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A chelating polymer resin: synthesis, characterization, adsorption and desorption performance for removal of Hg(II) from aqueous solution

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A chloromethylated polystyrene-N-methyl thiourea chelating resin (DMTUR) was successfully prepared by the reaction of chloromethylated polystyrene beads (PS-Cl) with N-methyl thiourea (DMTU). The DMTUR exhibited a high selective adsorption toward Hg(II) in the mixture of different metal ions containing Cu(II), Hg(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), Cr(III) and Ni(II), and the adsorption capacity of Hg(II) approached a maximum with a value of 347 mg/g at pH = 4.0. Moreover, the batch kinetic study showed that the adsorption behavior of Hg(II) presented as a pseudo-second-order manner. And the adsorption isotherms fitted well with Langmuir model, and the maximum uptake of Hg(II) could reach to be 476 mg g−1 at 35 °C. The thermodynamics study ensured the adsorption process essentially as favorable and endothermic. Finally, an eluent of 4 M HNO3 solution could completely remove the adsorbed Hg(II) and the adsorption capacity allowed a high level at least five cycles. As aforementioned appealing properties, the DMTUR with simple technology, high adsorption capacity, significant selectivity and good regenerability may have a potential application in industrial scale as a treatment of enriched Hg(II) in wastewater.

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This work is supported by Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Materials and Manufacturing Technology (No. 2015002), and Zhejiang Provincial Top Key Academic Discipline of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (No. YR2015002).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology (ATMT), Ministry of Education, Department of Materials Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, People’s Republic of China

    Wangqian Zhuo, Haian Xu, Runsheng Huang, Jie Zhou & Zaizai Tong

  2. Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, People’s Republic of China

    Zaizai Tong & Hujun Xie

  3. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Materials and Manufacturing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, People’s Republic of China

    Zaizai Tong & Xiang Zhang

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Zhuo, W., Xu, H., Huang, R. et al. A chelating polymer resin: synthesis, characterization, adsorption and desorption performance for removal of Hg(II) from aqueous solution. J IRAN CHEM SOC 14, 2557–2566 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-017-1190-1

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