Strontium(II) sorption by complexing o-hydroxy-azo-o'-hydroxy functionalized polystyrene polymer sorbents

Optimal parameters for strontium(II) complexing and sorption from aqueous solutions by sorbents based on styrene/divinylbenzene copolymers functionalized with a complexing o-hydroxy-azo-o-hydroxy functionality have been studied, namely, pH(opt), 50% sorption pH (pH(50)), and the time and temperature of quantitative strontium(II) sorption. Strontium(II) sorption capacities have been determined for the sorbents under study; sorption isotherms have been constructed. For a complex formed with polystyrene-o-hydroxy-azo-o'-hydroxy-sulfobenzene, which is an efficient sorbent, the structure has been determined.