Authors : Maskey S.M., Burghate P.D. and Rahangdale P.K.
Page Nos : 341-346
Description :
Presence of heavy metals in environment is a potential problem to water quality due to their high toxicity to plants and animals including human. Moreover, unlike organic pollutants, heavy metals cannot be destroyed chemically. This has motivated the scientific community to search for attractive treatment technologies for their removal. The hexavalent chromium is reported for its high toxicity and carcinogenicity. This study is an attempt to synthesize and characterize new terpolymer with heavy metal abetment properties for their removal, specifically Cr(VI), from contaminated water. In the present investigation, the terpolymer RPHF-I was synthesized by using resorcinol (R), phenyl hydrazine (PH) and Formaldehyde (F) in 1:1:2 molar ratios of the reacting monomers. This Terpolymer has been characterized using CHN estimation data and modern techniques like 1H-NMR, FTIR and XRD. The terpolymer under present investigation has shown excellent results towards uptake of Cr (VI) from contaminated water and, thus, can be successfully used as an efficient material for removal of dangerous Cr(VI) from industrial effluents and can have potential environmental applications.
Key words: Heavy metals, Toxicology, Hexavalent Chromium, Adsorption, Environmental contamination
