Abstract

AbstractStarting from copolymerization of acrylonitrile and divinylbenzene by emulsion polymerization technique, a macroporous, crosslinked polyacrylonitrile copolymer was synthesized. The nitrile groups on the copolymer resin were converted into carboxylic acid groups by hydrolysis with strong alkaline solution of sodium hydroxide to obtain the resin matrix with carboxylic acid groups. A new chelating ion exchange resin containing alkylthioglycolate was prepared by esterification of carboxylic acid groups on the resin matrix and thioglycolic acid with 1,6‐hexanediol as binding part. After studies of the basic characters, ion exchange ability, exchange rate and acidity of the medium, it was found that the new resin obtaind was highly selective for silver(I), mercury(II), gold(III) and bismuth(III) in acidic‐aqueous solution. Separation of these metal ions from each other and concentration of these metal ions from very dilute solution were studied by liquid chromatography using a short column of this new resin. The analytical applications of this new resin are reported.

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