The College of Education for Pure Sciences discussed a master’s thesis on the preparation of a new biopolymer derivative and a study of its use in removing organic dyes.
The College of Education for Pure Sciences discussed a master’s thesis on the preparation of a new biopolymer derivative and a study of its use in removing organic dyes.
The College of Education for Pure Sciences discussed a master’s thesis on the preparation of a new biopolymer derivative and a study of its use in removing organic dyes.
The Chemistry Department at the College of Education for Pure Sciences at the University of Karbala discussed a master’s thesis entitled “Preparation of a New Biopolymer Derivative and a Study of its Use in Removing Organic Dye.”
By student Aqeel Hamza Abu Hussein Al-Sayyad.
Under the supervision of Professor Hamida Eidan Salman as the first supervisor and Professor Asim Alaa Abdul-Hussein as the second supervisor.
The study aimed to prepare two Schiff bases from chitosan (CT4NB and CT4MB) by reacting chitosan with 4-nitrobenzaldehyde and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde to investigate how the nitro and methoxy groups affect the adsorption of Congo red dye. The prepared polymers were characterized using FTIR, XRD, and TGA techniques.
The study concluded that there were no statistically significant differences in the effect of equilibrium time. However, there were noticeable differences between CT4MB and CT4NB in terms of adsorbent weight and pH.
In the second part, a new derivative of chitosan Schiff base (CTAP) was prepared and characterized by reacting chitosan with 4-aminoantipyrene and terephthaldehyde, resulting in a stable polymer rich in aromatic rings, π-electron systems, and heteroatoms.
The study recommended the use of the prepared polymers in medical applications, as well as their use as an inhibitor in corrosion applications, and their potential use in the removal of toxic heavy metal ions.
