Soft metal preferences of 1,3-benzenediamidoethanethiol

Matthew M. Matlock, Brock S. Howerton, Michael Van Aelstyn, Kevin R. Henke, David A. Atwood

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Abstract

Recent studies indicate that the sodium salt of 1,3-benzenediamidoethanethiol (BDET) is both economical and effective in precipitating mercury and other heavy metals from water. Because wastewaters and contaminated natural waters may contain a variety of heavy metals, it is important to determine how different heavy metals may interact with BDET, and whether free metals may displace those that are bound. To explore this possibility, Cd-, Cu-, Pb-, Mn-, Hg- and Zn-BDET were leached separately under a nitrogen purge for up to 240 h in pH 3 aqueous solutions containing 0.100 mmol of all five heavy metals. The leaching studies indicate that dissolved Hg has a strong tendency to displace Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, and Zn from the BDET structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)579-584
Number of pages6
JournalWater Research
Volume37
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2003

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Support from the Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment (TFCE) at the University of Kentucky is gratefully acknowledged. NMR instruments used in this research were obtained with funds from the CRIF program of the National Science Foundation (CHE997841) and from the Research Challenge Trust Fund of the University of Kentucky.

Keywords

  • BDET
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Metal substitution
  • Zinc

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecological Modeling
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution

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