Abstract:
An amino-functionalized Fe
3O
4-ion imprinted poly(methyl methacrylate (MMA)-3-(2-amino-ethylamino)-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA)-divinylbenzene(DVB)) magnetic composite (Fe
3O
4@ion imprinted poly(ⅡP) (MMA-HPMA-DVB)) was synthesized via ultrasonic assisted suspension polymerization with nickel(Ⅱ) as ion imprinting template. The Fe
3O
4@ⅡP(MMA-HPMA-DVB) was characterized by EA, XRD, FTIR, TEM, TG and VSM. The application for its adsorption properties on Ni(Ⅱ) from water was investigated. The results show that the Fe
3O
4@ⅡP(MMA-HPMA-DVB) has an average size of 100 nm, with the saturation magnetization intensity of 43.8 emu/g. The carbonyl group of the co-monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA) can connect with the hydroxyl group at the surface of the nano-Fe
3O
4 via hydrogen bonds, which would be favorable to the formation and stabilization of the coreashell structure of the Fe
3O
4@ⅡP(MMA-HPMA-DVB). The adsorption capacities were investigated by adsorbing the Ni(Ⅱ) from aqueous solutions, which demonstrate an excellent adsorption capacity with the maximum adsorption capacity (
qm,c at 500 mg/g,
qm,e at 478 mg/g) much higher than that of amino-functionalized nano-Fe
3O
4-none-ion imprinted polymer magnetic material (Fe
3O
4@NIP(MMA-HPMA-DVB) (
qm,c at 90.9 mg/g,
qm,e at 83.8 mg/g). The isothermal adsorption curve mainly obeys the Langmuir mode. The adsorption kinetic studies show that the adsorption processes reach the equilibrium within 5 min and the kinetic data are well fitted to the pseudo-second-order model. There is almost no interference by the coexisting components in water for the adsorption of Ni(Ⅱ), with imprinting factor (
α) at 1.9, and selectivity factor (
β) more than 7.7 for several kinds of common co-existing ions, respectively. The Fe
3O
4@ⅡP(MMA-HPMA-DVB) is an ideal candidate for adsorption and recycle Ni(Ⅱ) from aqueous solution.