Removal of Fe3+ ions from aqueous solutions using poly(methyl methacrylate) Usuwanie jonów Fe3+ z roztworów wodnych przy użyciu poli(metakrylanu metylu)

BUDAK T., DOĞRUYOL S., Özcan F.

Polimery/Polymers, vol.70, no.9, pp.550-558, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.14314/polimery.2025.9.2
  • Journal Name: Polimery/Polymers
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.550-558
  • Keywords: adsorption3+adsorption, heavy metal, photopolymerization, wastewater
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer was synthesized using 2-pyrrolidinoacetonaphthone (MPY) as a photoinitiator, and the obtained PMMA was used as an adsorbent of Fe3+ ions. Under optimal conditions (0.2 g PMMA, 15 mg/L Fe3+,40 min contact time, 30°C, pH 10, 150 rpm) 99.98% Fe3+ ions were removed from natural water samples. The obtained results indicate that UV-synthesized PMMA has the potential not only to remove Fe3+ but also other heavy metals and may constitute a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment.