Abstract

Poly(4-acryloylmorpholine), poly(4-acryloyl-morpholine-co-2-acrylamido-2- methyl-l-propane sulfonic acid), and poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-l-propane sulfonic acid) were synthesized by radical polymerization. The water-soluble polymers obtained, containing tertiary amino, amide, and sulfonic acid groups, were investigated, in view of their metal binding properties, as polychelatogens by using the liquid-phase polymer-based retention technique, under different experimental conditions. The metal ions investigated were Ag(I), Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), Zn(II), Cr(HI), and Al(III). © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.