Synthesis of a quaternary amine anion exchange resin and study its adsorption behaviour for chromate oxyanions [An article from: Journal of Hazardous Materials]

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Glycidyl methacrylate/N,N'-methylene bis-acrylamide (GMA/MBA) was prepared and allowed to react with tetraethylenepentamine (TEP) to give glycidyl methacrylate amine resin (RPA) followed by treatment with glycidyl trimethylammonium chloride (GTA) to give glycidyl methacrylate resin bearing quaternary ammonium chloride moieties (RQA). Zeta potential measurements showed that RQA particles are positively charged over pH 2-10 indicating the strong basic nature of the quaternary amine sites. The effect of pH on the recovery of chromate by RPA and RQA was examined. The results indicated that RQA is an efficient sorbent for chromate from both acidic and basic media. The repeated use of RQA was tested through stripping the adsorbed chromate using a mixture of 0.05 NaOH and 2M NaCl in the case of the uptake from acidic media and using 2M NaCl solution in the case of alkaline solutions.