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Novel chelating silicas for the preconcentration of ultratrace metals in natural waters

Novel chelating silicas for the preconcentration of ultratrace metals in natural waters
Novel chelating silicas for the preconcentration of ultratrace metals in natural waters

A variety of amino functional compounds were attached to silica particles through the use of a 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane intermediary. The resultant amines were also converted to their dithiocarbamates.

Characterisation of the immobilised functional groups was achieved and demonstrated the presence of a variety of different chemical structures on the silica surface.

The functionalised silicas were subjected to a rapid and efficient screening tehcnique which defined their chelating properties and revealed three modifying agents, ethylenediamine N.N'bis dithiocarbamate, diethylenetriamine monodithiocarbamate and propan-l,3-diamine, which were subjected to more intense study.

These three modifying agents were capable of preconcentrating copper, nickel, chromium, cobalt and cadmium in the 0.01-10 ug.l"1 range from estuarine water samples by a factor of 100 prior to determination by electrothermal atomic absorbtion.

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Taylor, Ian
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Taylor, Ian
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Taylor, Ian (1991) Novel chelating silicas for the preconcentration of ultratrace metals in natural waters. University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.

Record type: Thesis (Doctoral)

Abstract

A variety of amino functional compounds were attached to silica particles through the use of a 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane intermediary. The resultant amines were also converted to their dithiocarbamates.

Characterisation of the immobilised functional groups was achieved and demonstrated the presence of a variety of different chemical structures on the silica surface.

The functionalised silicas were subjected to a rapid and efficient screening tehcnique which defined their chelating properties and revealed three modifying agents, ethylenediamine N.N'bis dithiocarbamate, diethylenetriamine monodithiocarbamate and propan-l,3-diamine, which were subjected to more intense study.

These three modifying agents were capable of preconcentrating copper, nickel, chromium, cobalt and cadmium in the 0.01-10 ug.l"1 range from estuarine water samples by a factor of 100 prior to determination by electrothermal atomic absorbtion.

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Published date: 1991

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Local EPrints ID: 460410
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/460410
PURE UUID: 86c75a63-543d-4141-8a05-f9ffe1abff78

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Author: Ian Taylor

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