Hyperbranched poly(amidoamine) hydrogel particles with ion exchange properties applied to remove heavy metal ions from water
摘要
Poly(amidoamine) hydrogel particles has been proved to be very suitable for the effective adsorption of heavy metal ions. In this paper, cation-exchange groups were introduced into the poly(amidoamine) hydrogel particles to demonstrate the synergistic effect of adsorption and ion exchange for the removal of heavy metal ions from water. A-M hydrogel particles were synthesized from N, N’-methylene bisacrylamide (MBA) and 2-[(2-aminoethyl) amino] ethane sulfonic acid sodium salt (AAS salt) via inverse suspension condensation polymerization, and these hydrogel particles were applied to the adsorption of heavy metal ions such as Cu(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) from aqueous solution. The adsorption mechanism was explored, and the results confirmed that ion exchange occurred between the sodium sulfonate groups and the heavy metal ions during the adsorption process. The influences of initial monomer molar ratio, pH value, and temperature on the adsorptive behavior of the hydrogel particles were addressed. The maximum adsorption capacities were 149.9 mg/g for Cu(II), 94.5 mg/g for Co(II), and 114.7 mg/g for Ni(II), and the adsorption selectivity of the hydrogel particles in the mixed metal solution followed the order of Cu(II) > Ni(II) > Co(II). The adsorption process was more consistent with the Langmuir model and the pseudo second-order model.