Selectivity of heavy metal ions at acidic supramolecular surfaces

  • Jin Young Hyun
  • , Gil Sun Lee
  • , Tae Young Kim
  • , Dong June Ahn*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Langmuir monolayers containing surface carboxylic acid head groups were examined in order to characterize their selectivity to metal ion adsorption. Experimental data of ion adsorption obtained by surface isotherms and FTIR spectroscopy were analyzed using a thermodynamic-and-electrochemical model. Among bivalent ions examined (Cr2+, Pb2+, Cu2+, Cd2+, Zn2+, Ca2+, Ni2+, and Ba2+), Langmuir monolayers showed the highest selectivity to chromium ions. In addition, it was found that adsorption constants of the surface ions are quite different from binding constants of the bulk ions. The results show important implications to sensing and separating metal ions by the use of acidic supramolecular materials.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)533-540
    Number of pages8
    JournalKorean Journal of Chemical Engineering
    Volume14
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1997 Nov

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by Korean Ministry of Educa-

    Keywords

    • FTIR Spectroscopy
    • Interfaces
    • Langmuir Monolayers
    • Metal Ion Adsorption
    • Supramolecules

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • General Chemical Engineering

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