Abstract
Chloromethylated polystyrene polymer (CMSP) modified with 2-mercabtobenzothiazole (MBT) has been developed for the selective separation and/or preconcentration of silver. The modified polymer (CMS-MBT) was characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectra. Batch and column modes were applied. The newly designed polymer quantitatively sorbed Ag + at pH 2 when the flow rate is 5 ml min −1. The maximum sorption capacity was 0.493 mmol g −1 while the preconcentration factor was 250 for Ag +. The detection limit was 8 ng ml −1. The desorption was effective with 5 ml of 2 mol l −1 HNO 3 prior to detection using AAS. The modified polymer was highly ion-selective in nature even in the presence of large concentrations of electrolytes or organic media, with a preconcentrating ability for Ag +. The utility of the modified polymer to synthetic and drugs samples showed RSD values of <3% reflecting its accuracy and reproducibility.
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