Kinetic adsorption of methyl blue dye from aqueous solution by PVC/PVC-based copolymer containing quaternary amine.

The present study has investigated the use of a blend polymer polyvinyl chloride/polyvinyl chloride-graft-poly[2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate containing a quaternary amine in its structure (PVC/PVC-g-PDMAEM(N)) as an adsorbent for the removal of methyl blue dye from aqueous solution. The synthesized polymer blend has been characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning Electron Microscope-energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), and the scanning Spectrophotometer Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis). The adsorption studies have been performed by batch experiments.