Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid EDTA,-metal

Infrared spectra have been given for many ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-metal chelates (Sawyer, 1960) along with a listing of the major absorption... 

The utility of complexation titrations improved following the introduction by Schwarzenbach, in 1945, of aminocarboxylic acids as multidentate ligands capable of forming stable 1 1 complexes with metal ions. The most widely used of these new ligands was ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, EDTA, which forms strong 1 1 complexes with many metal ions. The first use of EDTA as a titrant occurred in... 

Chromium (ITT) can be analy2ed to a lower limit of 5 x 10 ° M by luminol—hydrogen peroxide without separating from other metals. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is added to deactivate most interferences. Chromium (ITT) itself is deactivated slowly by complexation with EDTA measurement of the sample after Cr(III) deactivation is complete provides a blank which can be subtracted to eliminate interference from such ions as iron(II), inon(III), and cobalt(II), which are not sufficiently deactivated by EDTA (275). 

A method suitable for analysis of sulfur dioxide in ambient air and sensitive to 0.003—5 ppm involves aspirating a measured air sample through a solution of potassium or sodium tetrachloromercurate, with the resultant formation of a dichlorosulfitomercurate. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) disodium salt is added to this solution to complex heavy metals which can interfere by oxidation of the sulfur dioxide. The sample is also treated with 0.6 wt % sulfamic acid to destroy any nitrite anions. Then the sample is treated with formaldehyde and specially purified acid-bleached rosaniline containing phosphoric acid to control pH. This reacts with the dichlorosulfitomercurate to form an intensely colored rosaniline—methanesulfonic acid. The pH of the solution is adjusted to 1.6 0.1 with phosphoric acid, and the absorbance is read spectrophotometricaHy at 548 nm (273). 

Metal Content. Two common analytical methods for determining metal content are by titration and by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (aas). The titration method is a complexiometric procedure utilizing the disodium salts of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The solvent, indicator. 

The complexers maybe tartrate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl)ethylenediamine, nittilotriacetic acid (NTA), or some other strong chelate. Numerous proprietary stabilizers, eg, sulfur compounds, nitrogen heterocycles, and cyanides (qv) are used (2,44). These formulated baths differ ia deposition rate, ease of waste treatment, stabiHty, bath life, copper color and ductiHty, operating temperature, and component concentration. Most have been developed for specific processes all deposit nearly pure copper metal. 

Ligands bite at one or more points. Chelants bite at two or more points, so all ligands are not necessarily chelants. Chelants forming water-soluble complexes with metal ions are called sequestrants (but not all sequestrants are chelants). The most commonly employed BW chelant, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) produces coordination complexes with four points of attachment and is termed a tetraden-tate ligand. 

The oxidation of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) by Pu02 and Np02 to give the quinquevalent metal ions in perchlorate media is first-order in both oxidant and substrate and the stoichiometry, d[M(VI)]/ A [EDTA], is 6 in both cases. The Np(VI) oxidation shows a fractional dependence on acidity and has parameters E = 23.0 kcal.mole , AS — 12.3 eu. 

Okemgbo A.A., Hill H.H., Metcalf S.G., and Bachelor M., Metal ion interferences in reverse polarity capillary zone electrophoretic analysis of Hanford Defense Waste for ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and N-hydroxy-ethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA), Anal. Chim. Acta, 396,105,1999. 

It is common for acid extracting solutions to contain ligands, such as fluoride, that, when combined with metals, increase their solubility. Chelates such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), which combine with metals and either bring them into solution or keep them in solution, are also commonly used. 

A common reagent used in complexometric titrations is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). It is often used to determine the concentration of metal ions present in a solution. 

One of the earlier observations concerning the activation process was that it was inhibited by iron chelators (9,27). Kennedy et al. (46) demtmstrated that the metal chelator ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) inlubits the activation process, even... 

Radium in hydrochloric acid solution may be separated effectively by ion exchange methods using cation exchange-resin columns. A weak HCl solution is passed through the column. The absorbed metals on the ion-exchange column are eluted with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) at pH 6.25 or with ammonium citrate at pH 7.8. With either eluant, radium is eluted last, after removing barium and then lanthanum, calcium, magnesium, and other metals. 

Concerns about the effect of TPP on eutrophication have led many states, cities, and regional governments to ban the use of the compound in syndets. Such bans have caused serious problems for detergent manufacturers, however, because no entirely satisfactory substitute for TPP has yet been found. Two promising candidates are the sodium salt of nitrilotriacetic acid, 3Na, N(CH2C02)3 , or NTA and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). Both of these compounds act in much the same way as TPP, that is, by sequestering metal ions. Other builders that have been incorporated into syndet formulations include sodium carbonate, synthetic zeolites, borates, and organic polymers known as polycarboxylates. 

Figure 10.1 Atypical chelant, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), bound to a metal ion.

The most common and best known chelant is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The related compounds diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) and nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) are also well known (Figure 10.2). EDTA is a powerful chelant that complexes strongly with most metal ions to form six-coordinate complexes. It has therefore become the first choice in most applications. Indeed, a search of the bathroom cabinet will spot EDTA on the ingredient list of many personal care formulations. DTPA is also a powerful chelant, but tends to be used more often in industrial settings. NTA has only four binding sites and is used more often where hardness ions require control, such as in cleaning, for example, hard surface cleaners, dishwashing, and the dairy industry. 

As an alternative to acid washing, soils can also be flushed with chelating agents. Examples of effective chelating agents include ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), both of which readily bind and solubilize metals. Using this approach, Peters Shem (1992) have recently reported on the removal of lead from a contaminated soil. In this study, 0.1M EDTA removed 60% of the lead in a soil containing 10 000 mg lead/kg. 

The first chelating resins that were found to be really suitable for application in the field of selective cation absorption were those based on the aminodiacetate functional group.380 The first commercial resin based on this functional group, Dowex Al, was shown381 to have an affinity for a range of metals which was similar to the order of dissociation constants of the metal complexes with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), i.e. 

Hobel B, von Sonntag C (1998) OH-radical induced degradation of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in aqueous solution a pulse radiolysis study. J Chem Soc Perkin Trans 2 509-513 Hug GL (1981) Optical spectra of non metallic transient species in aqueous solution. Natl Stand Ref... 

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