In this article, cotton is modified by m- DMDHEU and choline chloride. The modified cotton can adsorb and ion exchange ion CrO4 2- , H2AsO4 - in water solution as effectively as anionit resin. The material are activated by soaking in 24 h with mixed m-DMDHEU and choline chloride, then dried and activated in 1 h at 140 oC, all residual reactants was removed by water. Adsorption and ion exchange process were studied with a model solution contained ion CrO4 2- , H2AsO4 - in different conditions. Results showed that the modified cotton is able to adsorb ion CrO4 2- , H2AsO4 - of the model, solution is nearly completely, respectively 99,95 % and 99,60 %; the values of anionit resin is respectively 97,99 % and 97,60 % at pH=7,0.

A new denaturation agent is the mixture of 4,5-dihydroxy-1,3-bis(methoxymethyl)imidazolidin-2-one ( m -DMDHEU)/choline chloride (CC) introduced to modify three kinds of lignocellulosic materials containing different lignin contents in the following order: cotton used in medicine < sawdust from acacia auriculiformis wood < powder from the coconut shell. The modification process is carried out through two main steps: 0.2 N NaOH solution with 70% v/v ethanol and 30% v/v water was applied to remove lignin and activate the initial raw materials, and then delignified materials were modified with m -DMDHEU/CC by using a parched heat supply method after chemical impregnation. Structural characterictics and physicochemical properties of modified materials were tested and dissected by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, solid-state 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (solid-state 13 C CP-MAS NMR), specific surface area, and pH at the point of zero charge (pH PZC ). The ability to adsorb and exchange anions of modified materials was referred and examined by using aqueous solutions containing CrO 4 2– , NO 3 – , and H 2 AsO 4 – anions in different conditions. The results revealed that anionite lignocellulosic materials could separate these anions with very good efficiency and better than strong anion exchange resin (GA-13) in the same conditions; outlet water could meet the permissible drinking and living water standards; and the m -DMDHEU cross-link bridge also was a good bridge to connect CC to cellulose chain beside other common urea cross-link bridges.