Recycling of styrofoam waste: synthesis, characterization and application of novel phenyl thiosemicarbazone surface

An attempt has been made to recycle Styrofoam waste to a novel functional polymer, Phenyl thiosemicarbazone surface (PTS). Polystyrene (PS) obtained from Styrofoam waste was acetylated and then condensed to PTS by reacting it with 4-Phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazide ligand and characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Synthesized PTS was applied successfully for the treatment of lead contaminated water by batch extraction method. Sorption variables were optimized (pH 8, adsorbent dose 53mg, initial Pb(II) ion concentration 10mgl-1 and agitation time 90min) by factorial design approach. Lead uptake by PTS was found much sensitive to the pH of Pb(II) ion solution. The maximum removal (99.61%) of Pb(II) ions was achieved at optimum conditions. The Langmuir and D-R isotherm study suggested the monolayer, favorable (RL=0.0001-0.01) and chemisorption (E=20.41š0.12kJmol-1) nature of the adsorption process. The sorption capacity of PTS was found to be 45.25š0.69mgg-1. The FT-IR spectroscopy study showed the involvement of nitrogen and sulphur of thiosemicarbazone moiety of PTS for the uptake of Pb(II) ions by fi ve membered chelate formation

Recycling of styrofoam waste: synthesis, characterization and application of novel phenyl thiosemicarbazone surface

An attempt has been made to recycle Styrofoam waste to a novel functional polymer, Phenyl thiosemicarbazone surface (PTS). Polystyrene (PS) obtained from Styrofoam waste was acetylated and then condensed to PTS by reacting it with 4-Phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazide ligand and characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Synthesized PTS was applied successfully for the treatment of lead contaminated water by batch extraction method. Sorption variables were optimized (pH 8, adsorbent dose 53mg, initial Pb(II) ion concentration 10mgl-1 and agitation time 90min) by factorial design approach. Lead uptake by PTS was found much sensitive to the pH of Pb(II) ion solution. The maximum removal (99.61%) of Pb(II) ions was achieved at optimum conditions. The Langmuir and D-R isotherm study suggested the monolayer, favorable (RL=0.0001-0.01) and chemisorption (E=20.41š0.12kJmol-1) nature of the adsorption process. The sorption capacity of PTS was found to be 45.25š0.69mgg-1. The FT-IR spectroscopy study showed the involvement of nitrogen and sulphur of thiosemicarbazone moiety of PTS for the uptake of Pb(II) ions by fi ve membered chelate formation

Micellar electrokinetic chromatographic analysis of thorium, uranium, copper, nickel, cobalt and iron in ore and fish samples

In this study an MEKC method has been developed and applied for the analysis of thorium and uranium from environmental samples. Copper, nickel, cobalt, and iron present in the matrix were analyzed concurrently. The method is based on pre-capillary chelation of analyte with bis(salicylaldehyde) ethylenediimine (H2SA2en) chelating agent. The analysis was completed within 4 min with uncoated fused silica capillary under the following optimized conditions: borate buffer 60 mM restraining 13 mM SDS (micellar medium) and 11.5% acetonitrile, pH 8, applied voltage 30 kV. The detection was carried out at 231 nm wavelength. Linear dynamic ranges were within 0.4–100 μg mL−1 and limits of detection (LOD) within 0.04–0.08 μg mL−1 of each element. The analysis of ore samples indicated thorium and uranium within 561–2501 μg g−1 and 25–911 μg g−1 with RSD 1.7–3.8% and 1.5–3.9% correspondingly. Thorium and uranium in fish samples were found below detection limit. The results of analysis of thorium, uranium, copper, nickel, cobalt and iron obtained by MEKC were comparable with that of supplier’s specifications and AAS

Development of 2-acetylpyridine-4-phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazone functionalized polymeric resin for the preconcentration of metal ions prior to their ultratrace determinations by MIS-FAAS

2-Acetylpyridine-4-phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (APPT) ligand was incorporated onto Amberlite XAD-2 resin through an azo spacer and characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, TGA, and SEM analysis. The synthesized resin was used for the preconcentration of Pb(II), Zn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Cd(II) ions. The sorbed metal ions were eluted with 10 mL of 2.0 mol L-1 HCl and determined by microsample injection coupled flame atomic spectrometry (MIS-FAAS). The recoveries of studied metal ions were ≥ 95.1% with RSD ≥ 4.0% at optimum pH 8; resin amount, 300 mg; flow rates, 2.0 mL min-1 (of eluent) and 3.0 mL min-1 (sample solution). The limits of detection (LOD) and limits of quantifications (LOQ) of the studied metal ions were 0.11, 0.05, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, and 0.03; and 0.37, 0.17, 0.21, 0.13, 0.31, and 0.10 μg L-1, respectively, with a preconcentration factor of 500 for the 6 studied metal ions. The total saturation capacity of the resin was 0.36, 1.20, 1.50, 1.61, 1.07, and 0.71 mmol g-1, respectively. © TÜBİTAK

Facile synthesis and characterization of ?-cd(Oh)2 nanostructures for adsorptive removal of cr(vi) ions from wastewater: A statistical approach for multivariate sorption optimization

2-s2.0-85104478617In the present study, nanostructured ?-Cd(OH)2 adsorbent was synthesized, characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analysis, and applied for Cr(VI) ions capturing (adsorption) from environmental aqueous samples. The central composite design of 18 adsorption experiments was employed for multivariate sorption optimization. Maximum adsorption (%) of Cr(VI) ions was calculated and found to be 98.5% with relative standard deviation (RSD) ? 3.5 at optimum concentration 15 mg L–1, pH 4.0, adsorbent dosage 50 mg, shaking time 20 min and shaking speed 120 rpm at 25°C. Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherms fitted well to adsorption data with correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.993, 0.982 and 0.994, respectively. Mono-layered (Qm ) and multi-layered (Kf ) capacities of ?-Cd(OH)2 adsorbent for Cr(VI) ions retention were calculated and found to be 202.02 ± 2.0 and 4.95 ± 2.5 mg g–1, respectively. Sorption energy was calculated and found to be 8.45 ± 2.0 kJ mol–1, indicated chemisorption or ion exchange mechanism for Cr(VI) ions adsorption onto ?-Cd(OH)2 adsorbent. © 2021 Desalination Publications. All rights reserved