Adsorption of Oxy-Anions in the Teaching Laboratory: An Experiment To Study a Fundamental Environmental Engineering Problem
Adsorption of Oxy-Anions in the Teaching Laboratory: An Experiment To Study a Fundamental Environmental Engineering Problem
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教学实验室中氧阴离子的吸附:研究基本环境工程问题的实验
DOI:
10.1021/ed300220d
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
D. Weiss
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作者:
M. D'Arcy;Florence Bullough;C. Moffat;E. Borgomeo;M. Teh;R. Vilar;D. Weiss
Synthesizing and testing bicomposite adsorbents for the removal of environmentally problematic oxy-anions is high on the agenda of research-led universities. Here we present a laboratory module successfully developed at Imperial College London that introduces the advanced undergraduate student in engineering (chemical, civil, earth) and science (chemistry, materials, earth science) to several fundamental principles associated with this research area in a simple, engaging and safe way. This includes (i) the synthesis of inorganic bicomposite sorbents, (ii) the evaluation of the adsorption–removal process, and (iii) the analysis of the sorbate; all underpinned by theory. We devise an experiment using phosphate oxyanions and an iron–titanium oxide bicomposite sorbent, which is simple to synthesize. The adsorption of phosphate solutions of varying concentration is tested and assessed at pH 5 and 9. Phosphate concentrations at equilibrium are analyzed using UV–vis spectroscopy to plot adsorption isotherms and ...