Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10372769 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A novel method of surface modification was developed via iron (III)-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization, with activators regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET ATRP) on the surfaces of polystyrene resin-supported N-chlorosulfonamide groups. The well-defined polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was grafted onto the surfaces of the polystyrene (PS). The graft reaction exhibited first-order kinetics with respect to the polymerization time in the low-monomer-conversion stage. The cyano group of PAN-g-PS was modified by NH2OH·HCl to yield amidoxime (AO) groups. The AO groups had been demonstrated to be an efficient Hg-specific sorbent, which can remove Hg2+ from solutions. No interference arose from common metal ions, such as Pd2+, Ag+, and Cu2+. Three adsorption-desorption cycles demonstrated that this resin is suitable for reuse without any considerable change in adsorption capacity.
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Authors
Guangxi Zong, Hou Chen, Rongjun Qu, Chunhua Wang, Naiyi Ji,