Nanoscale Research Letters (Apr 2017)

In Situ Immobilization on the Silica Gel Surface and Adsorption Capacity of Poly[N-(4-carboxyphenyl)methacrylamide] on Toxic Metal Ions

  • Elina Yanovska,
  • Irina Savchenko,
  • Dariusz Sternik,
  • Olga Kychkiruk,
  • Lidiya Ol’khovik,
  • Iana Buriachenko

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-017-2066-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Abstract In situ immobilization of poly[N-(4-carboxyphenyl)methacrylamide] has been performed on silica gel surface. Infrared (IR) and mass spectroscopies as well as thermogravimetry (TG) analysis have been used to elucidate the structure of immobilized polymer. An adsorption capacity of the synthesized composite towards Cu(II), Pb(II), Mn(II), Fe(III), Co(II), and Ni(II) ions has been estimated. Adsorption activity to microquantities of Pb(II), Cu(II), and Ni(II) in a neutral aqueous medium has been observed.

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