China Plastics ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 8-13.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2022.07.002

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Preparation and adsorption properties of surface⁃functionalized polyacrylate porous beads for Cu2+

SONG Jin, XU Hang, ZOU Wei, WANG Hong, ZHANG Chen()   

  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering,Beijing University of Chemical Technology,Beijing 100029,China
  • Received:2022-02-21 Online:2022-07-26 Published:2022-07-20

Abstract:

In this work, poly(tert?butyl methacrylate) porous beads with an open?hole structure and a uniform particle size were prepared through a W/O/W concentrated emulsion/suspension polymerization method using a concentrated emulsion as an oil phase for suspension polymerization. The effects of emulsifier content and stirring speed on the internal microporous morphology and particle size of the resultant porous beads were investigated. The results indicated that a uniform micropore distribution was obtained in the polymer beads at an emulsifier content of 4 wt%. The average particles size of the porous beads decreased with an increase in stirring speed. The beads with different particle sizes were treated through acidic hydrolyzation to obtain the surface?functionalized porous beads with carboxyl groups. The functionalized beads achieved effective adsorption to copper ions (Cu2+) thanks to their multiporous structure. The functionalized beads with an average particle size between 200~300 μm obtained a maximum removal rate of 99.3 % for the absorption of copper ions.

Key words: concentrated emulsion, suspension polymerization, porous bead, poly(tert?butyl methacrylate), acid hydrolysis, copper ion adsorption

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