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Studies of syntheses and adsorption properties of chelating resin from thiourea and formaldehyde
Author(s) -
Ni Caihua,
Yi Changhai,
Feng Zhiyun
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.2169
Subject(s) - adsorption , thiourea , chelation , formaldehyde , chemistry , isothermal process , metal ions in aqueous solution , metal , inorganic chemistry , polymer chemistry , chelating resin , ion , materials science , organic chemistry , physics , thermodynamics
Chelating resins are useful substances in industry because of their extraordinary adsorption properties for specific metal ions. In this study, a new type of chelating resin is synthesized simply by reaction between thiourea and formaldehyde. The synthetic conditions and the structure of the product are approached and the adsorbing capacities for 11 metal ions, adsorbing rates, and selectivities investigated. The results of the experiments show that the resin has high adsorbing capacities for Ag(I): 13.1 mmol/g, and for Au(III): 6.95 mmol/g. Adsorbing rates are close to 100% in dilute solution. Isothermal adsorbing study reveals that the adsorption is monomolecular layer adsorption process. It is hopeful for the resin to be used for concentrating and retrieving Ag(I) and Au(III) ions from their dilute solutions in industry. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 3127–3132, 2001