Characterization of Modified Polyurethane Foam Adsorbents for Mercury Adsorption Applications

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 845; no. 1; pp. 12002 - 12008
• Main Authors: Darmadi, Lubis, M R, Saputra, R, Alfarabi, M D, Sarah, S, Adisalamun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Adsorbents; Adsorption; Bentonite; Castor oil; Chemical properties; Diisocyanates; Diphenyl methane diisocyanate; Distilled water; Functional groups; Irregular particles; Morphology; Particle shape; Plastic foam; Polyurethane foam; Wavelengths; Zeolites
• ISSN: 1757-8981; 1757-899X
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/845/1/012002

The use of modified polyurethane foam adsorbents for mercury adsorption applications can reduce the impact of mercury pollution. This study aims to study the characteristics of adsorbents made from castor oil, MDI (Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), glycerol, distilled water and modified by the addition of zeolite and bentonite. Polyurethane foam which has optimum performance is further characterized to determine physical and chemical properties, including: functional groups (FTIR), morphology (SEM) and area (BET). The results of FTIR Characterization showed that in polyurethane foams without modification there was a C = O group which is a typical group in the polyurethane group shown in wavenumber (1654-1516 cm−1, 1680-1514 cm−1, and 1593-1516 cm−1) Whereas in zeolite modified polyurethane foam there is a C = CH group with a wavenumber of 3008 cm−1 which is a typical group for zeolite whereas in bentonite there is a C = CH group with a wavenumber of 3007 cm−1 which is a typical group for bentonite. The results of SEM characterization show that zeolite modified polyurethane foam has a smooth and flat structure with small pores and polyurethane foam with bentonite has irregular or irregular particle shape. The average BET area obtained in the PUF modification is 1.3778 m2 g−1. Whereas for the smallest BET area obtained at synthetic PUF 19.1 gr + Zeolite 40% for 0.773 m2 g−1, the area is influenced by the comparison of composition from polyurethane foam synthesis.