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A new hydrogel that contains sulfur is prepared by radiation polymerization and its application for recovery of Hg2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Cu2+ ions is discussed. The metal hydrogel complexes are isolated and characterized by using different spectroscopic techniques (UV‐visible, IR, NMR, and mass), thermal analysis (TGA and DSC) measurements, and SEM. Also, the mode of complexation is determined using IR and NMR spectroscopy. The scanning electron micrographs show that the hydrogel has a great ability to recover the metal ions in the following order: Hg2+ > Cd2+ > Pb2+ > Cu2+. TGA thermograms are used to investigate the mechanism of thermal decomposition. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 77: 955–966, 2000

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ABSTRACT:A hydrogel based on gamma-radiation polymerization of acrylic acid (AAc) in the presence of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (MBI) and a crosslinking agent was prepared. The properties of this AAc/MBI hydrogel were characterized in terms of gel content, swelling in different solvents, structure morphology, and IR spectroscopy. Moreover, the thermal decomposition behavior of the prepared hydrogel was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The TGA thermograms were also used to determine the different kinetic parameters such as order of reaction and activation energy.