scholarly journals A Polymer Inclusion Membrane for Sensing Metal Complexation in Natural Waters

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10404
Author(s):  
Berta Alcalde ◽  
Enriqueta Anticó ◽  
Clàudia Fontàs

Metal speciation studies are of great importance in assessing metal bioavailability in aquatic environments. Functionalized membranes are a simple tool to perform metal chemical speciation. In this study, we have prepared and tested a polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) made of the polymer cellulose triacetate (CTA), the extractant di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA), and the plasticizer 2-nitrophenyloctyl ether (NPOE) as a sensor for Zn and Cu complexation studies. This PIM, incorporated in a device with an 0.01 M HNO3 receiving solution, is shown to effectively transport free metal ions, and it is demonstrated that the presence of ligands that form stable complexes with divalent metallic ions, such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and humic acid (HA), greatly influences the accumulation of the metals in the receiving phase due to the increasing metal fraction complexed in the feed phase. Moreover, the effect of major ions found in natural waters has been investigated, and it is found that the presence of calcium did not decrease the accumulation of either Zn or Cu. Finally, the PIM sensor has been used successfully to evaluate metal complexation in a river water affected by Zn pollution.

Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Bernadeta Gajda ◽  
Radosław Plackowski ◽  
Andrzej Skrzypczak ◽  
Mariusz B. Bogacki

This study investigates copper(II) ion transport through a polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) containing 1-alkyl-1,2,4-triazole (n = 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14), o-nitrophenyl octyl ether as the plasticizer and cellulose triacetate as the polymer matrix. The feeding phase was a solution of 0.1 mol/dm3CuCl2 and an equimolar (0.1 mol/dm3) mixture of copper, nickel, and cobalt chlorides with varying concentrations of chloride anions (from 0.5 to 5.0 mol/dm3) established with NaCl. The receiving phase was demineralized water. The flow rate of the source and receiving phases through the membrane module was within the range from 0.5 cm3/min to 4.5 cm3/min. The tests were carried out at temperatures of 20, 30, 40 and 50 °C. Transport of NaCl through the membrane was excluded for the duration of the test. It was noted that the flow rate through the membrane changes depending on the length of the carbon chain in the alkyl substituent from 16.1 μmol/(m2s) to 1.59 μmol/(m2s) in the following order: C8> C9> C10> C11> C12> C14. The activation energy was 71.3 ± 3.0 kJ/mol, indicating ion transport through the PIM controlled with a chemical reaction. Results for transport in case of the concurrent separation of copper(II), nickel(II), and cobalt(II) indicate a possibility to separate them in a selective manner.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Pospiech ◽  
Adam Makowka

Abstract This work explains the application of plasticized cellulose triacetate (CTA) membranes with Cyanex 272 di(2,4,4-(trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid) and Cyanex 301 (di(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)dithiophosphinic acid) as the ion carriers of lanthanum(III) and cerium(III). CTA is used as a support for the preparation of polymer inclusion membrane (PIM). This membrane separates the aqueous source phase containing metal ions and the receiving phase. 1M H2SO4 is applied as the receiving phase in this process. The separation properties of the plasticized membranes with Cyanex 272 and Cyanex 301 are compared. The results show that the transport of cerium(III) through PIM with Cyanex 272 is more efficient and selective than lanthanum(III).


2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Pospiech

Abstract In this work the selective transport of cobalt(II) and lithium(I) ions from aqueous chloride solutions through polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs) is presented. Triisooctylamine (TIOA) has been applied as the ion carrier in membrane. The effects of various parameters on the transport of Co(II) and Li(I) were studied. The obtained results show that Co(II) ions were effectively removed from source phase through PIM containing 32 wt.% TIOA, 22 wt.% CTA (cellulose triacetate) and 46 wt.% ONPOE (o-nitrophenyl octyl ether) or ONPPE (o-nitrophenyl pentyl ether) into deionized water as the receiving phase. The results indicate that there is a possibility of polymer inclusion membranes application to recover Co(II) and Li(I) from aqueous chloride solutions


2018 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sana Ncib ◽  
Afef Barhoumi ◽  
Wided Bouguerra ◽  
Christian Larchet ◽  
Lasâad Dammak ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 104980 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. López-Guerrero ◽  
M.D. Granado-Castro ◽  
M. Díaz-de-Alba ◽  
J. Lande-Durán ◽  
M.J. Casanueva-Marenco

2011 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 376-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varada Vishnuvardhan ◽  
Yakkala Kalyan ◽  
Krishnapillai Padmajakumari Prathish ◽  
Battala Gangadhar ◽  
Yadamari Tharakeswar ◽  
...  

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