The Sequestering Properties of Copolymer Containing Acrylic Acid Derivatives

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Abstract
Organic and inorganic chelating agents such as EDTA(Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid),
NTA(Nitrilotriacetic acid) and TPP(Tripolyphosphate) have been used to control water
hardness. But, these chelating agents cause environmental problems, such as
eutrophication and carcinogenisis. In order to increase metal-sequestering capacity,
various copolymers containing acrylic acid, nonylphenol and/or maleic acid moieties
have been synthesized. Sequestering properties of synthesized copolymers has been
studied by calcium selective ion electrode. As a result, sequestering properties of
synthesized copolymers are very higher than organic and inorganic chelating agents such
as EDTA, NTA and TPP.

Results
Calcium binding power
CBP = Bound CaCO3(mg)/Total chelating agent(g)
. Traditional chelating agent and Polyacrylic acid

Keywords: Chelating agent, metal-sequestering, calcium selective ion electrode,

copolymer

Introduction

Fig3. Calcium ion sequestering of Polyacrylic acid.

Fig2. Calcium ion sequestering of organic&inorganic chelating agents.

. Synthesized metal-sequestering copolymers

Fig5. Calcium ion sequestering of

AA/NP-EO copolymer.

Fig4. Calcium ion sequestering of

AA/MANE copolymer.

Chelate is a compound characterized by the presence

of bonds from two or more bonding sites within the
same ligand to a central metal ions.

Experiments

AA/MANE-1 : AA/MAN698 = 99/1

AA/MANE-2 : AA/MAN698 = 15/85
AA/MANE/MAN : AA/MAN698/MAN = 70/15/15

AA/NP-1 : AA/NP-EO450 = 85/15

AA/NP-2 : AA/NP-EO626 = 80/20
AA/NP-2/Tau : AA/NP-EO626/Tau = 90/8/2

AA/AA-1 : AA/AA-EO = 85/15

AA/AA-1/Tau : AA/AA-EO/Tau = 95/2/3
AA/Tau : AA/Tau = 75/25

AA : Acrylic acid
MAN698 : Maleic acid derivative
MAN : Maleic anhydride

AA : Acrylic acid
NP-EO450, 698 : Nonylphenol derivative
Tau : Taurine

AA : Acrylic acid
AA-EO : Acrylic acid derivative
Tau : Taurine

Physical properties
Table1. Traditional chelating agents and polyacrylic acid
chelating agent

Calcium bindary
capacity

Calcium dispersion

NTA
(Nitirotriacetic acid)

770

7.2

STPP
(penta sodium tripolyphosphate)

680

6.8

EDTA
(Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)

530

6.5

Maleic acid

330

11.3

Succinic acid

245

11.5

Polyacrylic acid(1,800)

920

81.9

Polyacrylic acid(7,500)

927

80

Polyacrylic acid(18,000)

980

71.2

Polyacrylic acid(50,000)

1015

66.3

Polyacrylic acid(80,000)

1097

55.8

Polymerization of Metal-sequestering copolymers

Acrylic acid

95
H2O,
dropping

Metal-sequestering copolymer

Monomer : Acrylic acid, Nonylphenol derivative, Maleic acid derivative, etc.

Initiator : Ammonium persulfate
Chain transfer : 2-Mercapto ethanol

Metal-sequestering capacity
. Calcium selective ion electrode method in aqueous solution

Fig6. Calcium ion sequestering of

AA/AA-EO copolymer.

Calcium solution
Table2. Synthesized metal-sequestering copolymers
Copolymer

Chelating agent
titration

AA/MANE
Fig1. Calcium ion selective electrode.

Physical properties
. Calcium bindary capacity

. Calcium dispersion test

Chelating agent
+ H2O

Calcium solution

Add Carbonate
solution

Chelating agent
titration

AA/NP-EO

AA/AA-EO

Ratio

Calcium bindary
capacity

Dispersion

AA/MAN698 = 99/1

510

59

AA/MAN698 = 15/85

871

66

AA/MAN698/MAN =70/15/15

1250

69

AA/NP-EO450 = 85/15

1558

97

AA/NP-EO626 = 80/20

2157

95

AA/NP-EO626/Tau =87/10/3

2166

100

AA/AA-EO = 85/15

956

94

AA/AA-EO/Tau = 95/2/3

1916

100

AA/Taurine = 75/25

1321

97

Conclusion
,
copolymer .

Acetate solution
titration

Oxalate solution

, copolymer
, Taurine Calcium bindary capacity
.

Free calcium
measurement

Turbidity
measurement

CBC = Total of titration acetate solution(ml) X 100

Dispersion(%) =

Initial turbidity(Ti)
Final turbidity(Tf)

copolymer .