JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, cilt.1222, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
In this study, a maleic anhydride-butyl acrylate copolymer (MA-BA) was synthesized using maleic anhydride (MA) and butyl acrylate (BA) monomers. The synthesis was carried out in methyl ethyl ketone by benzoyl peroxide as the initiator at 70 degrees C. Secondly, the MA-BA copolymer was chemically modified with ethylenediamine and abbreviated as NH(2)MA-BA. The copolymer and its modified structure were analyzed spectroscopically by FT-IR, thermally by Thermo Gravimetry (TGA) and by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Solubility tests of both structures were performed. Then, the adsorption of cadmium ions (Cd2+) by the modified copolymer (NH(2)MA-BA) was studied.