Preparation and Characterization of Silica Aerogel Immobilized with Cyanex 301 for Extraction of Zn(II)

2013 ◽  
Vol 717 ◽  
pp. 108-112
Author(s):  
Noorzahan Begum ◽  
Md Fazlul Bari ◽  
Salmie Suhana Binti Che Abdullah ◽  
R.A. Khairel ◽  
N. Ahmed

A new solid phase extractant silica aerogel immobilized with Cyanex 301 {bis (2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) dithiophosphinic acid} (SAWC) was prepared via a sol-gel method and investigated for the extraction of Zn (II) from aqueous solution by a batch extraction technique. It is found that SAWC can extract about 100% zinc at equilibrium pH 1.7. Prepared SAWC was characterized by FT-IR, BET, EDX and SEM which proved the presence of Cyanex 301 into silica aerogel. Moreover, the material is also easily regenerated and reused in the subsequent removal of Zn (II) in five cycles. Therefore, it could be concluded that it may perform as a solid phase extractant in the extraction of metal ions from the aqueous solution.

Author(s):  
Tuba Arkan

Abstract: In this study, a commercial foundry sand (Seydisehir Eti Aluminium Co. Inc.) was provided as the starting material. Using this supplied casting sand, silica aerogel production was carried out by sol-gel method. Starting materials chemical components were determined by doing XRD and XRF analyses to starting industrial casting sand respectively. After analysing studies, sodium silicate solution was produced from commercial casting sand. During silica aerogel synthesize, 5 different pH degree was investigated including 2-4-6-8 and 9. Silica aerogel modification (Super hydrophobic) was made by choosing the optimum pH value. Afer then, on the synthesized experiment sample, FT-IR, BET, SEM and contact angle characterization studies were realised respectively. As a result of preliminary experiments done with different pH experiments, sample with the lowest density was determined as pH 8 value. Keywords: Casting sand, Sol-gel, Silica aerogel


1996 ◽  
Vol 459 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ching-Prado ◽  
W. Pérez ◽  
A. Reynés-Figueroa ◽  
R. S. Katiyar ◽  
D. Ravichandran ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThin films of SrBi2Nb2O9 (SBN) with thicknesses of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 μ were grown by Sol-gel technique on silicon, and annealed at 650°C. The SBN films were investigated by Raman scatering for the first time. Raman spectra in some of the samples present bands around 60, 167, 196, 222, 302, 451, 560, 771, 837, and 863 cm−1, which correspond to the SBN formation. The study indicates that the films are inhomogeneous, and only in samples with thicknesses 0.4 μ the SBN material was found in some places. The prominent Raman band around 870 cm−1, which is the A1g mode of the orthorhombic symmetry, is assigned to the symmetric stretching of the NbO6 octahedrals. The frequency of this band is found to shift in different places in the same sample, as well as from sample to sample. The frequency shifts and the width of the Raman bands are discussed in term of ions in non-equilibrium positions. FT-IR spectra reveal a sharp peak at 1260 cm−1, and two broad bands around 995 and 772 cm−1. The bandwidths of the latter two bands are believed to be associated with the presence of a high degree of defects in the films. The experimental results of the SBN films are compared with those obtained in SBT (T=Ta) films. X-ray diffraction and SEM techniques are also used for the structural characterization.


Author(s):  
Nitesh Parmar ◽  
Jitendra Kumar Srivastava

Abstract This study is an attempt to the removal of Ciprofloxacin (CIP) antibiotic from simulated wastewater using a photocatalytic process. The photocatalytic process was carried out in a photocatalytic reactor in the presence of TiO2 nanoparticles. TiO2 nanoparticles were successfully prepared in a laboratory scale using sol-gel method with titanium-isopropoxide (TTIP) as titanium precursor. Prepared material was found very effective to the removal of CIP antibiotic. The maximum removal efficiency of 87.95% of ciprofloxacin from aqueous solution was achieved at the pH 5, catalyst doze of 40 mg L−1 with initial concentration of ciprofloxacin 5 mg L−1, and the reaction time of 100 min additionally; material characterization of TiO2 was presented in detail in terms of XRD, SEM, UV, and FTIR. It has been found that at the optimum condition the total operating cost indicated for the removal of ciprofloxacin from aqueous solution is 786.56 (INR/kg of CIP removal). This technique demonstrated that photocatalytic reaction in presence of TiO2 nanoparticles is well applicable to treat pharmaceutical wastewater.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdussalam Salhin Mohamad Ali ◽  
Norfarhah Abdul Razak ◽  
Ismail Ab Rahman

Sorbent materials based on a hydrazone Schiff base compound, C14H11BrN4O4, were prepared either by immobilizing the ligand into sol-gel (SG1) or bonding to silica (SG2). The sorbent materials were characterized by FT-IR, EDX, SEM, TEM, and TGA. The sorption characteristics of a matrix of eight transition metal ions (Ag+, Cu2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Fe3+, Pb2+, Zn2+, and Mn2+) using batch method were studied. Several key parameters that affected the extraction efficiency such as pH, contact time, metal ions concentration, and gel size (for SGl) were investigated and optimized. Under the optimized conditions, the physically immobilized hydrazone sorbent (SG1) exhibits highest selectivity towards Ag+ions, while the chemically bonded hydrazone sorbent (SG2) exhibits high extraction for all metal ions tested. However, for practical applications such as the removal and preconcentration of Ag+, the physically immobilized sorbent (SG1) is preferred.


2019 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 942-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fereidoon Rahmani ◽  
Ali Es-haghi ◽  
Mohammad-Reza Milani Hosseini ◽  
Afsaneh Mollahosseini

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duha Hussien Attol ◽  
Hayder Hamied Mihsen

Rice husk ash (RHA) was used to prepare sodium silicate, which in turn was functionalized with 3-(chloropropyl)triethoxysilane employing the sol-gel technique to form RHACCl. Chloro group in RHACCl was replaced with iodo group forming RHACI. Ethylenediamine was immobilized on RHACI in order to prepare it for the reaction with salicylaldehyde to form a silica derivative-salen. FT-IR analysis indicated the presence of secondary amine and –NH and C=N absorption bands. XRD analysis revealed the occurrence of the broad diffused peak with maximum intensity at 22–23° (2θ). BET measurements showed also that the surface area of the prepared compound is 274.55 m2/g. Elemental analysis proved the existence of nitrogen in the structure of the prepared compound. The silica derivative-salen showed high potential for extraction and removal of heavy contaminating metal ions Ni(II), Cu(II), and Co(II) from aqueous solutions. The kinetic study demonstrates that the adsorption of the metal ions follows the pseudo-second order.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (45) ◽  
pp. 5784-5792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangping Ji ◽  
Juanjuan Feng ◽  
Chunying Li ◽  
Sen Han ◽  
Jiaqing Feng ◽  
...  

A silica aerogel with high surface area was prepared by an acid–base two-step catalytic sol–gel method under ambient pressure drying.


2007 ◽  
Vol 124-126 ◽  
pp. 287-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Liu ◽  
Yong Jun He ◽  
Jeung Soo Huh

The nano-CeO2 was synthesized by two-step solid-phase reaction. The image of TEM showed that nano-CeO2 with an average size of about 70 nm. The series of polyaniline/nano-CeO2 composites with different PANi: CeO2 ratios were prepared by in-situ polymerization in the presence of hydrochloric acid (HCl) as dopant by adding nano-CeO2 into the polymerization reaction mixture of aniline. The composites obtained were characterized by FT-IR and UV-vis spectroscopy analysis. The FT-IR spectra of nanocomposites indicate different blue-shifts, attributed to C–N stretching mode for benzenoid unit. The UV-vis spectra of nanocomposites display einstein-shifts compared with PANi at 620nm. The conductivity properties of the composites are also changed compare to the pure PANi. These results suggest that the interactions between the polymer matrix and nanoparticles take place in polyaniline/nano- CeO2 composites.


2007 ◽  
Vol 95 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia-May S. Gong ◽  
Frédéric Poineau ◽  
Kenneth R. Czerwinski

A novel dry synthesis for the uranium(VI) dioxo-diacetohydroxamate (UAHA) complex has been developed. The complex was generated in >80% yield by mechanically grinding solid uranyl acetate dihydrate (UAc) with solid acetohydroxamic acid in stoichiometric amounts. The resulting UOThe UAHA solid was extensively characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopies. The compound did not fluoresce after laser excitation. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra were obtained of the complex in DThe easy synthesis and purification of UAHA enables researchers to strictly control reaction conditions; to eliminate interfering salts and water; and to study the complex in the solid-phase.


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