Catalytic activity on Co(II), Mn(II) and Cu(II) complexes bound to maleic acid alternating copolymers

Comparative study of electrostatic binding vs. complexation of Cu2+ ions with water‐soluble polymers containing styrene sulphonic acid and/or maleic acid units or their sodium salt forms

“…On the other hand, the polymer‐metal complexes offer many advantages over nonpolymeric metal complexes in a variety of chemical reactions 7. In addition, they present unique characteristics in absorption spectra, coordination structures, stability, catalytic activities and other, offering several possibilities for numerous applications, for instance, in pollution control8–10 hydrometallurgy,10 catalytic reactions11 or in medicine and in biochemistry 12…”

Fe2+ and Fe3+ adsorption on 2‐vinylpyridine–divinylbenzene copolymers and acrylonitrile–methyl methacrylate–divinylbenzene terpolymers

“…Interest in chelating and ion‐exchange resins has been growing during the last decades because of their diverse applications in analytical chemistry,1 hydrometallurgy,2 wastewater treatment,3, 4 catalysis,5, 6 and removal and separation of metal ions from aqueous solution 7–11. In general, desirable properties of the resins are a high capacity for the metal ions of interest, high selectivity, fast kinetics, high mechanical strength, and toughness of the exchanger particles.…”