Adsorption of Copper Ion with Metal Hydroxide from Ammonia Solution
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Separation Science and Technology
- Vol. 28 (6), 1253-1271
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01496399308018035
Abstract
The removal of copper(II) from ammonia solution by adsorption on iron (III), aluminum(III), and tin(IV) hydroxide is studied. The effects of experimental parameters such as solution pH and concentration of total ammonia on adsorption are examined both from the change of solution composition and electrical properties of the solid surface. In a moderately high electrolyte concentration, an optimum solution pH is found for the solution composition when the sum of the species fractions of Cu(NH3)2+, Cu(NH3)2 2+, and Cu(NH3)3 2+ reaches its maximum. The ligand number of aminecopper(II) of the solution is near 2.0 under this optimum condition. The decrease in adsorption in the more basic tetraamminecopper(II) solution is attributed to the competing reaction for copper(II) by the free ammonia in the solution. Adsorption isotherms at various concentrations of total ammonia show decreasing adsorption with high electrolyte concentration as a result of a highly positively charged surface and a reduction of available surface sites. The relative extent of adsorption is discussed for various experimental conditions based on the data and the surface complexation concept.Keywords
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