POLYMER BULLETIN, cilt.36, sa.6, ss.745-752, 1996 (SCI-Expanded)
Acrylamide/itaconic acid (AAm/IA) hydrogels prepared by irradiating with gamma radiation were used in experiments on the adsorption of some cationic dyes such as basic red 9 (BR 9), basic green 4 (BG 4), cresyl violet (CV), and basic blue 20 (BB 20). Adsorption of the cationic dyes onto AAm/IA hydrogels is studied by batch adsorption technique. In the experiments of the adsorption, Langmiur type adsorption in the Giles classification system was found. Monolayer coverages for AAm/IA hydrogel-dye systems were calculated by using B point method. Adsorption studies indicated that monolayer coverages of AAm/IA hydrogel by these dyes were increased with following order; BE 20 > CV > BR 9 > BG 4.