Biosorptive uranium uptake by a Pseudomonas strain: characterization and equilibrium studies

The biosorptive uranium(VI) uptake capacity of live and lyophilized Pseudomonas cells was characterized in terms of equilibrium metal loading, effect of solution pH and possible interference by selected co‐ions. Uranium binding by the test biomass was rapid, achieving >90% sorption efficiency within 10 min of contact and the equilibrium was attained after 1 h. pH‐dependent uranium sorption was observed for both biomass types with the maximum being at pH 5.0. Metal uptake by live cells was not affected by culture age and the presence of an energy source or metabolic inhibitor. Sorption isotherm studies at a solution pH of either 3.5 or 5.0 indicated efficient and exceptionally high uranium loading by the test biomass, particularly at the higher pH level. At equilibrium, the lyophilized Pseudomonas exhibited a metal loading of 541 ± 34.21 mg g^?1 compared with a lower value by the live organisms (410 ± 25.93 mg g^?1). Experimental sorption data showing conformity to both Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models indicate monolayered uranium binding by the test biomass. In bimetallic combinations a significant interference in uranium loading was offered by cations such as thorium(IV), iron(II and III), aluminium(III) and copper(II), while the anions tested, except carbonate, were ineffective. Uranium sorption studies in the presence of a range of Fe³⁺ and SO₄^2? concentrations indicate a strong inhibition (80%) by the former at an equimolar ratio while more than 70% adsorption efficiency was retained even at a high sulfate level (30 000 mg dm^?3). Overall data indicate the suitability of the Pseudomonas sp biomass in developing a biosorbent for uranium removal from aqueous waste streams. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

An investigation of engineering parameters for the use of immobilized biomass particles in biosorption

Immobilized, inactive mycelia of Rhizopus arrhizus are preferential to native biomass for use in the biosorption of metal ions. Refinement of a proprietary immobilization technique previously developed at McMaster University enabled production of particles of immobilized Rhizopus arrhizus biomass having a 12–23% wt of polymer additive. The effects of production stage parameters on the intrinsic uptake capacity of the immobilized biomass were examined. Kinetic experiments showed the following trends: a decrease in the weight percent of the added polymer leads to an increase in the apparent uranium uptake capacity of the immobilized biomass particles far a given contact time. A decrease in the particle size improved the kinetics of metal uptake and led to an increase in the apparent uranium uptake capacity for the same contact time. An increase in the initial concentration of the uranium solution caused equilibrium conditions to be attained faster.     

过滤机在我国铀水冶工艺中的应用

简要介绍了铀水冶中固液分离的主要方法、阐述了各种固液分离设备在我国铀水冶工艺中的应用概况;分析了主要固液分离设备的优缺点。     

Extraction of Uranium and Thorium from Nitric Acid Solution by TODGA in Ionic Liquids

Extraction of uranium (UO₂²⁺) and thorium (Th⁴⁺) from a nitric acid solution into an imidazolium-type ionic liquids (ILs) of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([C_nmim][PF₆], n = 6 or 8) was carried out using N,N,N′,N′-tetraoctyl-3-oxapentanediamide (TODGA) as an extractant. It was found that the extraction efficiencies of UO₂²⁺ and Th⁴⁺ ions are higher in comparison with that done in n-dodecane. The extraction mechanism was deduced by the slope analysis and extraction experiment. Transfer of both ions is assumed to proceed predominantly through the neutral solvation mechanism from nitric acid solution into ILs. The UO₂²⁺ ion forms a 1:2 complex with TODGA in ILs at lower acidity, and a 1:1 complex in ILs and in n-dodecane at higher acidity. The Th⁴⁺ ion forms a 1:2 complex with TODGA in C₆mimPF₆ IL or a 1:1 complex in C₈mimPF₆ IL at lower acidity and a 1:1 complex in both ILs, and n-dodecane at higher acidity. Stripping studies were conducted using sodium salt of EDTA as a stripping ligand. The thermodynamics of extracting UO₂²⁺ ions and Th⁴⁺ ions from a 3 M HNO₃ solution was also studied. The results indicated that the extraction reactions are spontaneous and go through an exothermic process.     

Ionic Liquid Extractants in Molecular Diluents: Extraction Behavior of Plutonium (IV) in 1,3-Diketonate Ionic Liquids

Abstract

Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) containing β-diketonate anions have been prepared and studied for the extraction of ²³⁹Pu(IV), ²³³U(VI), and ²⁴¹Am(III) from nitric acid medium. The ionic liquids such as alkylquaternaryammonium thenoyltrifluoroacetonate (R₄NTTA), and 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium thenoyltrifluoroacetonate (amimTTA), with methyl, butyl, hexyl, heptyl, and octyl moieties have been prepared and characterized by ¹H and ¹³C nmr and IR spectroscopy. The distribution ratio of plutonium(IV) (D _Pu(IV)) in a solution of tri-n-octylmethylammonium thenoyltrifluoroacetonate (TOMATTA) present in tri-n-octylmethylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (TOMANTf₂) and amimTTA in amimNTf₂ was studied as a function of various parameters. The unique property of β-diketonate ionic liquids, namely, the miscibility in molecular diluents, was exploited to elucidate the mechanism of Pu(IV) extraction in these ionic liquids.     

离子液体体系电解铝技术的研究与应用进展

指出了传统高温电解铝工艺存在的严重问题,在此基础上总结了新型低温熔盐?离子液体的结构和性质,重点综述了近年来离子液体低温电解铝技术的特点、基础研究与应用进展. 通过系统分析表明,离子液体法的反应温度可降至100℃以下乃至室温附近,反应能耗一般低于10 kW×h/kg,同时也减少了CO2, CO和氟化氢等有害物质的排放. 以铝为阳极时,该技术还能应用于低温铝精炼、铝合金与纳米铝的制备,不仅提高了反应效率和产物纯度,也扩展了铝产品种类和研究领域. 这主要归功于离子液体良好的物理化学性能和较强的结构可调性. 未来应进一步加深对体系构效关系的认识,建立电极反应的调控机制,实现技术的集成放大.     

Studies on the Extraction of Actinides Using a Solvent Containing D2EHiBA in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids: Unusual Extraction of the Tetravalent Ions

The extraction behavior of U(VI), Pu(IV), and Np(IV) from nitric acid medium has been studied using branched chain di(2-ethylhexyl)isobutyramide (D2EHiBA) dissolved in different room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) [C_nmim][NTf₂] (where n = 4, 6, or 8). Uranium extraction (D_U) increased gradually with aqueous phase acidity for the three RTILs used in this study suggesting solvation mechanism. There was a reversal in the extraction behavior of Pu(IV) and Np(IV) from nitric acid medium using D2EHiBA dissolved in RTILs as solvents as compared to the behavior reported in the molecular diluent, n-dodecane, which shows negligible extraction of these metal ions. The extraction of Pu(IV) increased with aqueous phase acidity in different RTILs in the order: [C₈mim][NTf₂] > [C₆mim][NTf₂] > [C₄mim][NTf₂]. The distribution ratio values of these metal ions followed the order: D_Pu(IV) ≥ D_Np(IV) > D_U(VI) using D2EHiBA as extractant suggesting that RTILs can modify the extraction behavior of extractants.     

Extraction of Uranyl Ion Using 2-Thenoyltrifluoro Acetone (HTTA) in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids

The extraction of UO₂²⁺ ion was studied using six different solvent systems containing 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (HTTA) in room temperature ionic liquids such as [C_nmim][X] (where, n = 4, 6, or 8 and X^? = PF₆^? or NTf₂^?) from low to moderate pH solutions for the first time. The extraction kinetics studies indicated rather slow attainment of equilibrium which in some cases improved if the solutions were pre-equilibrated with the aqueous phase prior to the actual experiments. The D_U values were found to increase with increasing pH and leading to a plateau like profile at higher pH values. The D values were quite high as compared to that obtained with molecular diluents. The nature of the extracted species was ascertained by slope analysis method which suggested species of the type: UO₂(TTA)⁺_IL, UO₂(TTA)_2,IL, and UO₂(TTA)₂(HTTA)_IL in different ionic liquid based solvents. Temperature variation studies on UO₂²⁺ ion extraction were also carried out and the thermodynamic parameters were calculated which indicated high endothermicity of the reactions with large positive entropy values.     

木质素在离子液体中溶解及改性的研究进展

木质素是自然界中含量仅次于纤维素、唯一含有苯环结构的可再生生物质资源,对其进行有效的开发利用具有较高的经济价值和社会价值。离子液体作为一种新型绿色溶剂,在木质纤维素溶解方面展现了良好性能,本文粗略地概述了木质素的基本结构和性质,对木质素在离子液体中的溶解及改性等方面的研究进行了总结和综述,并在离子液体在木质素溶解降解方面应用研究的发展前景进行了分析讨论。     

金属Al和不锈钢在[bmim]BF4离子液体中的电化学

离子液体作为有潜力的绿色电化学介质,在电解、电镀、电催化、电分析化学等领域具有非常好的应用前景。本文采用循环伏安法和塔夫尔曲线法研究了金属Al和不锈钢在[bmim]BF4离子液体中的电化学行为,结果表明金属Al在[bmim]BF4离子液体中非常稳定,不锈钢在该离子液体中显示一定的活性。     

Conductivities of AlCl3/Ionic Liquid Systems and Their Application in Electrodeposition of Aluminium

Solubilities and conductivities of anhydrous AlCl3 in six kinds of ionic liquids (ILs) were measured. Among the six kinds of ILs [bmim]Cl, [bmim]Br, [bmim]BF4, [bmim]PF6, [emim][EtSO4] and [bmim][HSO4], anhydrous AlCl3 could be dissolved in the first five kinds but was hardly dissolved in [bmim][HSO4]. The results showed that the nominal solubilities of AlCl3 in ILs increased in the order of [bmim][HSO4] < [bmim]PF6 < [emim][EtSO4] < [bmim]BF4 < [bmim]Cl < [bmim]Br. Conductivities of the AlCl3/ILs systems depended apparently on the nominal molar ratio of AlCl3 to ILs. The conductivities of AlCl3/[bmim]Cl, AlCl3/[bmim]Br and AlCl3/[bmim]PF6 systems had a similar tendency as a function of the nominal molar ratio, that is, as the molar ratio was increased, conductivities increased first and then decreased, with the maximum conductivity obtained at approximately 0.9:1, 1.0:1 and 0.5:1, respectively. Conductivities of the AlCl3/[bmim]BF4 exhibited a dentate change and decreased with the molar ratio of AlCl3 to [bmim]BF4 increasing in general. With the increasing of the anhydrous AlCl3 amount in [emim][EtSO4], conductivity of AlCl3/[emim][EtSO4] monotonically decreased. AlCl3/[bmim]Cl system was chosen as the electrolyte for the electrodeposition of Al. Preliminary experimental results showed that dense, adherent and homogeneous Al coatings could be electrodeposited on stainless steel by means of constant potential technique and the surface coverage was quite satisfactory.     

Improvement of a Surfactant Blend for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs by Means of an Ionic Liquid

The promising experimental performance of surfactant blends encourages their use in recovering the large quantity of crude oil still remaining in carbonate reservoirs. Phase behavior studies were carried out in this work to propose a blend for practical application. To that aim, the surfactants dioctyl sulfosuccinate sodium (AOT) and polyoxyethylene(8) octyl ether carboxylic acid (Akypo LF2) were mixed. A formulation consisting of 1 wt% of AOT_50wt%/LF2_50wt% blend in synthetic sea water (SSW) led to a low value of interfacial tension with crude oil of 1.50·10⁻² mN/m, and 0.42 mg/g_rock of dynamic adsorption. A moderate additional oil recovery (7.3% of the original oil in place) was achieved in a core flooding test. To improve this performance, the surface-active ionic liquid 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([C₁₂mim]Br) was added to the system. The electrostatic interactions between the oppositely charged surfactants (AOT and [C₁₂mim]Br) led to a higher surface activity. Thus, a formulation consisting of 0.8 wt% of AOT_20.7wt%/[C₁₂mim]Br_25.3wt%/LF2_54wt% in SSW reduced the interfacial tension and surfactant adsorption achieved with the binary blend to 1.14 × 10⁻² mN/m and 0.21 mg/g_rock, respectively. The additional oil recovery achieved with the blend containing the ionic liquid was 11.5% of the original oil in place, significantly improving the efficiency of the binary blend.     

Physicochemical Characterization of Wheat Straw during a Continuous Pretreatment Process

The changes occurring during the depolymerization of lignocellulosic biomasses are not yet fully understood. Synchrotron micro‐Fourier transform infrared (µ‐FTIR), Raman spectroscopy (RS), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) were applied for better characterization of wheat straw fibers during a continuous pretreatment process in terms of conditioning (C), extrusion (E), steam explosion (SE), and enzymatic hydrolysis (EH). µ‐FTIR revealed functional groups as phenylpropanoid polymers, ethers, and aliphatic alcohol. RS detected acetoacetate, methyl and phenol groups after SE. The crystallinity index and silica content were also determined.     

磺酸功能化咪唑类离子液体催化丁二酸与丁二醇预聚酯化的过程研究

采用咪唑、1,3-丙磺酸内酯、1,2-二溴乙烷、1,4-二溴丁烷和聚乙二醇-200等为原材料合成了四种功能性磺酸类咪唑离子液体,考察了这四种离子液体催化剂酯化合成丁二酸丁二醇酯的性能,研究了催化剂用量、醇酸摩尔比、反应时间等因素对酯化反应的影响,并与钛酸正丁酯及钛酸异丙酯催化剂进行对比,得出其较佳工艺条件为:使用双-(3-丙烷磺酸-1-亚丁基咪唑)磺酸功能化离子液体为催化剂,用量为丁二酸摩尔质量的0.40%,醇酸比为1.3:1,反应温度160℃,反应时间为2 h,酯化率最高达到94.2%.     

Liquid‐Liquid Biphasic,Platinum‐Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Allyl Chloride with Trichlorosilane using an Ionic Liquid Catalyst Phase in a Continuous Loop Reactor

The platinum‐catalyzed hydrosilylation of allyl chloride with trichlorosilane was investigated in an ionic liquid‐organic biphasic reaction mode. After an ionic liquid screening and repetitive batch mode experiments, the process was realized in a continuous mode using a loop reactor concept with integrated continuous separation and recycling of the ionic liquid catalyst phase. The continuous reactor could be operated for 48 h at constant activity and selectivity without addition of platinum indicating that platinum leaching into the product phase was far below 1 ppm. Enhanced selectivity for the product trichloro(3‐chloropropyl)silane (compared to the state‐of‐the art) and the possibility to use simple platinum tetrachloride (PtCl₄) as platinum source are further attractive features of this new ionic liquid‐based process concept.     

烷基酯法草甘膦尾气的连续回收工艺

介绍了烷基酯法草甘膦尾气的连续化回收工艺。采用硫酸分段循环和降温相结合的方法，尾气氯甲烷的回收率达90％以上．含水量小于50mg／kg。     

Separation of Aromatic Solvents from the Reformate Fraction of an Oil Refining Process using Extraction by a Designed Ionic Liquid

Separation of aromatic solvents, from mixtures containing aliphatic solvents as the major fraction, is important, inter alia, for its reuse in industrial processes. This report deals with the use of a designed and synthesized ionic liquid (N-butyl-N-methyl-2-oxopyrrolidonium bromide) for the separation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX), including all the isomers of xylene. For comparison purposes, a previously-used ionic liquid (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulphate) was also synthesized and used. The experimental parameters established for the separation/extraction of the mixed standard of BTEX were applied to the separation/extraction of the components of BTEX from the reformate fraction of an oil refining process. The method was tested for BTEX components varying in concentration from 0.5 to 10%. The results show that the new ionic liquid gives higher extraction efficiency than the one used in a previous project. The results are as good as that obtained by a local oil refinery which used a conventional solvent. Furthermore, the results reveal a general increase in percentages extracted in the following order: m-xylene < p-xylene ? o-xylene < ethyl benzene < toluene < benzene.