Environmentally Friendly Synthesis of Lightweight Terpolymer/Hydrophilic Bentonite Composites for Water Decontamination

Abstract

Terpolymeric materials of resorcinol, aniline, and formaldehyde were fabricated by 1:1:3 molar ratios of the corresponding monomers with varying amounts of hydrophilic bentonite via mixed condensation polymerization in aqueous acidic media. The terpolymeric material and terpolymeric material/hydrophilic bentonite were analyzed by means of spectral techniques. The examined surface morphology of terpolymer and terpolymer bentonite under various magnifications demonstrated well-defined corpuscles of variable size in the range of 0.660 μm to 2.320 μm and small pieces of bentonite that were inserted, and spread throughout the field with different granules sizes, cumulated in some zones and generated plaques of various sizes. The current research substantiates that terpolymeric material and terpolymeric material/hydrophilic bentonite may possibly represent potential adsorbents of hazardous metal ions from water. Pb(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) generated dangerous health problems in day to day life. The discussed method introduces a cheap and effective way to develop resins owning macro-microstructures with diverse functionality and requested applications.