Abstract:
Cupric ions are hazardous to human beings and their removal from the body is very necessary. The blends of
IRP69H (AMBERLITE IRP-69 [H+
] RESIN), DC20H (DOWEX™ 20 [H+
] Resin), DMSCH (DOWEX™
MARATHON™ MSC [H+
] Resin) and Kappa Carrageenan (κ-) were utilized for the removal of ions of Cu2+ from the
blood. They were subjected to docking studies which showed that there is no significant interaction with the blood
albumin. IER dose of 0.5 mg/10mL of IRP69H/κ-, DMSCH/κ-, and DC20H/κ- was essential for the Cu2+ ion removal. At
pH 5.4, optimal Cu2+ ions adsorption efficiency was attained. The adsorption capacities of Cu2+ were in the order of
IRP69H/κ->DC20H/κ->DMSCH/κ-. While the data fitted well to Freundlich, Langmuir and Dubinin-Radushkevich.
Pseudo-second order was followed for Cu2+ adsorption for DMSCH/κ- and DC20H/κ- while the pseudo-first order was
demonstrated well for IRP69H/κ-.
