Polymeric resins have been widely used in water treatment processes due to their advantages, such as high selectivity and possibility of regeneration and chemical modification, allowing obtaining a material with greater selectivity/specificity. In the present study, porous polymeric resins of methyl methacrylate-divinylbenzene (MMA-DVB), styrene-divinylbenzene (Sty-DVB) and sulfonated styrene-divinylbenzene (S-Sty-DVB) were synthesized, characterized and evaluated for their efficiency in removing oil and aniline contained in water. In the tests with oily water, the efficiency in removing oil and cations of sodium and calcium was assessed with columns containing only one type of resin (Sty-DVB or S-Sty-DVB) and columns containing blended filling (MMA-DVB/S-Sty-DVB and Sty-DVB/S-Sty-DVB). The columns containing the mixture performed better, due to the diverse hydrophilicity of the adsorbent system, allowing removal of a wider range of contaminants. The removal of aniline from the water was possible with the use of the sulfonated styrene-divinylbenzene because of the reaction between the aniline and acidic sites of the resin. The efficiency of this resin in removing aniline declined gradually rather than abruptly, due to the interaction of the aniline molecules with the aniline salt formed after saturation of the resin's acidic sites.
Polymeric resins; sulfonation; produced oily water; TOG; aniline; water treatment
