Investigation of removal of Ag(I) from aqueous solution by a novel chelating resin containing acyl and thiourea groups

This work aimed at investigating a novel chelating resin (PTDTR) containing acyl and thiourea groups for the removal of Ag(I) from aqueous solution by adsorption tests, FTIR, scanning electron microcopy (SEM), BET and XPS analyses. The maximum adsorption capacity of Ag(I) ions obtained from Langmuir model was 6.078?mmol/g at 30?°C. The uptake of Ag(I) on resin was found to follow liquid film diffusion and pseudo-second-order model. Thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption process of Ag(I) ions onto PTDTR resin was spontaneous and endothermic under nature conditions. The regeneration test indicated that PTDTR resin have good stability and the adsorption capacity decreased 2.7% after five cycles of adsorption-desorption. In addition, PTDTR resin showed good selectivity for Ag(I) ions in Ag(I)-Cu(II) binary system. The results of SEM suggested that Ag(I) adsorbed on the surface of PTDTR. The FTIR and XPS analyses further confirmed Ag(I) ions might chemisorb onto PTDTR surfaces through its acyl and thiourea groups.