Abstract-A method was developed for preparing a chelating amino polymer, pyridylethylpolyethylenimine with maximal degree of substitution, by polymer-analogous transformations of branched polyethylenimine in reaction with 2-vinylpyridine. The ability of cross-linked pyridylethylpolyethylenimine with the degree of substitution of 0.32 to sorb Cu 2+ , Ni 2+ , Co 2+ , Zn 2+ , Cd 2+ , Mn 2+ , and Pb 2+ ions present simultaneously in solution was evaluated. In an ammonium acetate sorption system (pH 3.5-4.0), the sorbent selectively interacts with Cu(II) ions.
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