Crosslinked PS-DVB microspheres with sulfonated polystyrene brushes as new generation of ion exchange resins

Ozlem Ozer, Ahmet Ince, Bunyamin Karagoz, Niyazi Bicak*

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Abstract

Generation of sulfonated linear polystyrene brushes on poly (styrene-divinylbenzene) (PS-DVB) microspheres and their ion exchange characteristics are reported, for the first time. Two resin materials bearing different chain lengths of sulfonated linear polystyrene brushes were prepared by surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene from PS-DVB microbeads (210-420μm) and followed sulfonation. Bromoacetyl groups (0.81mmolg-1) incorporated to the microbeads via acetoxymercuration route were employed as ATRP initiating sites to create non-hydrolyzable linkages between the PS graft chains and bead core. The standard analytical methods and FT-IR spectroscopy techniques were used for characterization of the materials. Ion exchange characteristics (capacity, kinetics and regeneration behaviors) of the resulting materials were investigated in exchange with some divalent metal ions such as Ca (II), Mg (II), Ni (II) and Cu (II) ions in water. Correlation of the exchanged metal concentrations with the sulfonic acid group contents, implied formation of metal mono and disulfonate moieties in the exchange process. High capacities (as high as 1.5-2 times of the commercial resins) and rapid equilibration of the ion exchanges (i.e. less than 1 min) were determined as typical characteristics of the newly designed ion exchange materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)141-147
Number of pages7
JournalDesalination
Volume309
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2013

Funding

The authors are thankful to Istanbul Technical University Research Fund for the financial support.

FundersFunder number
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

    Keywords

    • Atom transfer radical polymerization
    • Ion exchange
    • Sulfonated resin
    • Surface grafting
    • Surface initiated polymerization

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