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Adsorption of 1,10-Phenanthroline by Some Clays and Oxides

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Clays and Clay Minerals

Abstract

The adsorption of 1,10-phenanthroline (OP) onto some clays and oxides was studied as a function of concentration, pH, and time. The adsorption was found to be irreversible and the isotherms, except for silica gel, were hyperbolic and gave rise to plots similar to that of Langmuir. Kinetic and light scattering studies show that OP is adsorbed as a micellar unit composed on the average of 3.5 molecules/micelle. This fact explains the overestimation observed in the surface areas of some sorbents since no true monomo-lecular layer of OP is formed on the surfaces. The adsorption was also found to be pH dependent, attaining a maximum, independent of the sorbent, at about pH 6. This maximum was approximately at the same pH in which only the molecular form of OP began to be present. The partial desorption of OP as the pH increased beyond 6 is possibly associated with the aggregation of micelles on the surfaces.

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Изучалась адсорбция 1,10-Фенатролина (ОП) некоторыми глинами и окислами как функция концентрации, рН, и времени. Адсорбция оказалась необратимой и изотермы, кроме изотерм для кремневого геля, были гиперболические, которые позволили построить графики подобные графикам Лангмуира. Кинетические исследования и изучения с помощью рассеяния света показывают, что ОП адсорбируется как мицелловая единица, составленная в среднем из 3,5 молекул/ мицелла. Этот факт объясняет переоценку, замеченную в поверхностных зонах некоторых сорбентов, поскольку настоящие мономолекулярные слои ОП не формируются на поверхностях. Было обнаружено также, что адсорбция зависит от рН, доходя до максимума, независимо от сорбента, при рН равном примерно 6. Этот максимум был приблизительно при том же рН для случая, когда только молекулярная форма ОП начала появляться. Частичная адсорбция ОП при увеличении рН свыше 6 возможно связана с объединением мицелля на поверхностях. [N. R.]

Resümee

Die Adsorption von 1,10-Phenanthrolin (OP) an einige Tone und Oxide wurde in Abhängigkeit von Konzentration, pH, und Zeit untersucht. Es zeigte sich, daß die Adsorption irreversibel ist, und daß die Isothermen, mit Ausnahme von Silica-Gel, hyperbolisch sind und Darstellungen ähnlich denen von Langmuir ermöglichen. Kinetische und Lichtstreuungs-Untersuchungen zeigen, daß OP in Form einer micellaren Einheit aus durchschnittlich 3,5 Molekülen/Micelle adsorbiert wird. Diese Tatsache erklärt die Überbewertung, die in den Oberflächenbereichen einiger Adsorber beobachtet wurde, da keine echten monomolekularen Schichten von OP auf den Oberflächen gebildet werden. Es zeigte sich, daß die Adsorption pH-abhängig ist, und unabhängig vom Adsorber ein Maximum bei pH ~6 erreicht. Dieses Maximum war etwa bei dem gleichen pH, bei dem nur die molekulare Form von OP aufzutreten beginnt. Die teilweise Desorption von OP, wenn der pH über 6 ansteigt, hängt möglicherweise mit der Aggregation von Micellen auf den Oberflächen zusammen. [U. W.]

Résumé

L’adsorption de 1,10-phenalthroline (OP) sur certains argiles et oxides a été étudiée en fonction de la concentration, du pH, et du temps. On a trouvé que l’adsorption était irréversible et que les isothermes, sauf pour le gel de silice, étaient hyperboliques, produisant des graphes semblables à celui de Langmuir. Des études kinétiques et de dispersion de lumière montrent que OP est adsorbé en tant qu’unité micellaire composée en moyenne de 3,5 molécules/micelle. Ce fait explique la surestimation observée dans les régions de surface de quelques sorbants puisqu’aucune vraie couche monomoléculaire de OP n’est formée sur les surfaces. On a aussi trouvé que l’adsorption était dépendante du pH, atteignant un maximum, indépendant du sorbant, à ~pH 6. Ce maximum était approximativement au même pH auquel seule la forme moléculaire de OP commençait à être présente. La désorption partielle de OP lorsque le pH croissait au-delà de 6 est possiblement associée avec l’aggrégation de micelles à la surface. [D. J.]

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de Bussetti, S.G., Ferreiro, E.A. & Helmy, A.K. Adsorption of 1,10-Phenanthroline by Some Clays and Oxides. Clays Clay Miner. 28, 149–154 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1346/CCMN.1980.0280212

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