p(1→2)-α-D-Glc p(1→.The hypothetical structure of Fw-1was shown in Fig.4.Analysis of Antioxidant ActivityAs shown in Table3,the scavenging abilities of Fw-1on hydroxyl,DPPH,and superoxide radicals were in a concentration-dependent manner.Less scavenging of hydrox-yl radicals was observed with Fw-1at2mg/mL,but the scav-enging ability of Fw-1on hydroxyl radicals at10.0mg/mL was up to90.2%.Fw-1showed strong scavenging ability on hydroxyl radicals as evidenced by its low EC50value(1.1mg/ mL).The scavenging ability of Fw-1on superoxide radicals was50.2%at2.0mg/mL,and the scavenging ability of Fw-1 was up to89.2%at10.0mg/mL.The EC50value of scaveng-ing ability of Fw-1on superoxide radicals was2.0mg/mL. The scavenging ability of Fw-1on DPPH radicals was up to 88.2%at10.0mg/mL,and its EC50value was2.1mg/mL, indicating that Fw-1was also good effectiveness in the anti-oxidant attribute.The scavenging abilities of Fw-1on hydroxyl,superoxide and DPPH radicals were all relativelylower than that of ascorbic acid at the same concentrations. DiscussionA novel extracellular polysaccharide Fw-1is successfullyobtained from the mangrove-associated fungus F.oxysporum.Fw-1is an extracellular polysaccharidewith different structural characteristics from other extra-cellular polysaccharides produced by Fusarium sp.Thecell wall polysaccharides from F.oxysporum are com-posed of glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine(Fukamizo et al.1992,1996),and the polysaccharidefrom Fusarium sp.M7-1consists of mannose,glucose,galactose,and glucuronic acid(Iwahara et al.1992).However,a small amount of→2)-β-D-Gal f(1→and→6)-α-D-Glc p(1→residues present in the cell wall polysac-charide of Fusarium sp.M7-1(Iwahara et al.1996).Somealkali-extractable and water-soluble extracellular polysac-charides from Fusarium species contain a backbone of β-(1→6)-linked galactofuranose residues almost fully branched at O-2by single residues of glucopyranose oracidic chains containing glucuronic acid and mannose.The extracellular polysaccharide from F.oxysporumY24-2is composed of→2)-β-D-Gal f(1→6)-α-D-Glc p(1→units(Guo et al.2013).The structure of Fw1also differs from othergalactofuranose-containing extracellular polysaccharides re-ported previously(Gómez-Miranda et al.2003;Leal et al.2010).The galactofuranans from Aspergillus niger, A.fumigatus,Trichophyton species and Penicillium charlesii,have been characterized as linear chains of(1→5)-linkedβ-D-galactofuranose units(Gander et al.1974;Latgéet al.1994; Unkefer and Gander1990;Ikuta et al.1997).For the extracel-lular polysaccharide from the deep-sea fungus P.griseofulvum,its galactofuranan chain consists of(1→5)-linkedβ-D-galactofuranose,with additional branches at C-6 consisting of(1→)-linkedβ-D-galactofuranose residues and phosphate esters(Chen et al.2013).Fw-1contains a backbone of(1→6)-linkedβ-D-galactofuranose residues with multipleTable1Results of methylation analysis of Fw-1Methylated sugar Primary mass fragments(m/z)Molar ratio Deduced linkage1,5-Di-O-acetyl-2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methyl-mannitol101,117,129,145,161,205 2.0Man p(→1,5-Di-O-acetyl-2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methyl-glucitol101,117,129,145,161,205 2.0Glc p(1→1,2,5-Tri-O-acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O-methyl-mannitol87,101,129,161,189 1.0→2)Man p(1→1,2,5-Tri-O-acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O-methyl-glucitol101,117,129,161,201,233,277 2.0→2)Glc p(1→1,2,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-di-O-methyl-galactitol87,101,117,129,173,189,201,233 4.0→2,6)Gal f(1→Fig.3NMR spectra of Fw-1.Spectra were performed at23°C on a JEOL ECP600MHz spectrometer Chemical shifts are expressed in ppm using acetone as internal standard at2.225ppm for1H and 31.07ppm for13C.a1H NMR spectrum.b13C NMR and DEPT spectra.c1H–1H COSY spectrum.d1H–1H TOCOSY spectrum.e 1H–13C HMQC spectrum.f1H–1H NOESY spectrum.g1H–13C HMBC spectrum.A→2,6)-β-D-Gal f(1→.Bα-D-Glc p(1→.C→2)-α-D-Glc p(1→.Dβ-D-Man p(1→,linked to→2)-β-D-Man p(l→.E→2)-β-D-Man p(l→.Fβ-D-Man p(1→,linked to→2)-α-D-Glc p(l→.Glcpglucopyranose,Manp mannopyranose,Galf galactofuranosebranches at C-2consisting of terminal α-glucopyranose resi-dues,or short chains containing (1→2)-linked α-D -glucopy-ranose,(1→2)-linked β-D -mannopyranose,and terminal β-D -mannopyranose residues.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first report of such kind of galactofuranose-containing mannoglucogalactan isolated from fermented broth of micro-organism.The present result suggested that mangrove-associated fungi could be a potential source of extracellular polysaccharides with unique structures to be worth being fur-ther studied.In order to investigate the antioxidant activity of Fw-1,the assays based on scavenging abilities of hydroxyl,superoxide,and DPPH radicals were carried out and compared with that of ascorbic acid,one standard antioxidant.Hydroxyl radical is considered to be a highly potent oxidant,which can react with most biomacromolecules functioning in living cells and in-duce severe damage to the adjacent biomolecules.In cellular oxidation reactions,superoxide radical is normally formed first,and its effects can be magnified because it produces hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical through dismutationTable 21H and 13C chemical shifts for the extracellular polysaccharide Fw-1Sugar residuesChemical shifts (ppm)a H1/C1H2/C2H3/C3H4/C4H5/C5H6/C6A b 5.20/107.8 4.21/88.1 4.26/76.9 4.05/83.9 4.02/71.0 3.94,3.69/70.8B c 5.10/99.5 3.59/72.6 3.77/73.1 3.47/71.0 3.79/73.8 3.91,3.73/62.1C d 5.09/99.6 3.69/77.0 3.81/73.1 3.45/71.0 3.76/72.6 4.12,3.79/62.3D e 4.91/102.4 4.18/72.6 3.73/72.4 3.61/72.6 3.45/71.9 3.79,3.90/62.6E f 4.75/101.3 4.24/78.0 3.68/68.3 3.95/71.2 3.76/73.5 3.96,3.45/62.4F g4.65/101.84.02/71.93.73/72.43.96/71.13.80/73.63.47,3.86/62.3Glcp glucopyranose,Manp mannopyranose,Galf galactofuranoseaThe spectra were recorded using a JEOL JNM-ECP 600MHz spectrometer.Chemical shifts are referenced to internal acetone at 2.225ppm for 1H and 31.07ppm for 13C b →2,6)-β-D -Gal f (→c α-D -Glc p (1→d →2)-α-D -Glc p (1→e β-D -Man p (1→,linked to →2)-β-D -Man p (l →f →2)-β-D -Man p (l →gβ-D -Man p (1→,linked to →2)-α-D -Glc p (l→Fig.4One of the possible structures of Fw-1(Glcp gluco-pyranose,Manp ,mannopyranose,Galf ,galactofuranose,n ≈16)and other types of reaction and was the source of free radicals formed in vivo.DPPH is a useful reagent to evaluate the free radical scavenging ability of the hy-drogen donating antioxidant,which can transfer hydro-gen atoms or electrons to DPPH radicals.It was found that Fw-1had a more noticeable scavenging ability on hydroxyl radicals than the extracellular polysaccharide AVP produced by coral-associated fungus Aspergillus versicolor LCJ-5-4,and the EC50value of AVP was 4.0mg/mL(Chen et al.2012).Moreover,the scaveng-ing ability of Fw-1on superoxide radicals appears to be higher than that of the extracellular polysaccharide As1-1produced by marine fungi Aspergillus sp.Y16,and the EC50value of As1-1was 3.4mg/mL(Chen et al. 2011).Scavenging ability of Fw-1on DPPH radicals was similar to that of extracellular polysaccharide AVP produced by coral-associated fungus,A.versicolor LCJ-5-4,and its EC50value was2.05mg/mL(Chen et al. 2012).Fw-1had a higher scavenging ability on DPPH radicals than the extracellular polysaccharides PS2-1, PS1-2,and PS1-1isolated from marine fungus Penicillium sp.F23-2(EC50value 2.53–6.81mg/mL) (Sun et al.2009).The present result suggested that the extracellular polysaccharide Fw-1could be a potential antioxidant.The antioxidant activity of Fw-1may be attributed to the extracellular polysaccharide can connect with radicals,and terminate the radical chain reaction. However,the antioxidant mechanisms of polysaccha-rides are complex.Further study on antioxidant property of extracellular polysaccharides with different structural characterization will play an important role in the un-derstanding of the mechanism of antioxidant activity.In conclusion,the extracellular polysaccharide Fw-1pro-duced by the mangrove-associated fungus F.oxysporum is a galactofuranose-containing mannoglucogalactan differing from previously described extracellular polysaccharides.Fw-1exhibits good antioxidant activity in vitro.An in-depth investigation of the antioxidant activity of Fw-1will be re-quired to determine if the extracellular polysaccharide will be useful in the food and pharmaceutical industry. 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Accepted ManuscriptPreparation and characterization of activated carbon from sunflower seed oilresidue via microwave assisted K2CO3 activationK.Y. Foo, B.H. HameedPII:S0960-8524(11)01093-5DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.007Reference:BITE 8768To appear in:Bioresource TechnologyReceived Date:20 April 2011Revised Date:24 July 2011Accepted Date: 2 August 2011Please cite this article as: Foo, K.Y., Hameed, B.H., Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from sunflower seed oil residue via microwave assisted K2CO3 activation, Bioresource Technology (2011), doi: 10.1016/ j.biortech.2011.08.007This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from sunflower seed oilresidue via microwave assisted K2CO3 activationK.Y. Foo, B.H. Hameed*School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus,Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia.* Corresponding author. Tel: +6045996422; Fax: +6045941013E-mail address: chbassim@m.my (B.H. Hameed)AbstractSunflower seed oil residue, a by-product of sunflower seed oil refineries, was utilized as a feedstock for preparation of activated carbon (SSHAC) via microwave induced K2CO3 chemical activation. SSHAC was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption and elemental analysis. Surfaceacidity/basicity was examined with acid-base titration, while the adsorptive properties of SSHAC were quantified using methylene blue (MB) and acid blue 15 (AB). The monolayer adsorption capacities of MB and AB were 473.44 and 430.37 mg/g, while the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, Langmuir surface area and total pore volume were 1411.55 m2/g, 2137.72 m2/g and 0.836 cm3/g, respectively. The findings revealed the potential to prepare high surface area activated carbon from sunflower seed oil residue by microwave irradiation.Keywords: Activated carbon; Adsorption; Dye; Microwave; Sunflower seed hull1.0IntroductionSunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the leading oil seed crops cultivated for the production of cooking oil. The oil is typically extracted by applying great pressure to sunflower seeds (Séverac et al., 2011). Globally, sunflowers are grown on about 24 million hectars, and 32.57 million tons of sunflower seeds were produced globally in 2009/2010 (National Sunflower Association, 2011). Oil extraction from the seeds is accompanied by the co-production of lignocellulosic biomass, in the form of sunflower seed hulls, which comprises 30 % of the sunflower seeds (Ra et al., 2008). These residues are usually disposed of by burning or by deposition in landfills, but conversion to higher-value products would be preferable. One such product could be activated carbon (Girgis et al., 2011; Li et al., 2011a; Liou et al., 2010). The present study was aimed at evaluating microwave irradiation for the preparation of high surface area activated carbon from sunflower seed hulls (SSHAC), via K2CO3 activation. Structural, functional and elemental characterization of the prepared adsorbent was performed. Moreover, the adsorption equilibrium of methylene blue and acid blue 15 were elucidated.2. 0 Materials and methods2.1 AdsorbateMethylene blue (MB) and acid blue 15 (AB) were from Merck Limited Company, Malaysia. Stock solutions containing 500 mg/L of dye were prepared in double distilledwater and diluted as necessary.2.2. Preparation of SSHACSunflower seed hulls (SSH) obtained from sunflower seed oil refineries were air-dried, crushed and sieved to obtain a geometrical mean sizes ranging from 1 to 2 mm, and carbonized at 700 °C under purified nitrogen (99.995%) flow in a tubular furnace (Foo and Hameed, 2011). The char was mixed with potassium carbonate (K2CO3) solution to achieve an impregnation ratio of 1: 1.50 (wt %) (K2CO3: char). The activation step was performed in a glass reactor placed in a microwave oven with a frequency of 2.45 GHz. The microwave power was set as 600 W and 8 minutes of irradiation time was selected as the heating period based on preliminary runs. The activated product was washed with 0.1 N hydrochloric acid and deionized water until the pH of the washing solution reached 6 to 7.2.3 Characterization of SSHACThe surface physical properties were characterized with a Micromeritics ASAP 2020 instrument, using N2 as the adsorbate at 77 K. Detection of surface functional groups and elemental analysis were done by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy (FTIR-2000, PerkinElmer) with a scanning range of 4000 to 400 cm-1 and elemental analyzer (EA-2400 Series II, PerkinElmer), respectively.2.4 Surface acidity and basicitywhere C0 and C e (mg/L) are the liquid-phase concentrations of dye at initial and equilibrium, respectively. V (L)is the volume of the solution, and W (g)is the mass ofadsorbent used. The effect of pH on dye removal was tested by varying the pH in the range of 2 to 12 by the addition of 0.10 M solution of HCl or NaOH, with initial dyeFreundlich isotherm ((Freundlich, 1906) assumes heterogeneous surface energies, in which the energy term in Langmuir equation varies as a function of the surface coverage. The well-known logarithmic form of the Freundlich isotherm is given by:e F e C n K q log 1log log += (3)where K F (mg/g) (L/mg) and 1/n are the Freundlich adsorption constant and a measure of adsorption intensity.2.5.3. Temkin isothermTemkin isotherm ((Tempkin and Pyzhev, 1940) assumes that heat of adsorption (function of temperature) of all molecules in the layer would decrease linearly rather than logarithmic with coverage. Its derivation is characterized by a uniform distribution of binding energies (up to some maximum binding energy). The Temkin isotherm has been used in the form of:e e C B A B q ln ln += (4)where B = RT /b , b , and A , R and T are the Temkin constant related to heat of sorption (J/mol), equilibrium binding constant (L/g), gas constant (8.314 J/mol K) and absolute temperature (K).2.6 Adsorption kineticadsorption and represented by:()t k q 1q q 12e t e +=− (7)where k 2 (g/mg h) is the adsorption rate constant of pseudo second-order equation.3.0 Result and discussion 3.1Textural and surface characterizationThe nitrogen adsorption–desorption plot of SSHAC is depicted in Fig. 1(a). The isotherm resembles a combination of type I and type II isotherms, in accordance with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) classification. Thisadsorption behavior exhibits characteristics of microporous-mesoporous structures. As the relative pressure was increased to 0.8, the isotherm shows an apparent hysteresis loop, pointing to a considerable development of mesoporosity.The corresponding pore size distribution of SSHAC was determined by theDensity Functional Theory (DFT) method as illustrated in Fig. 1(b). An intensive peak at a pore diameter between 20 Å and 40 Å is associated with the presence of mesopores structures (average pore size of 23.61 Å). Detailed pore characteristics of char and SSHAC are listed in Table 1. A comparison of the key parameters of activated carbon with the carbonized char shows a significant improvement of the BET surface area, Langmuir surface area and total pore volume, implying pore development and widening of the existing pores during the microwave irradiation stage.3.2Elemental and functional characterizationTable 1 illustrates the C, O, H, N and S content of char and SSHAC. Microwave treatment led to an increase in carbon content but caused a drastic decrease in oxygen content, resulting in an increase in the C/O ratio from 1.30 to 3.01. The content of nitrogen and sulphur was slightly decreased, but the hydrogen content in the carbonized char was thermally stable.The FTIR spectra of char (Fig. 2) shows bands located at 3234, 1645, 1420, 1276, 1053, 928, 807 and 617 cm-1, corresponds to the presence of N–H, in-plane O–H (hydroxyl), –CH2 (alkyl), C–O–C (ester, ether and phenol), C-O stretch, out-of-plane O–H, out-of-plane C–H and C–H derivatives. For SSHAC, peaks shifted at 3233, 1650, 1424, 1276, and 1053 cm-1,indicative of the presence of N–H, in-plane O–H (hydroxyl), –CH2 (alkyl), C–O–C (ester, ether and phenol) and C-O functional groups.The surface acidity and basicity is an important criterion interpreting the surface chemistry of the carbon adsorbents. SSHAC showed amphoteric behaviour, with a surface acidity of 1.24 mmol/g and 1.06 mmol/g surface basicity. The more acidic character is related to the presence of oxygen-containing groups (mainly carboxylic, anhydrides,lactones and phenols) of the carbon surface (Pereira et al., 2003). However, the surface basicity is associated with a high content of electron rich sites on the basal planes and a low concentration of electron withdrawing groups (Faria et al., 2004).3.3 Adsorption equilibrium studiesThe adsorptive properties of SSHAC were evaluated with MB and AB, cationic and anionic adsorbates, respectively that are used for evaluation of commercial ACs (Fig. 3a). The adsorption equilibrium of MB, q e, increased from 50.08 to 441.83 mg/g, with an increase in initial concentration from 50 to 500 mg/L. A similar trend was seen for the adsorption equilibrium of AB onto SSHAC (from 49.96 to 405.13mg/g).An increase in pH (Fig. 3b) exerted a significant enhancement of the adsorption capacity of MB from 365.44 mg/g to 487.37 mg/g, mainly ascribed to the protonation of MB in the acidic medium, and the presence of excess H+ ions, competing with dye cations for adsorption sites. At higher pH, the formation of an electric double layer changes the polarity and consequently, the dye uptake increases (Li et al., 2011b). Conversely, the uptake of AB increased with a decrease in pH from 310.22 mg/g to 475.09 mg/g due to the association of dye anions with the positively charged sites of SSHAC. In the basic conditions, electrostatic repulsion exists between the negatively charged surface and dye molecules, thus decrease the adsorption capacity (Alvin et al., 2010).3.4 Adsorption isothermsAdsorption isotherms describe the interaction of adsorbates with the adsorbent materials, and thus are critical for optimization of the adsorption mechanism pathways (Foo and Hameed, 2010). Therefore, the correlation of equilibrium data by the empiricalequations is essential to the practical design and operation of adsorption systems (Durán and Flores, 2009). The experimental data of both dyes were modeled using Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models. The applicability of Langmuir isotherm model (Table 2) suggests that the adsorption takes place on homogeneous sites within the adsorption site (the adsorbed layer is one molecule in thickness), with each molecule possess constant enthalpies and sorption activation energy. The results also demonstrate no interaction and transmigration of dyes in the plane of the neighbouring surface.Table 3 provides a comparison of maximum monolayer adsorption capacities of activated carbons from different biomass sources. Compared with previous studies, SSHAC showed a relatively high adsorption capacity for MB and AB of 473.44 and 430.37 mg/g, respectively. It is possible that the uniform energy transfer by microwave irradiation promoted the release of volatiles from the char surface and widened the porosity in the original carbon network. Moreover, microwave heating (internal and volumetric heating) can assist the penetration of K2CO3 within the char matrix, which creats a more orderly porous structure by opening of previously inaccessibly pores and formation of new pores (Foo and Hameed, 2009).3.5 Adsorption kineticAdsorption kinetic describes the mechanism of adsorption processes which in turn controls the equilibrium time and mass transfer of the adsorbates. The experimental data of AB/MB adsorption at different time intervals were examined with pseudo-first-order and pseudo second-order models, using the plots of ln (q e −q t) against t and t/q t versus t,respectively. The results were presented in Table 4. It is clear that the correlation coefficient, R2 values for the second-order kinetic model were higher for all AB/MB concentrations. Moreover, the experimental q e values agreed satisfactorily with the calculated q e values, with the lowest normalized standard deviation, q values which ranged between 0.21 and 6.80 % for AB/MB initial concentration ranging from 50 to 500 mg/L, which suggested that the adsorption system follows pseudo-second-order model, based on the assumption that the rate-limiting step may be chemisorption process.4.0 ConclusionThe present investigation revealed the feasibility of sunflower seeds hull as an efficient raw precursor for preparation of activated carbon. 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Desalination 249, 247-252.Figure captions:Fig. 1: Nitrogen isotherm (a) and pore size distribution (b) of sunflower seed hull activated carbonFig. 2: FTIR of sunflower seed hull activated carbonFig. 3: Equilibrium study (a) and effect of pH (b) on the adsorption of methylene blue and acid blue onto sunflower seed hull activated carbon at 30 °CList of Tables:Table 1: Textural characteristics and elemental analysis of sunflower seed hull char and activated carbonTable 2: Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm constants and regression correlation coefficients for the adsorption of methylene blue and acid blue onto sunflowerseed hull activated carbonTable 3: Comparison adsorption capacities of various adsorbents for methylene blue and acid blueTable 4: Kinetic models parameters for the adsorption of methylene blue and acid blue onto sunflower seed hull activated carbon at different initial concentrations(a)(b)Fig. 1(a)(b)Fig. 3Table 1Properties Char Activated carbon BET surface area (m2/g) 12.90 1411.55 Langmuir surface area (m2/g) 24.85 2137.72 Average pore size (Å) 37.79 23.61Total pore volume (cm3/g) 0.012 0.836 Element (wt %)Carbon 54.62 73.19Oxygen 42.16 24.33Hydrogen 2.20 2.11Nitrogen 0.89 0.28Sulphur 0.13 0.09Research highlights•Highlight the renewable use of sunflower seed oil residue.•Activation time of 8 minutes at the microwave input power of 600W.•High BET and Langmuir surface area of 1411.55 and 2137.72 m²/g.•Monolayer adsorption capacity for methylene blue of 473.44 mg/g.•Monolayer adsorption capacity for acid blue of 430.37 mg/g.。