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Research Article Volume 3 Issue 1
Preliminary Cu (II) extraction analysis with biobased lipophilic 14, 16-hentricaontanedione
Kaana Asemave, Andrew J Hunt, Thomas J Farmer
Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, Nigeria
Received: July 03, 2018 | Published: February 28, 2019
Citation: Asemave K, Hunt AJ, Farmer TJ. Preliminary Cu (II) extraction analysis with biobased lipophilic 14, 16-hentricaontanedione. MOJ Biorg Org Chem. 2019;3(1):22-25. DOI: 10.15406/mojboc.2019.03.00093
Abstract
This preliminary investigation emphasizes the use of renewable (sustainable) chelators otherwise known as greener chelators (which are currently more desired) for metals recovery. Importantly, the work showcases the application of lipophilic type of greener chelator (14, 16- hentriacontanedione - Htd). Lipophilic chelator can be readily recycled hence making it to be more economic than the corresponding hydrophilic ones. Hence, in this studies liquid-liquid biphasic Cu(II) extractions from a varying concentrations of synthetic Cu(OAc)2 solutions with the chelator were demonstrated. It was observed that, the equilibrium equation for the Cu(II) extraction with the chelator is: Cu(OAc)2(aq)+HR(org)↔CuR(OAc)(org)+H++OAc-. The results also showed that, the % Cu(II) extracted with respect to the theoretical Cu(II) extraction by the renewable and greener lipophilic β-diketone is excellent at the conditions of the experiment. An extraction of 38% and 50% Cu(II) were found at Cu:L ratio of 14:1 and 30:1 respectively. Higher concentrations of chelator, higher Cu: L ratio and higher pH gave better amount of Cu (II) extracted. This biobased renewable chemical can find use as metals chelator and in other allied applications.
Keywords: metals, nuclear, solar, wind, bioenergy, carbon capture, storage, electricity grids, carboxylic acids, ketones, alcohols, ethers, economical process, Cu-diketonates, petroleum ether, renewable chemical, stoichiometric assessment
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