A comparative study on the effect of different immobilization methods and matrix materials on the performance of copper(II)-sensitive membrane layers is presented. The indicator dye Zincon was immobilized in hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers by various methods including: (a) physical entrapment of the Zincon-tetraoctylammonium ion pair in plasticized PVC, hydrogel, polystyrene, ethyl cellulo...

-The adsorption of Ni(II) and Cu(II) on to the clay minerMs kaolinite, chlorite, and illite has been investigated. The quantity of Ni(II) at pH 6 and Cu(II) at pH 5 adsorbed has been found to vary in the manner chlorite > illite > kaolinite. Examination of the mode of bonding of the metal ions to the clay minerals using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been carried out. Comparison of ...

-A synthetic investi :ation ofcopper(II) ibuprofenate (lbup) addition compounds with 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and 2,9-dimethyl-l,10-phenanthroline (dmph) has led to the isolation of dinuclear adducts of the forms [Cu(Ibup)2(bpy)]z'4H20 (1) and [Cu(Ibup)2(phen)]2 (2) and a mononuclear adduct Cu(lbup)2(dmph) (3). Spectroscopic data for adducts 1 and 2 are consistent with ...

Particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO) catalyzes the oxidation of methane to methanol in methanotrophic bacteria. As a copper-containing enzyme, pMMO has been investigated extensively by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, but the presence of multiple copper centers has precluded correlation of EPR signals with the crystallographically identified monocopper and dicopper center...

A tacn based ligand bearing two methylthiazolyl arms (no2th) was synthesized with the aim to find ligands forming very stable and inert complexes with Cu(ii) and Cu(i) in aqueous medium for radiopharmaceutical applications. The no2th ligand was efficiently prepared following the orthoamide intermediate synthesis. The complexes with Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) were obtained and analyzed by X-ray diffracti...

The toxicity of metal ions on ecosystems has led to increasing amounts research their removal from wastewater. This paper presents the efficient application a carbon magnetic nanocomposite as an adsorbent for elimination (copper, lead and zinc) aqueous solutions. A Box–Behnken factorial design combined with response surface methodology was conducted investigate effect interactions three variabl...

The discharge of copper ion (Cu(II)) into natural waters can lead to serious environmental and health problems; however, an abundantly porous hierarchical adsorbent, such as faujasite (FAU), rapidly remove unwanted Cu(II). In this research, a hierarchically structured, mesoporous (FAU) was fabricated from industrial-waste lithium-silicon powder (LSP), with the addition biochar graphene oxide (G...

Two new trinuclear copper(ii) complexes without end-capping ligands, (Bu4N)2[Cu(dmso)2{Cu(dnopba)(dmso)}2] () and (Bu4N)2[Cu(dmso)2{Cu(dcopba)(dmso)}2] () [dnopba = 4,5-dinitro-ortho-phenylenebis(oxamate), dcopba = 4,5-dichloro-ortho-phenylenebis(oxamate), Bu4N(+) = tetra-n-butylammonium and dmso = dimethylsulfoxide], were synthesized and their structures were determined by single crystal X-ray...