Published 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Grafting of Starch with Acrylic Acid/N-vinylpyrrolidone Copolymer by γ-Irradiation for Removal of Cd2+ and Dichromate from Aqueous Solution

  • 1. National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (Egypt)
  • 2. Jazan University, Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department (Saudi Arabia)

Description

In an attempt to develop an environmentally friendly bifunctional graft copolymer for wastewater treatment, a grafted starch with amphoteric character was prepared by grafting the mixed monomer system of acrylic acid (AAc) and N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) onto naturally occurring maize starch using g-irradiation, followed by amination of the produced graft copolymer with diethylene triamine (DETA) and characterized by FTIR and SEM. The prepared bifunctional graft copolymer was applied for removal of cadmium and dichromate from aqueous solution, adsorption results showed that the adsorption tendency of bifunctional copolymer towards C d is higher at ph 6 than at ph 3 and obeys freundlich isotherm, whereas the adsorption behaviour towards dichromate is higher at ph 3 compared with ph 7 and 9 and obey both Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm

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Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Technology in Applied Science
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 355-364
ISSN
2314-8209
CODEN
JNTAAF