Cadmium toxicity in wastewater is a rising concern due to industries like batteries,metallurgy,electroplating,plastic stabilizers,and pigments.The quantitative detection of Cd^(2+)and its remediation from wastewater s...Cadmium toxicity in wastewater is a rising concern due to industries like batteries,metallurgy,electroplating,plastic stabilizers,and pigments.The quantitative detection of Cd^(2+)and its remediation from wastewater samples are of major concern from an environmental point of view.In the present work,an effective spectrophotometric method has been reported using 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline(DBHQ)as a complexing agent for Cd^(2+).This method has advantages like using recyclable,less toxic solvents and easy sample preparation.The limit of detection,limit of quantification,and sensitivity of the proposed method were found to be 33.30,36.70 mg L^(−1),and 2×10^(−3),respectively.The DBHQ method was validated using atomic absorption spectroscopy,and the recovery percentage was more than 98%.These results indicate that DBHQ can be effectively used for monitoring Cd^(2+)in aqueous systems.The method developed was further employed for monitoring Cd^(2+)adsorption on calcium alginate(AL)hydrogels.Batch adsorption studies were done to optimize parameters of Cd^(2+)removal using AL hydrogels,and the data obtained were used for kinetic and thermodynamic studies.Kinetic studies indicated that the pseudo-first-order model showed better fitting,and thermodynamic studies showed Freundlich-like adsorption.The maximum adsorption capacity of Cd^(2+)on AL hydrogels was found to be 56.45 mg g^(−1).The validation studies of DBHQ were performed using statistical analysis methods like t-tests and one-way variance.展开更多
文摘Cadmium toxicity in wastewater is a rising concern due to industries like batteries,metallurgy,electroplating,plastic stabilizers,and pigments.The quantitative detection of Cd^(2+)and its remediation from wastewater samples are of major concern from an environmental point of view.In the present work,an effective spectrophotometric method has been reported using 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline(DBHQ)as a complexing agent for Cd^(2+).This method has advantages like using recyclable,less toxic solvents and easy sample preparation.The limit of detection,limit of quantification,and sensitivity of the proposed method were found to be 33.30,36.70 mg L^(−1),and 2×10^(−3),respectively.The DBHQ method was validated using atomic absorption spectroscopy,and the recovery percentage was more than 98%.These results indicate that DBHQ can be effectively used for monitoring Cd^(2+)in aqueous systems.The method developed was further employed for monitoring Cd^(2+)adsorption on calcium alginate(AL)hydrogels.Batch adsorption studies were done to optimize parameters of Cd^(2+)removal using AL hydrogels,and the data obtained were used for kinetic and thermodynamic studies.Kinetic studies indicated that the pseudo-first-order model showed better fitting,and thermodynamic studies showed Freundlich-like adsorption.The maximum adsorption capacity of Cd^(2+)on AL hydrogels was found to be 56.45 mg g^(−1).The validation studies of DBHQ were performed using statistical analysis methods like t-tests and one-way variance.
文摘将微波辐射作为一种加热方法应用于钼铁中钼含量的测定.将钼铁试样经处理转化为8-羟基喹啉钼[MoO2(C9H6NO)2]沉淀后,以不同的微波功率和照射时间对沉淀物进行干燥试验,确定出了最佳微波功率为680 W,最佳照射时间为12 min.结果表明,利用微波照射替代电烘箱加热,可使沉淀物的干燥时间由12 h缩短为12 min.
