Water-insoluble sericin/β-cyclodextrin/PVA composite electrospun nanofibers as effective adsorbents towards methylene blue.A novel water-insoluble sericin/β-cyclodextrin/poly (vinyl alcohol) composite nanofiber adsorbent was prepared by electrospinning and followed by thermal crosslinking for removal of cationic dye methylene blue from aqueous solution.  Kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamics analysis were studied for adsorption of methylene blue.  The adsorption process is better fitted with the pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm model.  Thermodynamic parameters showed that methylene blue adsorption was endothermic and spontaneous. 
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