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Metal ion sorption properties of water-insoluble resins based on sodium styrene sulfonate and different comonomers

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A set of water-insoluble resins based on sodium styrene sulfonate and different comonomers were synthesized. The resins poly(mono-2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl succinate-co-sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) P(MOES-co-SSNa), poly(2-acrylamido glycolic acid-co-sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) P(AGA-co-SSNa), poly(acrylamide-co-sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) P(AAm-co-SSNa), and poly(2-(dimethylamine)ethyl acrylate-co-sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) P(DMAEA-co-SSNa) were synthesized by solution radical polymerization. The metal ion retention properties were studied by batch procedure for Cd(II), Zn(II), Pb(II), and Hg(II). Resins performance was compared with a poly(sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) (PSSNa) resin in order to evaluate the effect of comonomer on sorption properties. The effect of pH, time, temperature, and maximum retention capacity were studied. In addition, sorption experiments were carried out under competitive ion conditions to study the selectivity of resins. The resins P(AAm-co-SSNa) and P(AGA-co-SSNa), showed the most important differences compared with PSSNa resin, the former present higher sorption and the latter presented selectivity for Hg(II) at pH 2.

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The authors thank FONDECYT (Grant No 1110079), PIA (Grant ACT-130), and CIPA. Bruno Urbano thanks the CONICYT for Ph.D. financial support.

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  1. Polymer Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepcion, Chile

    Bernabé L. Rivas, Bruno Urbano & Carla Muñoz

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Rivas, B.L., Urbano, B. & Muñoz, C. Metal ion sorption properties of water-insoluble resins based on sodium styrene sulfonate and different comonomers. Polym. Bull. 68, 1537–1549 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-011-0631-8

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