EDTA modified LDHs as Cu 2+ scavengers: Removal kinetics and sorbent stability
摘要:
EDTA modified layered double hydroxides (LDHs) were investigated as potential sorbents to remediate heavy metals pollution. The polidentate ligand was introduced by an exchange method in a Zn–Al-LDH, which takes place with partial erosion of the layers, causing the intercalation of [Zn(EDTA)] 2 complex instead of the ligand. [Cu(H 2 O) 6 ] 2+ cation was selected as a model cation to study the uptake mechanism, exploring the elimination kinetics from the first minutes up to the steady state. A flow injection analysis system coupled to an amperometric detector (FIA-AM) was applied to perform fast and reliable [Cu(H 2 O) 6 ] 2+ determinations in monodisperse solid–aqueous solution systems. Furthermore, the sorbent stability was determined as a function of the pH and the nitrate concentration. The [Cu(H 2 O) 6 ] 2+ elimination is produced by an exchange reaction with [Zn(EDTA)] 2 anions placed either in the solid interlayer or in the aqueous solution, this last being released from the sorbent. Additional [Cu(H 2 O) 6 ] 2+ removal is produced by Cu(OH) 2 precipitation at high copper concentrations due to the LDHs high pH buffering capacity. The sorbent removes [Cu(H 2 O) 6 ] 2+ with high affinity in a wide concentration range. The elimination process reaches equilibrium in less than 30 min and leaves metal cation concentrations lower than 0.05 ppm in the supernatants.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcis.2008.11.045
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2009
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