Metal oxides, removal from surfaces

The interaction and sorption of metal ions with metal oxide and clay surfaces has occupied the attention of chemists, soil scientists, and geochemists for decades (1-4). Transition metal oxides receiving particular emphasis have included various oxides of manganese and iron (5). Interest in sorption phenomena is promoted by the desire to better understand incorporation of metals into minerals, especially marine deposits ( ), the removal of trace metal pollutants and radionuclides from rivers and streams, via sorption and/or precipitation phenomena (1,6), and the deposition of metals on solid substrates in the preparation of catalysts (7,8). 

Here, M represents a transition metal atom and L a ligand. H as a ligand is given an oxidation number of — 1. If reductive, the electron pair which constitutes the bond in the sorptive, A B, is transferred to surface species if oxidative, a pair of electrons is removed from surface species. One would say that dissociative adsorption of Cl2 on a metal is oxidative if chlorine forms CP ions on the surface of the adsorbent. A dissociative adsorption would be reductive if, for example, it occurred thus (note that H2 -> 2H+ + 2ehere),... 

In this approach, the use of the activated carbon surface, the functional groups or metal oxide on the surface and the presence of an oxidant, such as ozone or hydrogen peroxide, is combined to remove recalcitrant organic pollutants from water or wastewater. 

About half of the hydrochloric acid produced annually in the United States (3.0 billion pounds) is used in metal pickling. This process involves the removal of metal oxide layers from metal surfaces to prepare them for coating, (a) Write the overall and net ionic equations for the reaction between iron(in) oxide, which represents the rust layer over iron, and HCl. Identify the Brpnsted acid and Br0nsted base, (b) Hydrochloric acid is also used to remove scale (which is mostly CaC03) from water... 

Surface heterogeneity is difficult to remove from crystalline inorganic substances, such as metal oxides, without causing large loss of surface areas by sintering. Thus in Fig. 2.14 in which the adsorbent was rutile (TiO ) all three adsorbates show a continuous diminution in the heat of adsorption as the surface coverage increases, but with an accelerated rate of fall as monolayer completion is approached. 

This is essentially a corrosion reaction involving anodic metal dissolution where the conjugate reaction is the hydrogen (qv) evolution process. Hence, the rate depends on temperature, concentration of acid, inhibiting agents, nature of the surface oxide film, etc. Unless the metal chloride is insoluble in aqueous solution eg, Ag or Hg ", the reaction products are removed from the metal or alloy surface by dissolution. The extent of removal is controUed by the local hydrodynamic conditions. 

HCl gas reacts with metal oxides to form chlorides, oxychlorides, and water. Therefore, all the steel equipment should be pickled to remove the oxide scales before it is put in service. Because oxidi2ing agents in the HCl gas such as oxygen or chlorine significantly affect the corrosion rate, it is essential that the operating temperature of the steel equipment be kept below the temperature (316°C) at which ferric chloride is vapori2ed from the metal surface. 

Lithium is used in metallurgical operations for degassing and impurity removal (see Metallurgy). In copper (qv) refining, lithium metal reacts with hydrogen to form lithium hydride which subsequendy reacts, along with further lithium metal, with cuprous oxide to form copper and lithium hydroxide and lithium oxide. The lithium salts are then removed from the surface of the molten copper. 

Metal Cleaning. Citric acid, partially neutralized to - pH 3.5 with ammonia or triethanolamine, is used to clean metal oxides from the water side of steam boilers and nuclear reactors with a two-step single fill operation (104—122). The resulting surface is clean and passivated. This process has a low corrosion rate and is used for both pre-operational mill scale removal and operational cleaning to restore heat-transfer efficiency. 

Potassium (metal) [7440-09-7] M 39.1, m 62.3 , d 0.89. Oil was removed from the surface of the metal by immersion in n-hexane and pure Et20 for long periods. The surface oxide was next removed by scraping under ether, and the potassium was melted under vacuum. It was then allowed to flow through metal constrictions into tubes that could be sealed, followed by distillation under vacuum in the absence of mercury vapour (see Sodium). EXPLOSIVE IN WATER. 

Metal Oxide - Since metals are less electrophilic than silicon, metal oxide adsorbents show even stronger selectivity for polar molecules than do siliceous materials. The most commonly used metal oxide adsorbent is activated alumina, used primarily for gas drying. Occasionally, metal oxides find applications in specific chemisorption systems. For example, several processes are under development utilizing lime or limestone for removal of sulfur oxides from flue gases. Activated aluminas have surface areas in the range of 200 to 1,000 ftVft Average pore diameters range from about 30 to 80 A. 

A piece of sodium metal stored under kerosene m a metal container is removed from ajar and blotted with dry napkin or filter paper With a sharp knife, the layer of oxides IS removed until a shiny surface appears The removed layer is then destroyed carefully by adding very small pieces (not larger than 0 5 cm) to precooled 200 mL of methanol or ethanol... 

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