The Uptake of Metal Ions by NaOH-Treated Phema, 2019

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Title: The Uptake of Metal Ions by NaOH-Treated Phema, 2019
Author: Alsahli, Sultan
Date: 2019-12
Publication Date: 2019-12
Decade: 2010-2019
Abstract: This thesis work is aimed to modify 2 -hydroxyethyl methacrylate (PHEMA) hydrogels and to improve its property . The approach includes the treatment of HEMA with aqueous NaOH. The basic hydrolysis condition creates hydrogel with -CO2H groups in addition to the original OCH2CH2OH groups. The presence of CO2 was identified by Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). The swelling property was examined and it is found that the modified hydrogel not only uptakes metal ions, such as Cu(II) and Ni(II), but also retains them.
Document Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Date of Award: 2019-12
Degree Type: thesis
Degree Name: Master of Science (MS)
Granting Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Department: Department of Chemistry
Advisor: Bu, Xiu R.
Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Geographic Location: Georgia--Atlanta
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2019_alsahli_sultan
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