Synthesis and Structural Investigations of Copper Abietat Complexes

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to remove copper from wastewater by preparing copper abietat using abietic acid which exists in sunflower oil. For this, initially the abietic acid present in sunflower oil was obtained. Then copper abietat complex was obtained by extraction of these compounds at different pH values. The structure of copper abietat obtained at the appropriate pH range was studied using infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance and electron paramagnetic resonance techniques.