Novel porous magnetic nanospheres functionalized by β-cyclodextrin polymer and its application in organic pollutants from aqueous solution

Abstract Magnetic β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) porous polymer nanospheres (P-MCD) was fabricated by one-pot solvent thermal method using β-CD immobilized Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles with tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile as the monomer. Compared with the β-CD polymerization method reported in the literature,_ENREF_1 the synthetic route is effective and simple, thereby overcoming the harsh conditions that require nitrogen protection and always maintain anhydrous and oxygen-free. Moreover, the immobilization of β-CD on magnetic nanoparticles is combined with the cross-linking polymerization of the cross-linker, leading to a good synergistic effect on the removal of contaminants. Meanwhile, the dispersibility of the magnetic carrier enhances the dispersion of the β-CD porous polymer in the aqueous phase, and improves the inclusion adsorption performance and the adsorption process. P-MCD exhibited superior adsorption capacity and fast kinetics to MB. The maximum adsorption capacity of MB for P-MCD was 305.8 mg g −1 , which is more than β-CD modified Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4 @β-CD). Moreover, the material had a short equilibrium time (5 min) for MB, high recovery and good recyclability (the adsorption efficiency was still above 86% after five repeated uses).