Synthesis and Study of Sorption Properties of Zinc-Imprinted Polymer

Zhakina A.K. Vassilets Y.P. Arnt O.V. Zhakin A.M.
December 2024 Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Polymers
2024 #16 Issue 24

Zinc-imprinted polymer (ZnIP) and non-imprinted polymer (NIP) were synthesized by radical polymerization, and their properties were studied. The novelty of the work lies in the use of humic acids isolated from coals of the Shubarkol deposit (Karaganda, Kazakhstan) as a basis for the imprinted polymer matrix, with methacrylic acid and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a functional monomer and a cross-linking agent, respectively. The composition and structure of ZnIP and NIP were characterized using various physicochemical methods. The specific surface area of ZnIP determined by the BET method was 40.60 ± 0.4 m²/g, which is almost twice as high as the similar indicator for NIP (21.50 ± 0.3 m²/g). In sorption tests of solutions with bimetallic ions, ZnIP demonstrates higher adsorption: 96.15% for Zn²⁺ and 74.88% for Pb²⁺, while NIP adsorbs only 81.33% and 60.11%, respectively. Sorption on both polymers is described by a pseudo-first-order equation (r > 0.99). The distribution coefficients for ZnIP are higher than for NIP. ZnIP has a relative selectivity that exceeds NIP by 2.90 times. The research results indicate the promise of using ZnIP for the selective removal of zinc ions from solutions of multicomponent systems, including wastewater, making it a valuable material for solving environmental and technological problems.

adsorption , humic acids , imprinted polymer , purification , selectivity , zinc ions

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Limited Liability Partnership «Institute of Organic Synthesis and Coal Chemistry of the Republic of Kazakhstan», Karaganda, 100008, Kazakhstan

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