EXAMPLE 1
Materials and Methods:
Phenol (Ph), ethylene glycol (EG), diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol (TEG) and Tetraethylene glycol (TETA) and paraformaldehyde were purchased from Fluka Chemie AG (Buchs, Switzerland). heptane was supplied by Sigma-Aldrich, Germany. All other solvents and reagents employed were of analytical grade. The infrared spectra were recorded were analysed by Perkin Elmer 16F PC FTIR spectrometer in the 4000-500 cm-1 wavelength region. The solid NMR spectra were recorded by Bruker WB-400 spectrometer with a spinning rate of 10 KHz. The cross-linked polymers were analysed for powder xray diffraction by Rigaku Miniflex II Desktop X-ray Diffractometer with 30 and stop angle of 700 sampling step size of 0.03, scan speed 3.00, 30 KV and 15 mA. The concentrations of mercury samples before and after analysis were analysed Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy model ICP-MS XSeries-II (Thermo Scientific). Thermal properties of the synthesized cross-linked polymers were performed on NETZSCH Thermal Analyzer, model DSC 204 F1 Phoenix and TG 209 F1 Libra, respectively.