Abstract
Pure N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPA) polymer gel and NIPA copolymers containing 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS), 2-acetamidoacrylic acid (AAA), and acrylic acid (AA) were prepared and evaluated with respect to their capability for taking up zinc, nickel, and chromium ions from solutions. AAA-containing NIPA gels were found to take up these metal ions most efficiently. Titration of these gels verified the strong acidic nature of the AMPS–NIPA gel and the weakly acidic nature of the AA–NIPA and AAA–NIPA gels. The ion-exchange capacities, derived from the titration curves, were, however, rather low in all cases. NIPA gels are known to collapse at temperatures about 32°C. This, however, was found to have no effect on the ion-exchange behavior of the gels. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 68:355–362, 1998
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