Synthesis of Polyvinyltetrazole by Combination of Free Radical Polymerization and Click Chemistry for Adsorption of Pb (II) in Aqueous Solution

Polyvinyltetrazole (PVT) is produced from acrylonitrile (AN) monomer by using free-radicalpolymerization and Click Chemistry methods. The resulting polymer with a broad range of tetrazolegroup contents was conveniently synthesized through [3+ 2] azide-nitrile cycloaddition reaction ofnitrile-containing polymer with sodium azide in DMF. The prepared PVT was characterized by13CNMR,FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopies. Elemental analysis indicated that approximately 92% ofthe cyano groups on the polymer surface were converted to tetrazolyl groups. The PVT exhibitedexcellent adsorption form et al ions and the maximum adsorption capacity for Pb (II) was2.39mmol/g which are much higher than corresponding literature results. The adsorption processwas described as an ion exchange and chelation interaction mechanisms. The high adsorption rate(<40 min) was seen. The resulting polymer and its metal chelate were characterized by FT-IR,elemental analysis, gravimetry, scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetry analysis(TGA), UV-Vis spectroscopy, and atomic absorption techniques (AAS). All these analyses methodsconfirmed the presence of metal in the polymer-metal complex.