Browsing by Author "Ajmal, Muhammad"

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Amidoximated Poly(Acrylonitrile) Particles for Environmental Applications: Removal of Heavy Metal Ions, Dyes, and Herbicides From Water With Different Sources
(Wiley, 2016) Ajmal, Muhammad; Demirci, Sahin; Siddiq, Mohammad; Aktas, Nahit; Sahiner, Nurettin
Monodispersed poly(acrylonitrile) [p(AN)] particles were prepared by surfactant free emulsion polymerization and the hydrophobic nitrite groups were converted to hydrophilic amidoxime groups by treatment with hydroxylamine hydrochloride (NH2OH center dot HCl) in water. The p(AN) and amidoximated p(AN) [amid-p(AN)] particles were characterized by Fourier transformation infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The prepared particles were used as adsorbents in the removal from aqueous media of three different types of pollutants; organic dyes methylene blue (MB), and rhodamine 6 G (R6G), a heavy metal ion Cd (II), and a herbicide paraquat (PQ). The effects of various parameters such as amidoximation, pH of solution, amount of particles, and the initial concentration of solution were investigated. Upon amidoximation, a great increase in the adsorption capacity of the prepared particles was observed as the adsorbed amounts were increased to 87, 91, 74, and 91 mg/g from 5, 1.54, 1.06, and 1.22 mg/g for Cd (II), MB, R6G, and PQ, respectively. The amid-p(AN) particles were also able to remove considerable amounts of these pollutants from tap, river, and sea water. Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin adsorption isotherms were applied and it was found that the adsorption of Cd (II) and PQ followed the Langmuir adsorption model, whereas the adsorption of MB was found to obey the Freundlich adsorption isotherm. Pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order kinetics were also applied and the results showed that the adsorption processes of Cd (II), PQ, MB, and R6G follow pseudo second-order kinetics. (C) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Betaine Microgel Preparation From 2-(methacryloyloxy) Ethyl] Dimethyl (3-Sulfopropyl) Ammonium Hydroxide and Its Use as a Catalyst System
(Elsevier, 2015) Ajmal, Muhammad; Demirci, Sahin; Siddiq, Mohammad; Aktas, Nahit; Sahiner, Nurettin
We demonstrate the synthesis of poly(sulfobetain methacrylate) (p(SBMA)) hydrogels of micro dimensions by inverse suspension polymerization of a zwitterionic monomer 2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] dimethyl (3-sulfopropyl) ammonium hydroxide (SBMA). The prepared microgels were used as microreactors for the synthesis of nickel (Ni) nanoparticles by in situ reduction of Ni (II) loaded into microgels from an aqueous medium. The prepared microgels and microgel metal nanoparticle composites were characterized by Fourier Transformation Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Thermal properties of the microgels were studied by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The amount of Ni nanoparticles generated within the microgels was determined by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) after dissolving the Ni nanoparticles to form Ni (II) ions by treating with concentrated hydrochloric acid (5 M HCl). The prepared composites were used as catalysts for the reduction of nitro aromatic compounds such as 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), 2-nitrophenol (2-NP) and 4-nitroaniline (4-NA) and excellent catalytic performances were observed. The effects of temperature and amount of catalyst were also evaluated. A mild activation energy in comparison to the literature was calculated as 35.64 kJ/mol, and very high k p value of 0.42 min(-1) as a function of temperature was estimated for the reduction of 4-NP catalyzed by p(SBMA)-Ni composite catalyst system. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Introduction of Double Amidoxime Group by Double Post Surface Modification on Poly(Vinylbenzyl Chloride) Beads for Higher Amounts of Organic Dyes, as (V) and Cr (Vi) Removal
(Academic Press inc Elsevier Science, 2016) Ajmal, Muhammad; Demirci, Sahin; Uzun, Yusuf; Siddiq, Mohammad; Aktas, Nahit; Sahiner, Nurettin
In this study, the synthesis of micron-sized poly(vinylbenzyl chloride) (p(VBC)) beads and subsequent conversion of the reactive chloromethyl groups to double amidoxime group containing moieties by post modification is reported. The prepared beads were characterized by SEM and FT-IR spectroscopy. The amidoximated p(VBC) beads were used as adsorbent for the removal of organic dyes, such as eosin y (EY) and methyl orange (MO), and heavy metals containing complex ions such as dichromate (Cr2O72- and arsenate (HAsO42-) from aqueous media. The effect of the adsorbent dose on the percent removal, the effect of initial concentration of adsorbates on the adsorption rate and their amounts were also investigated. The Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin adsorption isotherms were applied to the adsorption processes. The results indicated that the adsorption of both dichromate and arsenate ions obeyed the Langmuir adsorption model. Interestingly, it was found that the prepared beads were capable of removing significant amounts of arsenate and dichromate ions from tap and river (Sancay, Canakkale-Turkey) water. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Simultaneous Catalytic Degradation/Reduction of Multiple Organic Compounds by Modifiable P(Methacrylic Acid-Co (M: Cu, Co) Microgel Catalyst Composites
(Royal Soc Chemistry, 2016) Ajmal, Muhammad; Demirci, Sahin; Siddiq, Mohammad; Aktas, Nahit; Sahiner, Nurettin
We prepared poly(methacrylic acid-co-acrylonitrile) (p(MAc-co-AN)) microgels by inverse suspension polymerization, and converted the nitrite groups into amidoxime groups to obtain more hydrophilic amidoximated poly(methacrylic acid-co-acrylonitrile) (amid-p(MAc-co-AN)) microgels. Amid-microgels were used as microreactors for in situ synthesis of copper and cobalt nanoparticles by loading Cu(II) and Co(II) ions into microgels from their aqueous metal salt solutions and then converted to their corresponding metal nanoparticles (MNPs) by treating the loaded metal ions with sodium borohydride (NaBH4). The characterization of the prepared microgels and microgel metal nanoparticle composites was carried out by SEM, TEM and TG analysis. The amounts of metal nanoparticles within microgels were estimated by MS measurements by dissolving the MNP entrapped within microgels by concentrated HCl acid treatment. Catalytic performances of the prepared amid-p(MAc-co-AN)-M (M: Cu, Co) microgel composites were investigated by using them as catalysts for the degradation of cationic and anionic organic dyes such as eosin Y (EY), methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO), and for the reduction of nitro aromatic pollutants like 2-nitrophenol (2-NP) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to their corresponding amino phenols. Here, we also report for the first time, the simultaneous degradation/reduction of MB, EY and 4-NP by amid-p(MAc-co-AN)-Cu microgel composites. Different parameters affecting the reduction rates such as metal types, the amount of catalysts, temperature and the amount of reducing agent were investigated.