Synthesis of the hyper-branched polyamides and their effective utilization in adsorption and equilibrium isothermal study for cadmium ion uptake

Abstract

This report deals with the simple development of a method for the uptake of cadmium ions by polymer adsorbent from the main sources of cadmium like water. The monomer is synthesized by reacting 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine with N(4-aminophenyl)acetamide. The adsorbents synthesis is completed by reacting a synthesized monomer with 1,3,5-tribenzoylchloride, terephthaloyl chloride, and isophthaloyl chloride. The as-synthesized polymer exhibits high molecular mass with narrow molecular weight distribution and good thermal stability. The metal ion adsorption study is established by using atomic absorption spectroscopy at optimized parameters, showing excellent adsorption capacity of polymer adsorbent. Further, the isothermal equilibrium adsorption study reveals the monolayer adoption of the metal ion by the Langmuir model with experimental and theoretical parameters, optimized by the linear regression analysis using the curve fitting tool in MATLAB software.