Adsorbents reported for liquid phase decontamination under both aqueous and non-aqueous media are all dispersed phase sorbents that further require a tedious separation step post adsorption. Herein, a monolith, highly porous, and mechanically robust scaffold was synthesized for the adsorption of pollutants from both aqueous and non-aqueous media with facile separation and regeneration. Methylcellulose-tannic acid complex particles were prepared and systematically decorated on the surface of interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) scaffold via Pickering emulsion. Due to the surface coating of the particles, plausible amphiphilic adsorption of quinoline (QUI) and methylene blue (MB) was achieved from fuel and water, respectively. The hydroxyl (OH-) and carboxyl (COOH-) groups of tannic acid, alginate, and polyacrylic acid created hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interaction, acid-base interaction, and π-π stacking. Maximum adsorption capacity of 791.17 mg/g MB and 460.92 mg/g QUI was recorded with facile separation, excellent adsorbent regeneration, and reusability. Although both followed the pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetic model, a different mechanism was identified to govern the adsorption under aqueous and non-aqueous environment i.e. only the surface particles were active for QUI adsorption while the scaffold was also involved for MB adsorption.
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