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Exploration of electrospinning hemp/polyacrylonitrile composite fiber membrane and dye adsorption capabilities
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Exploration of electrospinning hemp/polyacrylonitrile composite fiber membrane and dye adsorption capabilities

  • Ying Sun1,2,
  • Jiayi Wang1,
  • Weishuai Kong1 &
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  • Yucan Jia1 

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Textile printing and dyeing wastewater has complex water quality and causes great harm. As a common pollutant, the cationic methylene blue dye is harmful to health. Therefore, adsorption technology plays a crucial role in wastewater treatment. To study the application of hemp/polyacrylonitrile nanocomposite fiber membranes in dye adsorption, this study employed electrospinning technology. This study used electrospinning to prepare hemp/polyacrylonitrile nanocomposite fiber membranes for dye adsorption. Hemp fibers were dissolved in LiCl/DMAc, blended with polyacrylonitrile solution, and electrospun after single-factor optimization. The results show that the hemp/polyacrylonitrile composite fiber membrane has a uniform diameter distribution, good hydrophilicity, and excellent mechanical and physical properties. The particulate matter filtration test reveals that the membrane’s filtration efficiency can reach 99.97%. The adsorption of methylene blue by the hemp/polyacrylonitrile composite fiber membrane is more consistent with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model, indicating that it is mainly dominated by chemical adsorption. The adsorption process is a spontaneous endothermic reaction, and a higher temperature is more conducive to adsorption, with an adsorption capacity of up to 75.85 mg/g. The simple method yielded membranes with excellent dye adsorption and particulate filtration performance.

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This work was supported by the 2024 Heilongjiang Provincial Colleges and Universities Basic Scientific Research Business Fee Scientific Research Project (grant number: 145409703).

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  1. College of Light Industry and Textile, Qiqihar University, No. 42 Cultural Street, Jianhua District, Qiqihar, 161000, Heilongjiang, China

    Ying Sun, Jiayi Wang, Weishuai Kong & Yucan Jia

  2. Engineering Research Center for Hemp and Product in Cold Region of Ministry of Education, Qiqihar University, No. 42 Cultural Street, Jianhua District, Qiqihar, 161000, Heilongjiang, China

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Sun, Y., Wang, J., Kong, W. et al. Exploration of electrospinning hemp/polyacrylonitrile composite fiber membrane and dye adsorption capabilities. Sci Rep (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33369-w

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Keywords

  • Hemp fibers
  • Polyacrylonitrile
  • Electrospinning
  • Membrane
  • Methylene blue
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