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Cu2+ adsorption onto ion-imprinted composite hydrogels: thermodynamics and mechanism studies
- Source :
- Polymer Bulletin. 72:2143-2155
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015.
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Abstract
- In the current study, in situ free radical polymerization was employed to prepare Cu2+-imprinted composite hydrogel (Cu2+-ICH). The cross-sectional morphology of the Cu2+-ICH evaluated by scanning electron microscopy indicated that the copper-loaded Cu2+-ICH became rougher and the pore size of the gel became smaller compared to the unloaded Cu2+-ICH. The ability of the Cu2+-ICH to adsorb Cu2+ from aqueous solutions was assessed using batch adsorption technique. The adsorption capacity increased with the initial concentration of Cu2+, but decreased as the temperature rose from 298 to 318 K. Thermodynamic parameters such as Gibbs free energy (ΔG 0), enthalpy (ΔH 0), and entropy (ΔS 0) for the Cu2+ adsorption were evaluated. It was suggested that the adsorption process was a spontaneous, exothermic process that had positive entropy. Selectivity study indicated that ion imprinting technique resulted in excellent affinity of the Cu2+-ICH toward Cu2+. Finally, the adsorption mechanism was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results indicated that copper adsorption was mainly through interactions with the amine and carbonyl groups.
- Subjects :
- Aqueous solution
Polymers and Plastics
Chemistry
Exothermic process
Radical polymerization
Enthalpy
General Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Gibbs free energy
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Adsorption
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Materials Chemistry
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Physical chemistry
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14362449 and 01700839
- Volume :
- 72
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Polymer Bulletin
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........035be675eaf7499fc35844ea71a666c2