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Sorption characteristics of heavy metal ions by a natural zeolite
2005
Zeolites have been shown to be effective adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. A natural material from Cuba, containing zeolite, has been used for the removal of several metal ions, namely Cu2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+, to evaluate its potential use as a low-cost adsorbent. Batch experiments have been conducted to evaluate the process kinetics and the removal equilibrium at different pH values, metal and zeolite concentrations. Pseudo-second order kinetics and Freundlich equilibrium parameters have been obtained. Results suggested that this natural zeolite has a high potential for heavy metal retention. The selectivity of the studied metals was determined as Cu2+ ≫ Zn2+ …
Relationship between ligand conformations and complexation properties in ditopic biphenyl thioureas
2007
Four new homoditopic biphenyl thiourea derivatives have been prepared to be used in carboxylate sensing. Experiments carried out with these ligands have demonstrated that the conformation of the free ligand has a strong influence on both complex stoichiometry and geometry. High equilibrium constants were obtained in DMSO.
A theoretical and experimental study of the formation mechanism of 4-X-chalcones by the Claisen–Schmidt reaction
2000
Abstract A theoretical and experimental study on the formation of 4-X-chalcones (X=H, Cl, F, OCH3, N(CH3)2) was carried out by the Claisen–Schmidt reaction. The influence of pH and temperature was analyzed. Under the adopted experimental conditions 4-X-chalcones were the only reaction products. In the theoretical study, the thermodynamic magnitudes and the reactivity indexes calculated with the AM1 method were used. The mechanism of Nayak and Rout was analyzed critically and a new mechanism was proposed, characterized by: (1) rapid nucleophilic attack of the catalyst (OH−) on the carbon atom of the methyl group of acetophenone; (2) attacks of the acetophenonate ion on the carbon atom of the…
Effect of solute association on the apparent adsorption isotherm. A model of the separation of non-racemic mixtures of enantiomers in achiral chromat…
1996
This article discusses the effect of solute association on the apparent adsorption isotherm and on the chromatographic peak profile. The modelling performed has shown that dimerization of a solute in a chromatographic system gives rise to an apparent adsorption isotherm of the non-linear type. This results first of all in peak broadening. Tailing or a fronting can be observed depending on the relative retention of the monomer and the dimer. Secondly, the retention of the solute depends on the amount of sample because of the non-linear character of the adsorption isotherm. As a result, an excess of one of two analytes with absolutely identical adsorption properties i.e. optical isomers, can …
Control of kinetics by cooperative interactions.
2011
Cooperative effects in ligand binding and dissociation kinetics are much less investigated than steady state kinetics or equilibrium binding. Nevertheless, cooperativity in ligand binding leads necessarily to characteristic properties with respect to kinetic properties of the system. In case of positive cooperativity as found in oxygen binding proteins, a typical property is an autocatalytic ligand dissociation behavior leading to a time dependent, apparent ligand dissociation rate. To follow systematically the influence of the various potentially involved parameters on this characteristic property, simulations based on the simple MWC model were performed which should be relevant for all ty…
Adsorption of a dye on clay and sand. Use of cyclodextrins as solubility-enhancement agents.
2007
Abstract Laboratory-scale studies were aimed at elucidating the physico-chemical aspects on the removal process of crystal violet (CV) from waters and solid substrates. The laponite clay (RD) and sand were chosen for the double aim at investigating them as CV adsorbents for water treatment and as substrates which mime the soil components. Sand is very effective in removing CV from waters. The cyclodextrins (CDs) were exploited as solubility-enhancement agents to remove CV from the solid substrates. They are powerful solvent media because they extract the CV from sand forming water-soluble CV/CD inclusion complexes and do not show affinity for sand. Optimum performance was shown by the modif…
Arsenite adsorption on goethite at elevated temperatures
2009
Abstract Experimental closed-system ΔT acid–base titrations between 10 °C and 75 °C were used to constrain a temperature-dependent 1-pK basic Stern model of the goethite surface complexation reactions. Experimental data for the temperature dependence of pHPZC determined by the one-term Van’t Hoff extrapolation yield a value for goethite surface protonation enthalpy of −49.6 kJ mol−1 in good agreement with literature data. Batch titration data between 10 °C and 75 °C with arsenite concentrations between 10 μM and 100 μM yield adsorption curves, which increases with pH, peak at a pH of 9, and decrease at higher pH values. The slope of this bend becomes steeper with increasing temperature. A 1…
Conformational mobility of thianthrene-5-oxide.
2005
[reaction: see text] Data on the apparent dipole moment of thianthrene-5-oxide (1) and (1)H NMR spectra in different solvents support the conformational mobility of 1, which flaps between two limit boat conformations with the sulfinyl group in pseudoequatorial and pseudoaxial positions, respectively. The conformational equilibrium of 1 occurs too fast for the (1)H NMR (500 MHz) time-scale even at -130 degrees C, and the equilibrium constant has not been determined. The apparent dipole moments of 1 in n-hexane and 1,4-dioxane and the (1)H NMR spectra of 1 and the model compounds cis- and trans-thianthrene-5,10-dioxides (2) and thianthrene (5) in different solvents and at various temperatures…
Equilibrium and Kinetic Properties of Cu II Cyclophane Complexes: The Effect of Changes in the Macrocyclic Cavity Caused by Changes in the Substituti…
2008
The o-B232, m-B232 and p-B232 cyclophanes result from attaching the terminal amine groups of 1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane (232) to the benzylic carbons of the corresponding o-, m- or p-xylanes. The cavity size of these cyclophanes changes moderately as a consequence of the substitution at the aromatic ring. The effects caused by these changes on the equilibrium constants for protonation and CuII complex formation of the cyclophanes are analyzed and compared with those of the noncyclic 232 polyamine. All three cyclophanes form mononuclear complexes, but only o-B232 is able to coordinate to CuII through the four amine groups simultaneously, whereas m-B232 and p-B232 can only use three nitrogen d…
Hydrolysis and chemical speciation of (C2H5)2Sn2+, (C2H5)3Sn+ and (C3H7)3Sn+ in aqueous media simulating the major composition of natural waters
2001
The hydrolysis of (C 2 H 5 ) 2 Sn 2+ , (C 2 H 5 ) 3 Sn + and (n-C 3 H 7 ) 3 Sn + has been studied, by potentiometric measurements ([H + ]-glass electrode), in NaNO 3 , NaCl, NaCl/Na 2 SO 4 mixtures and in a synthetic seawater (SSWE), as an ionic medium simulating the major composition of natural seawater, at different ionic strengths (0 ≤ I ≤ 5 mol dm -3 ) and salinities (15 ≤ S ≤ 45), and at t = 25 °C. Five hydrolytic species for (C 2 H 5 ) 2 Sn 2+ , three for (C 2 H 5 ) 3 Sn + and two for (C 3 H 7 ) 3 Sn + are found. Interactions with the anion components of SSWE, considered as single-salt seawater, are determined by means of a complex formation model. A predictive equation for the calcul…