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US 2023/0140110 A1Published application
Melamine-based crosslinked polymer mannich product
AssigneeKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
InventorsOthman Charles Sadeq AL HAMOUZ, Mohammed ESTATIE, Tawfik Abdo Saleh AWADH, Mohamed A. MORSY
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Abstract
Crosslinked polymers made up of polymerized units of cyclic diaminoalkane, aldehyde and bisphenol-S or melamine. A method for removing heavy metals, such as Pb(II) from an aqueous solution or an industrial wastewater sample with these crosslinked polymers is introduced. A process of synthesizing the crosslinked polymers is also described.
Claims19
1:
- A crosslinked polymer, in the form of a Mannich polycondensation product, comprising reacted units of
- a first monomer of formula (I)
- or a solvate thereof, a stereoisomer thereof, or a mixture thereof;
- melamine
- an aldehyde of formula (III)
- wherein:
- m is 2 or 3;
- and
- n is 2 or 3;
- wherein the crosslinked polymer has X number of repeating units of formula (IV);
- wherein X is 2 to 10,000;
- wherein * represents an amino site of an additional melamine ring;
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2:
- The crosslinked polymer of claim 1, wherein the molar ratio of the first monomer to melamine is in the range of 1.5:1 to 5:1, and the molar ratio of the aldehyde to melamine is in the range of 2:1 to 10:1.
3:
- (canceled)
4:
- The crosslinked polymer of claim 1, wherein m and n are 2.
5:
- The crosslinked polymer of claim 1, wherein the first monomer is piperazine.
6-8:
- (canceled)
9:
- The crosslinked polymer of claim 1, wherein the crosslinked polymer exhibits a semi-crystalline structure.
10:
- A method for removing a heavy metal from an aqueous solution, comprising:
- contacting the aqueous solution having an initial concentration of the heavy metal with the crosslinked polymer of claim 1 to form a mixture;
- and
- filtering the mixture to obtain an aqueous solution having a reduced concentration of the heavy metal compared to the initial concentration.
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11:
- The method of claim 10, wherein the crosslinked polymer has an average particle size of 1-10 μm in diameter.
12:
- The method of claim 10, wherein the heavy metal is an ion of at least one heavy metal selected from the group consisting of Pb, Cd, As, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Mn, and Cr.
13:
- The method of claim 10, wherein the heavy metal is Pb(II).
14:
- The method of claim 10, wherein the aqueous solution has a pH in the range of 1 to 7.
15:
- The method of claim 10, wherein the initial concentration of the heavy metal in the aqueous solution ranges from 0.1 mg L−1 to 50 mg L−1.
16:
- The method of claim 10, wherein the crosslinked polymer is present at a concentration in the range of 0.1-10 g per liter of the aqueous solution during the contacting.
17:
- The method of claim 10, wherein the crosslinked polymer is contacted with the aqueous solution for 0.1-12 hours;
- and
- the aqueous solution has a temperature in the range of 10° C. to 80° C.
18:
- (canceled)
19:
- The method of claim 10, wherein greater than 40% of a total mass of the heavy metal is removed from the aqueous solution.
20:
- (canceled)
21:
- The crosslinked polymer of claim 1, consisting of the first monomer of formula (I), melamine, and the aldehyde of formula (III).