title: Kinetics and adsorption behavior of carboxymethyl starch on alpha-alumina in aqueous medium.
abstract: The adsorption of carboxymethyl starch (CMS) at the alpha-alumina/aqueous solution interface has been investigated through adsorption studies, electrokinetics mobility measurements, and FTIR spectroscopy. Zeta potential measurements show that the addition of CMS results in a more dramatic increase in the absolute zeta potential in the alkaline region, as well as a shift of the isoelectric point to lower values, indicating the adsorption of CMS from the aqueous solution onto the alumina surface. The positive hydrophilic surface sites of alumina are responsible for the adsorption of CMS molecules. The adsorption of CMS is possible after charge reversal by the addition of excess CMS. Nearly 30 min of contact time are found to be sufficient for the adsorption of CMS to reach equilibrium. CMS adsorption follows a Langmuir isotherm with adsorption capacities of 91.74 mg CMS per gram of alpha-alumina. For the adsorption of CMS, pseudo-second-order chemical reaction kinetics provides the best correlation with the experimental data. FTIR analysis indicated that CMS forms outer complexes with alumina surfaces depending on the shifting of the asymmetric and symmetric bands.
authors.affiliation: Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yanxiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shaoying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Gongying
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang