Abstract
Alginic acid (AA) is a natural polysaccharide derived from brown algae. Naturally AA is present in cellular wall forming insoluble complexes with ions as calcium, magnesium, and sodium. This polymer is composed of uronic acids as d-manuronic acid and l-guloronic acid (units differing in C5 configuration) which are disposed in blocks or alternating on principal chain due its spatial configuration. In its structure only hydroxy and carboxylic acid are present, with a p K a alginic acid = 3.45. At pH = 4.3 this polymer is completely soluble in water. Metal ion retention was evaluated using liquid-phase polymer-based retention (LPR) technique elution method, and metal ions studied were Ag +, Co 2+, Ni 2+, Cu 2+, Zn 2+, Cd 2+, and Pb 2+ at different pH and filtration factor. A high efficiency for all metal ions at all pH was reveled with a maximum at pH = 4.5 of 100% of majority of metal ions. To evaluate the maximum retention capacity (MRC) of AA, LPR technique concentration method was used. Metal ion/polymer ratio from 48 to 325 mg/g for Zn 2+ and Ag + were studied, respectively. Homopolymer and polymer–metal ion complexes were characterized using FT-IR, Far-IR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and thermogravimetric analysis. FT-IR revealed relevant shifts between AA and PMC, which involve carboxylic acid, hydroxy, and ether groups. DLS shows non-pH-dependent sizes of alginic acid–silver complexes.
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