Does ultrasonication affect the degradation of polyacrylamide-based flocculants?

The effect of ultrasonication, screening and shearing on five polyacrylamide-based flocculants of similar molecular weight but different degrees of anionicity (DA) was studied through measurement of intrinsic viscosity ( [η]) and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) to investigate the influence of DA on the degradation of polymers.

Why are non ionic and anionic polyacrylamide based flocculant chains used in tailings treatment?

Non-ionic and anionic polyacrylamide (PAM)-based flocculant chains are commonly employed in a vast majority of tailings treatment operations and several studies have been conducted on degradation of PAMs due to various factors such as pH, light and temperature , microbial degradation and chemical degradation .

Do anionic microblocks improve the flocculation performance of high turbidity water?

Flocculation experimental results demonstrated that the anionic microblocks in the template copolymer could enhance the charge neutralization and bridging ability, and therefore an excellent flocculation performance of treating high turbidity water was observed.

What spectroscopy is used to identify anionic polyacrylamide flocculant?

The anionic polyacrylamide (APAM-T) flocculant was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1 H NMR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was conducted to measure the elemental composition.

How is anionic polyacrylamide synthesized?

Synthesis mechanism The anionic polyacrylamide was synthesized by copolymerizing AM and SAS monomers. The essence of copolymerization is the free radical reaction. Thus, this chain reaction can be divided into three distinct processes: initiation, propagation, and termination.

Is Apam-t a novel anionic polyacrylamide?

Conclusion APAM-T is a novel anionic polyacrylamide which has been successfully synthesized by ultrasonic initiated template copolymerization. Characterization results showed the evidence of the microblock structure’s existence and the enhancement of copolymerization degree by adding the template.