Amberlite XAD-2 Resin Research Articles

Arsenic(V) Removal from Water by Resin Impregnated with Cyclodextrin Ligand

More rigorous environmental rules on hazardous metals release require the implementation of diverse methods to remove them from contaminated streams. The adsorption process is the most attractive method for removal of toxic metal ions from different aqueous solutions. In the present study, batch and fixed bed column experiments were carried out to investigate the performance of permethylated β-cyclodextrin impregnated resin for the removal of As(V) ions from aqueous solutions. Sorption of As(V) ions was performed in groups under a variety of pH and metal concentrations. It was noted that removal efficiency was the highest (98%) at pH 6.0, and at an initial As(V) concentration equal to 0.1 mg/L. Sorption model use for experimental data indicates that the removal mechanism of As(V) by the permethylated β-cyclodextrin impregnated resin was the physical sorption. The adsorption capacity of the cyclodextrin ligand immobilized onto Amberlite XAD-4 resin was 19 mg/g. In addition, the impregnated resin was regenerable, thus was able to be used over and over.

Fluoride ion removal using amine modified polymeric resin: Batch and column studies

The treatment of water containing pollutants by the solvent impregnated resin was found to be an effective method and caught the attention of the researchers. Here, the study was focused on the separation of fluoride ions from water using Aliquat-336 modified Amberlite XAD-4 resin in batch and continuous mode of operation. Batch studies were conducted to see the impact of resin dosage (2.5–27.5 g/L), pH (2–12), time (0–120 min), temperature (298–323 K), and initial fluoride concentration (1.8–13 mg/L) on the capability of the resin. Freundlich isotherm (R2 = 0.986) and pseudo-second-order model (R2 = 0.999) matched the equilibrium and kinetic data, respectively. Column experiments were designed using the two-level full factorial design considering inlet fluoride concentration (5–10 mg/L), volumetric flow rate (3–5 mL/min), and length of the bed (3–5 cm) as the design variables, and their effect was studied on the breakthrough time, saturation time, and effluent volume. Three regression models were obtained to predict the characteristics of the breakthrough curve with R2 close to one. The Thomas model (R2 = 0.952) best explained the trend of the breakthrough curve. The p-values (p less than 0.05) obtained using MINITAB software indicates that all the prime factors (coF,QandH) affect the breakthrough time.

Rhodamine-B dye removal using aliquat-336 modified amberlite XAD-4 resin in fixed-bed columns in series.

The present work reports studies on the effective removal of Rhodamine-B (RhB) using Aliquat-336 modified Amberlite XAD-4 resin in the fixed-bed columns in series. The effect of flow rate (Q = 2 to 6 mL·min-1), bed height (h = 3.5 to 7 cm) and initial RhB dye concentration (Cin = 10 to 20 mg·L-1) was studied. When a single column was used, 93% RhB dye was removed in 3 h at Q = 2 mL·min-1, Cin = 10 mg·L-1, and h = 7 cm. When three columns in series were used, almost 100% dye was removed until 80 h. The maximum breakthrough time (142 h) and saturation time (244 h) were found by keeping Q = 2 mL·min-1, h = 7 cm of each column and Cin = 10 mg·L-1. Mathematical modeling of the breakthrough curves was done by using Yoon-Nelson, Clark, Wolborska, and pore diffusion models. The Clark model best fitted the experimental data. The possible interaction mechanism between Aliquat-336 and RhB dye was proposed. The column was regenerated in continuous mode using 1 M HCl solution and maintaining a flow rate of 2 mL·min-1.

Preconcentrations of Zn(II) and Hg(II) in Environmental and Food Samples by SPE on B. licheniformis Loaded Amberlite XAD-4.

In this work, the separations and preconcentrations of Zn(II) and Hg(II) ions on Bacillus lichenifoemis loaded onto Amberlite XAD-4 resin by solid-phase extraction has been performed. The biosorbent was characterized by using FT-IR, SEM, and EDX. pH, sample flow rate, eluent type and concentration, amount of B. licheniformis and XAD-4 resin, sample volume, and possible interfering ions effect were investigated in detailsas experimental variables in the SPE procedure. Limit of detection values for Zn(II) and Hg(II) were detected as 0.03 and 0.06ngmL-1, respectively. 0.2-15ngmL-1 linear range values were achieved for Zn(II) and Hg(II), respectively. Relative standard deviation values were found to be lowerthan 5%. For validation of the procedure, the certified standard reference materials (CWW-TM-D, EU-L-2, NCS ZC73O14, NCS ZC73350) were analyzed. The concentrations of Zn(II) and Hg(II) in water and food samples were measured by ICP-OES. Consequently, it can be inferred that the immobilized B. licheniformis microcolumn has ideal selectivity for Zn(II) and Hg(II) biosorption.

Effective removal of methyl orange dye using aliquat 336 impregnated Amberlite XAD-2 resin

Methyl orange (MO) dye was removed using Amberlite XAD-2 resin modified by wet impregnation method with Aliquat-336. The modified resin was characterized by FTIR, FE-SEM, SEM with EDX, and pH of zero charge. Experimental parameters such as time, initial dye concentration, pH, temperature, resin dose and presence of NaCl salt affecting the adsorption rate were studied. 2 g.L −1 of resin was found to be optimum for 20 mg.L −1 MO dye. A maximum of 40.93 mg dye was removed per gram of resin. Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin isotherms were used to predict the equilibrium points at four temperatures. Pseudo-second-order fitted the kinetic data ( R 2 = 0.982). The resin could be reused for five successive cycles effectively. Also, the prepared resin was used for the removal of a cationic dye, rhodamine-B and an industrial dye, Pink S8EB.

Extraction chromatography based separation of zirconium(IV) from simulated high-level liquid waste using N,N-di-octyl-2-hydroxyacetamide impregnated amberlite XAD-7 resin

Selective separation of zirconium(IV), from the simulated high-level liquid waste solution containing uranium(VI) and trivalent lanthanides, during reprocessing of fast reactor metal fuel was studied by extraction chromatography using N,N-di-octyl-2-hydroxyacetamide (DOHyA) impregnated on to Amberlite XAD-7 resin. The extraction behavior of Zr(IV), Nd(III) and U(VI) with varying concentrations of nitric acid was explored using a solvent impregnated resin with different compositions of DOHyA in XAD-7 [10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 (w/w) %]. The resin exhibited faster kinetics with more than 99 % recovery of Zr(IV) and with an apparent Langmuir adsorption capacity of ∼54 mg.g−1of Zr(IV) on to the resin phase. Quantitative (> 99%) and selective extraction of Zr(IV) with minimum loading of other trivalents and uranium was observed during column chromatography. Results of the study showed that Zr(IV) can be selectively separated in presence of trivalent lanthanides and U(VI).

Simultaneous preconcentrations of Cu(II), Ni(II), and Pb(II) by SPE using E. profundum loaded onto Amberlite XAD-4

In the present study, we used E. profundum loaded onto Amberlite XAD-4 resin for solid-phase extraction (SPE) of Cu(II), Ni(II), and Pb(II). Some conditions of the SPE procedure, for instance, sample flow rate, pH, eluent type and concentration, the sample volume, amount of E. profundum XAD-4 resin, and the effects of foreign interferences ions are discussed in detail. Surface microstructures of the biosorbent were characterized by FTIR, FE-SEM/EDX before and after loading of metals. The biosorption capacities of E. profundum were determined as 49.83, 57.12, and 64.35 mg g−1 for Pb(II), Cu(II), and Ni(II), respectively. The LOD values were calculated as 0.031 ng mL−1, 0.042 ng mL−1, and 0.043 ng mL−1 for Cu(II), Ni(II), and Pb(II), respectively. The linear range was detected as 0.25–25 ng mL−1. RSD values were lower than 5%. The concentrations of metal ions in water and food samples were measured by ICP-OES.

New Strategies for the Simple and Sensitive Voltammetric Direct Quantification of Se(IV) in Environmental Waters Employing Bismuth Film Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode and Amberlite Resin.

An analytical procedure regarding the determination of selenium(IV) by anodic stripping voltammetry exploiting the in situ plated bismuth film electrode is described. Since organics are commonly present in untreated natural water samples, the use of Amberlite XAD-7 resin turns out to be quite important to avoid problems such as the adsorption of these compounds on the working electrode. The optimum circumstances for the detection of selenium in water using differential pulse voltammetry techniques were found to be as follows: 0.1 mol L−1 acetic acid, 1.9 × 10−5 mol L−1 Bi(III), 0.1 g Amberlite XAD-7 resin, and successive potentials of −1.6 V for 5 s and −0.4 V for 60 s, during which the in situ formation of the bismuth film on glassy carbon and the accumulation of selenium took place. The current of the anodic peak varies linearly with the selenium concentration ranging from 3 × 10−9 mol L−1 to 3 × 10−6 mol L−1 (r = 0.9995), with a detection limit of 8 × 10−10 mol L−1. The proposed procedure was used for Se(IV) determination in certified reference materials and natural water samples, and acceptable results and recoveries were obtained.

Seasonal Speciation Study of Heavy Metals Content in Well Water of Some Chicken Farms in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

Heavy metals are native to various soils, dusts, air, sediments, water and plant constituent in various means and these relations quantify their mobility and availability. In this manuscript, the seasonal differences in contents of arsenic, cadmium, copper, iron, lead and zinc in well water within the proximity of three main chicken farms in Osun State, were studied to ascertain the ecological impacts of the chicken farming on the well water sources. Water samples taken for eight months were assayed for pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids, alkalinity and speciation of heavy metal contents utilizing standard techniques. A column filled up with Amberlite XAD-16 resin was utilized for the quantification of metals bound to humic substances and free metal ions in the water samples. The samples were assayed for their heavy metal content utilizing Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Quality assurance techniques involved blank determination, recovery analysis and calibration of standards. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data interpretations. The content ranges of the metals were: 0.0110–0.0878, 0.0130–0.0900, 0.1124–0.5196, 17.0563-59.4264, 0.021-0.2283 and 3.0420–21.1450 µg/mL for As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn, respectively. With the exception of Cu, the content ranges of all the other metals were present to be exceeded the international standards and acceptable level for drinkable water. The speciation analyzes signified that Fe and Zn were present primarily in the particulate phase, As and Cu were predominant in the humic substances phase, while Cd, Fe, Pb and Zn mainly found in the free metal ions. The free metal ions phase of Cd, Fe, Pb and Zn were found to be bio-available, and thus, could present health risks to humans and poultry bird. The contents found from the control site signified that the chicken farm activities might have impacted the well water with high heavy metal burdens.

First usage of ostracod species (Herpetocypris brevicaudata) carapace as a biosorbent with XAD-4 resin to determine Co(II), Cu(II) and Mn(II) trace metal ions

Powdered ostracod carapace of the species (Herpetocypris brevicaudata), an invertebrate aquatic crustacean, loaded on Amberlite XAD-4 resin, were tested as a biosorbent to determine concentrations of trace metal ions (Cu(II), Co(II), Mn(II)) in water samples prior to UV–VIS spectrophotometric analyses. Effects of sample pH, volume, type and volume of eluent, matrix interference, and flow rate of sample and eluent were examined to investigate optimum biosorption conditions of the trace metal ions.Optimum pH values for Cu(II), Co(II) and Mn(II) were around 10.0. Metals were desorbed with 1 M HCl (recovery, 90–100% and high precision; SD < 5%). Sorption capacity of AXAD-4 resin loaded with H. brevicaudata was 0.71, 0.23 and 0.64 mmol g−1 for Cu(II), Co(II) and Mn(II), respectively.Performances of the new sorbent were evaluated using certified reference material (TMDA-70.2 Ontario Lake Water).

LACCASE ISOLATION FROM SPENT MUSHROOM WASTE (AGARICUS BISPORUS): PARTIAL PURIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION, IMMOBILIZATION AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATION

Laccase was partially purified from mushroom compost with cheap and simple purification methods. Partially purified laccase was immobilized onto Amberlite XAD-7 resin. Immobilization conditions and textile dye (Direct Green B) decolorization of immobilized enzyme were examined. Laccase was partially purified from mushroom compost with 3.22 purification fold. Immobilization time for laccase was 30 minutes with 97% efficiency. The immobilization yield based on the activity was calculated by about 90%. The immobilization yield was calculated as nearly 95% based on the measurement of protein amount at each stage. Immobilized enzyme preserved its initial activity with an 84% rate even after its tenth use. The free enzyme lost its activity immediately when it was incubated with the dye solution under its optimal conditions (pH 3.0 and 65°C). On the contrary, the immobilized enzyme maintained its initial activity with a 53% rate when incubated with dye solution under its optimal conditions (pH 3.5 and 65°C).

Environmentally friendly Pd(II) recovery from spent automotive catalysts using resins impregnated with a pincer-type extractant

Extractant-impregnated resins have potential for recovering platinum group metals selectively and efficiently. Herein, 1,3-bis(2-(octylthio)propan-2-yl)benzene (1), a pincer-type extractant, was impregnated in Amberlite XAD-7 resin (1-EIR), and the batch Pd(II) sorption conditions, including impregnated amount, shaking time, Pd(II) concentration, HCl concentration, and Pd(II) desorption reagents, were optimized. The maximum Pd(II) sorption capacity of 1-EIR was 49 mg g−1 after 24 h in a 700 ppm Pd(II) solution. Over 20 adsorption–desorption cycles, 1-EIR showed good reusability, with a sorption percentage (S%) of > 92%. However, not all Pd(II) was desorbed from 1-EIR. Complete Pd(II) collection was achieved by combining desorption with flaking of the Pd–extractant complex from Pd(II)-loaded 1-EIR by Soxhlet extraction, as ~ 13 mg g−1 remained after the 20th adsorption–desorption cycle by absorptiometric method. The sorption mechanism was elucidated based on the Langmuir isotherm model, thermodynamic parameters, and sorption kinetics. Pd(II) sorption by 1-EIR was spontaneous and endothermic, and the sorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second-order model. Notably, 1-EIR also exhibited high selectivity for Pd(II) from a simulated mixed metal solution and a spent automotive catalyst leachate (S% = 98% and > 99%, respectively). Thus, this extractant-impregnated system is promising for selective Pd(II) recovery from spent automotive catalysts and other secondary resources.

Recovery of a Bacteriocin-Like Inhibitory Substance from Lactobacillus bulgaricus FTDC 1211 Using Polyethylene-Glycol Impregnated Amberlite XAD-4 Resins System.

Lactobacillus bulgaricus is a LAB strain which is capable of producing bacteriocin substances to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus. The aim of this study was to purify a bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (BLIS) produced by L. bulgaricus FTDC 1211 using an aqueous impregnated resins system consisting of polyethylene-glycol (PEG) impregnated on Amberlite XAD4. Important parameters influencing on purification of BLIS, such as the molecular weight and concentration of PEG, the concentration and pH of sodium citrate and the concentration of sodium chloride, were optimized using a response surface methodology. Under optimum conditions of 11% (w/w) of PEG 4000 impregnated Amberlite XAD4 resins and 2% (w/w) of sodium citrate at pH 6, the maximum purification factor (3.26) and recovery yield (82.69% ± 0.06) were obtained. These results demonstrate that AIRS could be used as an alternate purification system in the primary recovery step.

Platinum (IV) Recovery from Waste Solutions by Adsorption onto Dibenzo-30-crown-10 Ether Immobilized on Amberlite XAD7 Resin-Factorial Design Analysis.

Platinum is a precious metal with many applications, such as: catalytic converters, laboratory equipment, electrical contacts and electrodes, digital thermometers, dentistry, and jewellery. Due to its broad usage, it is essential to recover it from waste solutions resulted out of different technological processes in which it is used. Over the years, several recovery techniques were developed, adsorption being one of the simplest, effective and economical method used for platinum recovery. In the present paper a new adsorbent material (XAD7-DB30C10) for Pt (IV) recovery was used. Produced adsorbent material was characterized by X-ray dispersion (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis. Adsorption isotherms, kinetic models, thermodynamic parameters and adsorption mechanism are presented in this paper. Experimental data were fitted using three non-linear adsorption isotherms: Langmuir, Freundlich and Sips, being better fitted by Sips adsorption isotherm. Obtained kinetic data were correlated well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, indicating that the chemical sorption was the rate-limiting step. Thermodynamic parameters (ΔG°, ΔH°, ΔS°) showed that the adsorption process was endothermic and spontaneous. After adsorption, metallic platinum was recovered from the exhausted adsorbent material by thermal treatment. Adsorption process optimisation by design of experiments was also performed, using as input obtained experimental data, and taking into account that initial platinum concentration and contact time have a significant effect on the adsorption capacity. From the optimisation process, it has been found that the maximum adsorption capacity is obtained at the maximum variation domains of the factors. By optimizing the process, a maximum adsorption capacity of 15.03 mg g−1 was achieved at a contact time of 190 min, initial concentration of 141.06 mg L−1 and the temperature of 45 °C.

A study on lupin beans process wastewater nanofiltration treatment and lupanine recovery

The current study addresses an environmental problem of high impact for food processing industries – the efficient use of water contributing to minimize environmental issues concerning water scarcity and improving industrial process sustainability. Lupin beans are highly nutritious seeds, with an increasing use in vegan products. Their characteristic bitter flavor is conferred by the presence of toxic alkaloids, namely lupanine. Although being a rainfed plant with low water requirements, the industrial process to make these beans edible, removing such alkaloids, uses high amounts of fresh water. Nanofiltration, an easy scalable operation, is here investigated for purification of this wastewater, while retaining different organic species, including lupanine, on the retentate. The membrane selected, NF270, present a transmembrane flux of 33 L h−1·m−2 and membrane rejections for lupanine and total organic species of 99.5% and 94.1%, respectively. Further purification of lupanine by solvent extraction and/or resin adsorption was investigated. Amberlite XAD-16 resin and ethyl acetate were selected as promising adsorber and extractant solvent, respectively, for lupanine purification. Overall, the process suggested is able to reclaim around 80% of the wastewater as a water stream with a purity high enough to be recycled in-situ, while 95.4% of lupanine with 78% purity can be isolated corresponding to around 9 Kg of lupanine natural product per ton of dry beans processed. Lupanine conversion to sparteine by reduction using NaBH4/I2 and subsequent distillation under reduced pressure allows the isolation of sparteine in 60% yield and in >95% purity.

A Step Forward to the Characterization of Secondary Effluents to Predict Membrane Fouling in a Subsequent Ultrafiltration

Nowadays, wastewater reuse in Mediterranean countries is necessary to cover the water demand. This contributes to the protection of the environment and encourages the circular economy. Due to increasingly strict regulation, the secondary effluent of a wastewater treatment plant requires further (tertiary) treatment to reach enough quality for its reuse in agriculture. Ultrafiltration is a membrane technique suitable for tertiary treatment. However, the most important drawback of ultrafiltration is membrane fouling. The aim of this work is to predict membrane fouling and ultrafiltered wastewater permeate quality for a particular membrane, using the information given by an exhaustive secondary effluent characterization. For this, ultrafiltration of real and simulated wastewaters and of their components after fractionation has been performed. In order to better characterize the secondary effluent, resin fractionation and further membrane ultrafiltration of the generated fractions and wastewater were performed. The results indicated that hydrophobic substances were lower than hydrophilic ones in the secondary effluent. Supelite DAX-8, Amberlite XAD-4 and Amberlite IRA-958 resins were found not to be specific for humic acids, proteins and carbohydrates, which are the main components of the effluent organic matter. Two models have been performed using statistics (partial least squares, PLS) and an artificial neural network (ANN), respectively. The results showed that the ANN model predicted permeate quality and membrane fouling with higher accuracy than PLS.

Removal of Bisphenol-A using Cyphos IL-101 impregnated Amberlite XAD-7: optimisation using response surface methodology

ABSTRACTResins, when impregnated with a solvent shows better stability, higher affinity, and effectiveness in removing pollutants. The interaction of pollutants with the impregnated resin takes place by adsorption, solvent extraction, and ion exchange which enhance the resin capacity. Here, Bisphenol-A (BP-A) was removed from aqueous solution using Cyphos IL-101 impregnated Amberlite XAD-7 resin. FTIR, FE-SEM, TGA, BET, and point of zero charge analysis were used for characterisation. The experiments were designed using CCD of RSM, and an empirical model was developed to optimise input variables. The effective input parameters chosen were: resin dosage (D: 2 to 4 g/L), initial BP-A concentration (C: 30 to 50 mg/L), solution pH (P: 4 to 8), and temperature (T: 303 to 323 K) and their effect on the responses (percentage removal and adsorption capacity) were studied. At optimum conditions (D = 5 g/L, C = 58.6 mg/L, P = 8.44, and T = 294.6 K), the experimental and predicted percent removal were found to be 97.56% and 99.99%, respectively. Equilibrium and kinetic data were matched with Freundlich and pseudo-second-order model, respectively. The regenerability study showed good performance of the resin after the 5th cycle (1st use: 97.55%, 6th use: 96.21%).

Environmental Friendly Synthetic Modification of Amberlite XAD-2 Resin for the Removal of Highly Toxic Hexavalent Chromium from Water

Amberlite XAD-2 functionalized by coupling through -C=N- spacer with isatin via an environmental friendly protocol. The modified resin was used for the evaluation of its sorption capacity towards toxic Cr (VI) ions using spectrophotometer. pH, volume, sorbent amount, initial concentration of Cr(VI) ions, and agitation time were optimized. The Freundlich and Dubinin- Radushkevich models gave better fit to isotherm data than Langmuir model. The evaluation of kinetic data indicated pseudo-first-order kinetics followed by sorption process. Thermodynamic parameters were also evaluated. Maximum recovery was obtained at 10 mL of 0.1M NaOH. Spiking methodology was used to confirm the validity of proposed method. The results revealed that developed method can be used for the removal of Cr(VI) ions efficiently from water, as well as reused for three cycles.

Combination of PbFE as an electrochemical sensor and cupferron as a complexing agent for the rapid determination of Mo(VI)

An analytical procedure regarding the trace determination of molybdenum in natural water samples by adsorptive stripping voltammetry (AdSV) using the in situ plated lead film electrode (PbFE) was described. The method is based on adsorptive accumulation of the Mo(VI)-cupferron complex at the PbFE surface. The optimum analytical conditions include the supporting electrolyte containing 0.2-mol L−1 acetic buffer pH = 5.3, 1.45 × 10−4-mol L−1 Pb(II), and 2.0 × 10−4-mol L−1cupferron. A linear response of Mo(VI) in the concentration range of 3.0 × 10−8 to 1.0 × 10−6 mol L−1 (r = 0.997) was obtained with detection limit of 9.0 × 10−9 mol L−1 using accumulation time of 50 s. The selectivity of the method was determined by investigating how the presence of foreign ions affects the determination of molybdenum. The interferences of surface-active substances and humic substances on the molybdenum voltammetric signal were precisely examined and effectively minimized by preliminary mixing with Amberlite XAD-7 resin. The application of the proposed procedure to the analysis of natural water samples was validated by the determination of molybdenum in certificate reference materials SPS-SW1 surface water, Bystrzyca river, tap, and mineral water.

Preconcentration and Separation of Mn(II) from Eenvironmental Water Samples on N,N-bis (Salicylidene) Cyclohexanediamine Functionalized Amberlite XAD-4 Resin and Its Spectrophotometric Assessment

A new and sensitive preconcentration procedure was developed for the determination of trace amount of Mn(II) in environmental water samples. Amberlite XAD-4 resin was functionalized with N,N-bis(salicylidene)cyclohexanediamine (SCHD) to preconcentrate and separate Mn(II) at the trace level concentrations. Mn(II) ion in environmental water samples was determined by the formaldoxime spectrophotometric method. The influences of analytical parameters including pH and volume of sample, type and concentration of elution solution, flow rate of sample and elution solution, etc. were investigated on the recoveries of Mn(II) ion. The adsorption was achieved quantitatively for Mn(II) on XAD-4-SCHD resin at the pH range of 3–10 and 3 mL min–1 sample flow rate. Elution was performed with 0.5 mol L–1 nitric acid solution. Under the optimized conditions, calibration curve was found to be linear in the concentration range of 0.1–5 mg L–1 with a limit of detection of 0.65 μg L–1. The effect of foreign ions on the perconcentration and determination of Mn(II) was studied and no adversely affecting ion was observed even at high ionic media. The recovery value was above 90%, with an enrichment factor of 100. The per cent relative standard deviation (%) value was found to be 1.8 for twenty repetitive measurements containing 1 mg L–1 of Mn(II). Sorption capacity of the Mn(II) ion on the XAD-4-SCHD resin was found to be 29.217 μg. The accuracy of the presented preconcentration and determination method was checked by the analysis of TMDA-70.2 Ontario lake Water certified reference material and synthetic water sample. The method was applied for the analyses of tap water and industrial wastewater samples for Mn(II). Almost the similar results were observed for the Mn(II) determination in different environmental water samples using both the proposed and ICP-MS methods.