title: Extraction of metal ions using chemically modified silica gel covalently bonded with 4,4'-diaminodiphenylether and 4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone-salicylaldehyde Schiff bases.
abstract: Two new chelating materials (Si-DDE-o-HB, and Si-DDS-o-HB) were synthesized by modifying the activated silica gel phase with Schiff bases of 4,4'-diaminodiphenylether (DDE)/4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) and o-hydroxybenzaldehyde (o-HB). The synthesized materials were characterized by FTIR and BET surface area measurement techniques. The extraction of metal ions such as Zn2+, Mn2+ and Cr3+ by the chelating material Si-DDE-o-HB was found to be higher than that by Si-DDS-o-HB. The order of metal sorption was found to be Zn2+ > Mn2+ > Cr3+. The correlation coefficients for Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms were compared for the sorption of Zn2+ onto the chelating material. The loading and elution of the metal ion solution was examined at optimum pH 7.5 and 0.5 cm3 min-1 flow rate of the solution using a column technique. The preconcentration factor for the elution of Zn2+ using dilute HNO3 was found to be 66.2 with a breakthrough volume of 15 cm3. The data obtained for the preconcentration of Zn2+ by the column technique suggested that the material Si-DDE-o-HB can find industrial applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India. rkdey@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.forename: Alok R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ray