Nitrate adsorption

Kowalenko CG and Yu S (1996a) Assessment of nitrate adsorption in soils by extraction, equilibration and column-leaching methods. Can J Soil Sd 76 49 - 57. 

Tafel plots, effect of anions (SO4 and CIO4 ) and reaction order allowed determination that nitrate adsorption (Fig. 2, reaction 1) and nitrate to nitrite reduction (Fig. 2, reaction 2) were the rate determining steps, whereas the conversion of N02 to NO is fast. Subsequent steps will determine the selectivity. For the different metals... 

Fig. 12-16. CSV scans for chromium in seawater. Conditions UV digested seawater, 2.5 mmol/L DTPA, 0.02mol/L acetate pH buffer (pH5.2), 0.5mol/L nitrate, adsorption time 60s. The lower scan is for the original chromium in the seawater, the upper scan is after a standard addition of 7 nmol/L chromium.

Fig. 9.6 NH3 TPSR with preadsorbed nitrates. Nitrates adsorption phase—...

The nitrates adsorption capacity was set to the same value of the ammonia storage capacity Q, based on adsorption runs of NO2 showing a comparable storage of ammonia and NO2 and in line with the assumption that ammonia and nitrates are adsorbed on the same S2 sites. 

To describe the full NH3-NO/NO2-O2 reacting system in the whole range of temperatures and NO2/NOX feed ratios, other reactions apart from those that describe the redox cycles, resulting in the Standard and Fast SCR reactions, had to be incorporated in the kinetic model. Such additional reaction steps included ammonia adsorption/desorption and oxidation, nitrates adsorption and desorption, NO2 SCR, and N2O formation (see Table 10.1). 

Operating principle nitration Adsorption (rrstrally with filtration) Vaporization of volatile species (arrttne, water, etc.) Ions are captured by ion exchange resin Ions are moved by electricity fiom amine to waste solo. 

Uranium Purification. Subsequent uranium cycles provide additional separation from residual plutonium and fission products, particularly zirconium— niobium and mthenium (30). This is accompHshed by repeating the extraction/stripping cycle. Decontamination factors greater than 10 at losses of less than 0.1 wt % are routinely attainable. However, mthenium can exist in several valence states simultaneously and can form several nitrosyl—nitrate complexes, some for which are extracted readily by TBP. Under certain conditions, the nitrates of zirconium and niobium form soluble compounds or hydrous coUoids that compHcate the Hquid—Hquid extraction. SiUca-gel adsorption or one of the similar Hquid—soHd techniques may also be used to further purify the product streams. 

After the addition of silver nitrate, potassium nitrate is added as coagulant, the suspension is boiled for about 3 minutes, cooled and then titrated immediately. Desorption of silver ions occurs and, on cooling, re-adsorption is largely prevented by the presence of potassium nitrate. 

Other dyestuffs have been recommended as adsorption indicators for the titration of halides and other ions. Thus cyanide ion may be titrated with standard silver nitrate solution using diphenylcarbazide as adsorption indicator (see Section 10.44) the precipitate is pale violet at the end point. A selection of adsorption indicators, their properties and uses, is given in Table 10.8. 

Discussion. Very pure silver can be obtained commercially, and a standard solution can be prepared by dissolving a known weight (say, 10.787 g) in nitric acid in a conical flask having a funnel in the neck to prevent mechanical loss, and making up to a known volume (say, 1 L for a 0.1 M solution). The presence of acid must, however, be avoided in determinations with potassium chromate as indicator or in determinations employing adsorption indicators. It is therefore preferable to employ a neutral solution prepared by dissolving silver nitrate (relative molecular mass, 169.87) in water. 

Either the Mohr titration or the adsorption indicator method may be used for the determination of chlorides in neutral solution by titration with standard 0.1M silver nitrate. If the solution is acid, neutralisation may be effected with chloride-free calcium carbonate, sodium tetraborate, or sodium hydrogencarbonate. Mineral acid may also be removed by neutralising most ofthe acid with ammonia solution and then adding an excess of ammonium acetate. Titration of the neutral solution, prepared with calcium carbonate, by the adsorption indicator method is rendered easier by the addition of 5 mL of 2 per cent dextrin solution this offsets the coagulating effect of the calcium ion. If the solution is basic, it may be neutralised with chloride-free nitric acid, using phenolphthalein as indicator. 

Similar remarks apply to the determination of bromides the Mohr titration can be used, and the most suitable adsorption indicator is eosin which can be used in dilute solutions and even in the presence of 0.1 M nitric acid, but in general, acetic (ethanoic) acid solutions are preferred. Fluorescein may be used but is subject to the same limitations as experienced with chlorides [Section 10.77(b)], With eosin indicator, the silver bromide flocculates approximately 1 per cent before the equivalence point and the local development of a red colour becomes more and more pronounced with the addition of silver nitrate solution at the end point the precipitate assumes a magenta colour. 

Discussion. The method is applicable to the determination of a mixture of two salts having the same anion (e.g. sodium chloride and potassium chloride) or the same cation (e.g. potassium chloride and potassium bromide). For example, to determine the amount of sodium and potassium chlorides in a mixture of the two salts, a known weight (Wj g) of the solid mixture is taken, and the total chloride is determined with standard 0.1 M silver nitrate, using Mohr s method or an adsorption indicator. Let w2 g of silver nitrate be required for the complete precipitation of Wj g of the mixture, which contains xg of NaCl and yg of KC1. Then ... 

Now suppose that the determination of potassium chloride and potassium bromide in a mixture is desired. The total halide is determined by Mohr s method or with an adsorption indicator. Let the weight of the mixture be w3 g and w4 g, be the weight of silver nitrate required for complete precipitation,... 

Iodides can also be determined by this method, and in this case too there is no need to filter off the silver halide, since silver iodide is very much less soluble than silver thiocyanate. In this determination the iodide solution must be very dilute in order to reduce adsorption effects. The dilute iodide solution (ca 300 mL), acidified with dilute nitric acid, is treated very slowly and with vigorous stirring or shaking with standard 0.1 M silver nitrate until the yellow precipitate coagulates and the supernatant liquid appears colourless. Silver nitrate is then present in excess. One millilitre of iron(III) indicator solution is added, and the residual silver nitrate is titrated with standard 0.1M ammonium or potassium thiocyanate. 

Determination of beryllium by precipitation with ammonia solution and subsequent ignition to beryllium oxide Discussion. Beryllium may be determined by precipitation with aqueous ammonia solution in the presence of ammonium chloride or nitrate, and subsequently igniting and weighing as the oxide BeO. The method is not entirely satisfactory owing to the gelatinous nature of the precipitate, its tendency to adhere to the sides of the vessel, and the possibility of adsorption effects. 

Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Dried Polymer. Other unexpected interactions of these hydrolytic polymers have been noted previously during the measurement of infrared spectra of dried Pu(IV) polymers (like those used for diffraction studies). Vibrational bands first attributed to nitrate ion were observed in samples exposed to room air however, these bands were not present in samples prepared under nitrogen atmospheres (see Fig. 4) (6). Chemical analyses established enough carbon in the exposed samples to confirm the assignment of the extraneous bands to the carbonate functional group... 

Bacteria have been Implicated in the formation of N-nitroso compounds under a wide variety of conditions representing both vitro and vivo situations Mechanisms of participation and/or catalysis Include a) decrease of the pH of the system, b) reduction of nitrate to nitrite, c) adsorption of amine onto the cell surface or cytoplasmic membrane, d) actual enzymatic formation. The literature of the field will be reviewed and experimental evidence which tests the above mechanisms will be presented ... 

Examples of multi-disciplinary innovation can also be found in the field of environmental catalysis such as a newly developed catalyst system for exhaust emission control in lean burn automobiles. Japanese workers [17] have successfully merged the disciplines of catalysis, adsorption and process control to develop a so-called NOx-Storage-Reduction (NSR) lean burn emission control system. This NSR catalyst employs barium oxide as an adsorbent which stores NOx as a nitrate under lean burn conditions. The adsorbent is regenerated in a very short fuel rich cycle during which the released NOx is reduced to nitrogen over a conventional three-way catalyst. A process control system ensures for the correct cycle times and minimizes the effect on motor performance. 

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