Preparation of a New Heavy Metal Chelating Agent and Its Removal of Copper Ions in Wastewater

Siyang Zhang; Kaibin Zhang; Guo Yang; Fuping Zhang; Liang Jiang; Chao Gao; Hui Yuan

doi:10.62051/ijmsts.v1n3.04

Authors

Siyang Zhang
Kaibin Zhang
Guo Yang
Fuping Zhang
Liang Jiang
Chao Gao
Hui Yuan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62051/ijmsts.v1n3.04

Keywords:

Melamine Formaldehyde resin, Dithiocarbamate, Cu (Ⅱ), Chelating agent

Abstract

In this study, a new type of dithiocarbamate (DTCs) heavy metal chelating agent MF-DTC was prepared by carbon disulfide modified melamine formaldehyde resin prepolymer, and the structure of the chelating agent and chelating products was characterized by infrared, ultraviolet, elemental analysis, thermogravimetry, scanning electron microscopy and other means: the process of chelating agent Cu was studied, and the results showed that MF-DTC chelating agent had a higher adsorption capacity, and compared with the traditional chelating agent SDD and Na₂S, it had higher chelating capacity under acidic conditions, it can be directly used to treat heavy metals in acidic wastewater. Moreover, the environmental stability of heavy metals after chelation is high. Heavy metals are not easy to be leached again after treatment.

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