Kinetics Study of Heavy Metal Removal from Synthetic Aqueous Solutions Using Modified Poly(Methylmethacrylates)

Authors

  • Siham Alwan Shukur Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Jadriah, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Ahmed Ahmed Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Jadriah, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Dheaa Zageer Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Jadriah, Baghdad, Iraq. Higher Institute of Forensic Sciences, Al-Nahrain University, Jadriah, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Yasmine Mashabi Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Nany Hairunisa Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22401/ANJS.29.2.02

Keywords:

Modified poly(methylmethacrylates), Adsorption, Metal ions, Kinetics

Abstract

The investigative results from the elimination of the cadmium (II), nickel (II), and lead (II) ions into solution form utilizing p-aminoacetophenone modified poly (methylmethacrylates) are presented in the current paper. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was employed to characterize the modified polymer. The pH level in the solution, the time of the interaction, the starting concentration of a heavy metal and the dosage of adsorbent were all examined to better comprehend the adsorption procedure. Three models were utilized to examine the adsorption isotherm. Results showed that improved polymer could adsorb higher concentrations of heavy metal (II) ions. The PMMA-p-aminoacetophenone was found to have a maximum adsorption capacity of 8.9605, 15.552 and 7.2939 mg/g for cadmium (II), lead (II), nickel (II) ions respectively.

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2026-06-15

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Alwan Shukur, S. .; Ahmed, A.; Zageer, D. .; Mashabi, Y. .; Hairunisa, N. . Kinetics Study of Heavy Metal Removal from Synthetic Aqueous Solutions Using Modified Poly(Methylmethacrylates). Al-Nahrain J. Sci. 2026, 29 (2), 12-23. https://doi.org/10.22401/ANJS.29.2.02.

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