New low-cost composite adsorbent synthesis and characterization

摘要

In this research, a novel composite, poly(acrylamide-expanded perlite) [P(AAm-EP)], was synthesized and characterized. The chemical synthesis was achieved by using free-radical polymerization and a number of structural characterization methods, including Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)-porosity, and swelling tests. Free-radical polymerization of acrylamide (AAm) over expended perlite (EP) was successfully performed. The effect of reaction variables, such as dosage of the initiator, total concentration of the reactants, reac-tant ratio, mixing time, temperature, and reaction time, were investigated in detail. Expended perlite was cross-linked with acrylamide to enhance its chemical resistance. P(AAm-EP) composite has a specific surface area of 31.7 m~2g~(-1).