Doctoral Dissertations

Author

Anan Tongta

Keywords and Phrases

Anion exchange; Porous adsorbent particles; Surface functionalization

Abstract

"The replacement of Br- by trimethylamine for the synthesis of anion exchange adsorbent particles by surface functionalization of polystyrene-divinylbenzene based spherical porous particles was studied experimentally and theoretically for various initial concentrations of trimethylamine, temperatures, and pH values. Then, the kinetic parameters that characterize the chemical reaction mechanisms were estimated by fitting the experimental data with the results from the mathematical model that describes the dynamic behavior of the kinetic mechanism. The calculated values of the kinetic parameters indicated that the net rate of the replacement of Br- by trimethylamine is dominated by the kinetic mechanism involving the formation and opening of an epoxide, [formula], where P represents the polymeric backbone of the adsorbent particles. The theoretical results obtained from the solution of the equations of the mathematical model indicate that the highest concentration of the desired product, [formula], on the surface of the pores of the particles, is obtained when the initial concentration of trimethylamine is highest. The equilibrium adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) into the anion exchange adsorbent particles produced in this work was also studied, and the results indicate that the maximum value of the concentration of BSA in the adsorbed phase is a weak function of the concentration of the desired product, [formula], on the surface of the pores of the particles"--Abstract, page iv.

Advisor(s)

Liapis, Athanasios I.

Committee Member(s)

Crosser, Orrin K.
Reed, X. B., Jr.
Siehr, Donald J.
Avula, Xavier J. R.

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Degree Name

Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering

Sponsor(s)

Royal Thai government
Pharmacia Biotech AS, Norway

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Fall 1995

Pagination

xxv, 290 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Rights

© 1995 Anan Tongta, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Dissertation - Restricted Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Anions
Ion exchange
Adsorption
Separation (Technology)
Porous materials
Chemical kinetics -- Mathematical models

Thesis Number

T 7063

Print OCLC #

35912208

Electronic OCLC #

932253949

Link to Catalog Record

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http://merlin.lib.umsystem.edu/record=b3272853~S5

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