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Acrylonitrile/acrylamidoxime/2‐acrylamido‐2‐ methylpropane sulfonic acid‐based hydrogels: Synthesis, characterization and their application in the removal of heavy metals
Author(s) -
Atta Ayman M.,
Ismail Husein S.,
Mohamed Hamed M.,
Mohamed Zakaa M.
Publication year - 2011
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.34245
Subject(s) - comonomer , self healing hydrogels , acrylonitrile , sulfonic acid , metal ions in aqueous solution , aqueous solution , polymer chemistry , polymerization , metal , scanning electron microscope , nuclear chemistry , radical polymerization , chemistry , materials science , ionic strength , chemical engineering , copolymer , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
Crosslinked acrylonitrile/acrylamidoxime/2‐acrylamido‐2‐methylpropane sulfonic acid (AN/AAx/AMPS)‐based hydrogels were prepared by free radical crosslinking solution polymerization technique. The chemical structures of the hydrogels were characterized by FT‐IR analysis. The morphology of the dry hydrogel sample was examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM). These hydrogels were used for the removal of Cd(II), Cu(II), and Fe(III) ions from their aqueous solutions. The influence of the uptake conditions such as pH, time and initial feed concentration on the metal ion binding capacity of hydrogel was also tested. The selectivity of the hydrogel towards the different metal ions tested was arranged in the order of Cd(II) > Fe(III) > Cu(II). It was observed that the specific interaction between metal ions and ionic comonomer in the hydrogel affected the metal binding capacity of the hydrogel. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011