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Equilibrium and Kinetic study of lead and copper ions adsorption on Chitosan-grafted-poly acrylic acid synthesized by Surface-initiated Atomic Transfer Polymerization

Version 1 : Received: 15 June 2018 / Approved: 15 June 2018 / Online: 15 June 2018 (14:50:41 CEST)

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Grande-Tovar, C.D.; Vallejo, W.; Zuluaga, F. Equilibrium and Kinetic Study of Lead and Copper Ion Adsorption on Chitosan-Grafted-Polyacrylic Acid Synthesized by Surface Initiated Atomic Transfer Polymerization. Molecules 2018, 23, 2218. Grande-Tovar, C.D.; Vallejo, W.; Zuluaga, F. Equilibrium and Kinetic Study of Lead and Copper Ion Adsorption on Chitosan-Grafted-Polyacrylic Acid Synthesized by Surface Initiated Atomic Transfer Polymerization. Molecules 2018, 23, 2218.

Abstract

In this work, we synthesized chitosan grafted-poly acrylic acid (CS-g-PA) through surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). We also studied the adsorption process of copper and lead ions onto CS-g-PA surface. Adsorption equilibrium studies indicated pH 4.0 as the best pH for the adsorption process, while the maximum adsorption capacity for Pb2+ ions was 98 mg*g-1 and for Cu2+ was 164 mg*g-1, higher adsorption capacities than chitosan alone (CS), where Pb2+ was only 14.8 mg*g-1and Cu2+ was 140 mg*g-1, respectively. Furthermore, the adsorption studies indicated that Langmuir model describes all the experimental data. All these results suggest that the new CS-g-PA polymers had potential as adsorbent for hazardous and toxic metal ions produced by different industries.

Keywords

ATRP; chitosan grafted poly acrylic acid; heavy metals; adsorption; water treatment.

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Physical Chemistry

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