Grafting of O-Carboxymethyl Chitosan with Acrylonitrile and Studying some of its Properties and Applications

Preparation of o-carboxymethyl Chitosan was done, wich is important derivative of chitosan. Grafting copolymerization of acrylonitrile onto o-carboxymethyl chitosan was accomplished using ammonium cerium sulfate (CAS) as an initiator. Resulting graft of o-carboxymethyl chitosan was characterized by FT-IR spectrum and DTA analysis to be compared with o-carboxymethyl chitosan. Properties such as water swelling and solubility were studied for each, whereas,. Percentage of grafting efficiency (GE%) and yield of grafting (GY%) were determined. The efficiency of grafted ocarboxymethyl chitosan (CMCh-g-PAN) to remove dyes(direct black dyes, dispersed red dyes) from industrial waste water was also determined. The results reveal good efficient absorption of black dyes more than red dyes. Efficiency from different concentrations of grafted o-carboxymethyl chitosan(CMCh-g-PAN) to reveal percentages of elimination ions from their solutions metallic ions Cu2+,Pb2+,Cd2+and Sn2+ from their solutions at room temperature with mechanical stirring for 24 hrs were also determined .It has been shown that grafted o-carboxymethyl chitosan has important role in elimination of lead ion comparing with other ions, As a result, elimination percentages of ions increase as follow: Cd2+< Sn2+< Cu2+<. Pb2+