Molybdates and tungstates sorption on organo-smectites as a process controlled by the type and amount of surfactant

• Autorzy: Muir B. , Andrunik D. , Bajda T.

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DOI

10.7494/geol.2016.42.1.102

• Konferencja: XVIIth International Conference of Young Geologists Herl'any 2016
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Modification of a smectite with organic surfactants leads to the formation of an organo-mineral complex characterized by a positive charged (Baj da et al. 2015). The process involves the exchange of naturally occurring cations, e.g. Ca 2+, Mg 2+, Na +, K + by large organic cations of surfactants. This alteration makes it possible to use organo-smectites as sorbents to remove anionic forms of Mo(VI) and W(VI) from aqueous solutions. The concentration of molybdenum in the environment is significantly enhanced by anthropogenic inputs from coal-resource development, fly ash, sewage sludge and hard-rock mining activity (Kalembkiewicz & Sočo 2009). W(VI) is released to the environment through its use in winter tires or by its applications in industry e.g. enriches alloys or electrotechnics (Gustafsson 2003). The environmental behavior of molybdenum and tungsten becomes very complex once they dissolve as Mo(VI) and W(VI) anions occur as a monomer only in alkaline or neutral solutions. Bentonite from the Jelšovy Potok in Slovakia, rich in montmorillonite phase, was used in the sorption experiments (Bajda et al. 2015). Through the preparation of a series of experiments it was possible to define the impact of various surfactants, their amount and organo-smectites’ properties order on the sorption capacity and pH effect. Smectite has been modified with dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DDTMA), didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDDDMA), hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA) and dihexadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DHDDMA) in amounts of: 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 of cation exchange capacity (CEC). Experiments of Mo(VI) and W(VI) sorption on organo-smectites were conducted under various concentrations of Mo(VI) and W(VI) (0–20 mM) and in wide range of pH’s (1–13). The effectiveness of modifications follows the order DDTMA-smectite > HDTMA-smectite > DDDDMA-smectite > DHDDMA-smectite. The unmodified smectite did not remove Mo(VI) and W(VI) anions from the aqueous solution at all. In the removal of Mo(VI), sorption efficiency follows the order: DDTMA-smectite > DDDDMA-smectite > HDTMA-smectite > DHDDMA-smectite. In case of W(VI) the efficiency of the removal can be place: DDDDMA-smectite > DDTMA- -smectite > HDTMA-smectite > DHDDMA- -smectite. With an increasing concentration of Mo(VI) or W(VI) in the solutions, the sorption increases. The maximum sorption capacity in the removal of Mo(VI) was 1710 mmol Mo(VI)/kg in case of smectite modified with DDTMA at 0.5 CEC. The best result of tungsten sorption was 5882 mmol W(VI)/kg and it was obtained for DDDDMA-smectite (0.5 CEC). Results showed that the sorption is more effective at a lower pH, in both Mo(VI) and W(VI) removal. The smectite modified with surfactant with double carbon chain (DDDDMA, DHDDMA) proved to be a better sorbent. With an increasing amount of surfactant attached to the smectite, the sorption efficiency increases.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

formation; modification; cation

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa AGH
• Czasopismo: Geology, Geophysics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 42, no. 1
• Strony: 102--103
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 3 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Muir B.

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection; al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

autor

Andrunik D.

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection; al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

autor

Bajda T.

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection; al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Bibliografia

• Bajda T., Szala B. & Solecka U., 2015. Removal of lead and phosphate ions from aqueous solutions by organo-smectite. Environmental Technology, 36, 2872–2883.
• Gustafsson J.P., 2003. Modelling molybdate and tungstate ad sorption on ferrihydrite. Chemical Geology, 200, 105–115.
• Kalembkiewicz J. & Sočo E., 2009. Industrial f ly ash as a potential source of molybdenum and emission. Ochrona Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych, 40, 601–607.

Uwagi

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.