Synthesis and adsorption properties of acrylic acid/styrene binary copolymer resin

In order to improve the adsorption of heavy metals in polyacrylic hydrogels, the experiment uses acrylic acid and styrene as raw materials, potassium per sulfate as initiator, and ethylene glycol as crosslinker to synthesize polyacrylic acid/styrene hydrogel. The effects of monomer ratio, acrylic acid neutralization degree, crosslinker dosage and temperature on product properties were studied by orthogonal test. In addition, the copolymer was characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The adsorption of heavy metal performance test found that when the ratio of acrylic acid and styrene is 1:0.2, the degree of neutralization is 65%, the crosslinker accounts for 1.0% of the monomer mass fraction, and the temperature is 65 °C, the polyacrylic acid/styrene copolymer hydrogel is optimal. The adsorption of Pb² + in the optimal group was 328.25 mg/g. (paper)