The impact of Mn oxide coatings on Zn distribution

Zinc sorption to hydrous manganese oxide (HMO)-coated clay was investigated macroscopically, kinetically, and spectroscopically. Adsorption edges and isotherms revealed that the affinity and capacity of the HMO-coated montmorillonite was greater than that of montmorillonite, and when normalized to the oxide present, the coatings behaved similarly to the discrete Mn oxide. Over two pH conditions, 5 and 6, a linear relationship was observed for the isotherms; further analysis with X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) resulted in one type of sorption configuration as a function of loading and ionic strength at pH 5. However, at a surface loading of 10(-3) mol(Zn) g(HMO-coatedclay)(-1) when the pH increased from 5 to 7, the first shell distance decreased slightly, while the atoms and coordination numbers remained the same; this change may be attributed to an increase in electrostatic interactions. After a contact time of 4 months where an additional 60% of the sites become occupied, the slower sorption process was modeled as intraparticle surface diffusion. Best fit diffusivities ranged from 10(-18) to 10(-17) cm2/s, where a slower process was observed for the coated surface as compared to the discrete oxide. Interestingly, the porosity of the Mn oxide coating appears to be influenced by the substrate during its growth, as its increase and shift to a smaller pore size distribution resulted in a diffusivity between that observed for discrete HMO and montmorillonite.     

Modeling Pb sorption to microporous amorphous oxides as discrete particles and coatings

Hydrous amorphous Al (HAO), Fe (HFO), and Mn (HMO) oxides are ubiquitous in the subsurface as both discrete particles and coatings and exhibit a high affinity for heavy metal contaminants. To assess risks associated with heavy metals, such as Pb, to the surrounding environment and manage remedial activities requires accurate mechanistic models with well-defined transport parameters that represent sorption processes. Experiments were conducted to evaluate Pb sorption to microporous Al, Fe, and Mn oxides, as well as to montmorillonite and HAO-coated montmorillonite. Intraparticle diffusion, a natural attenuating process, was observed to be the rate-limiting mechanism in the sorption process, where best-fit surface diffusivities ranged from 10(-18) to 10(-15) cm(2) s(-1). Specifically, diffusivities of Pb sorption to discrete aluminum oxide, aluminum oxide-coated montmorillonite, and montmorillonite indicated substrate surface characteristics influence metal mobility where diffusivity increased as affinity decreased. Furthermore, the diffusivity for aluminum oxide-coated montmorillonite was consistent with the concentrations of the individual minerals present and their associated particle size distributions. These results suggest that diffusivities for other coated systems can be predicted, and that oxide coatings and montmorillonite are effective sinks for heavy metal ions.     

Nickel and lead sequestration in manganese oxide-coated montmorillonite

Amorphous hydrous manganese oxide (HMO) is an important mineral in soils and sediments influencing the mobility and bioavailability of metal contaminants. In this study, nickel and lead sorption to discrete HMO and HMO-coated montmorillonite was investigated mechanistically. The effect of pH and concentration revealed that when normalized to the mass of oxide present, the HMO-coated montmorillonite behaved similarly to the discrete Mn oxide, where both ions sorbed onto HMO-coated montmorillonite as inner-sphere complexes. Ni coordinated to the vacancy sites in the Mn oxide structure, while Pb formed bidentate corner-sharing complexes. These coordination environments were observed not only as a function of loading, pH, and ionic strength, but also in long-term studies where sorption increased by as much as 100% (from 6x10(-4) to 1.2x10(-3) mol Ni/g HMO-coated montmorillonite). In this slower sorption process, intraparticle diffusion, the internal surface sites along microporous walls appear to be no different than external ones. Best fit diffusivities ranged from 10(-12) to 10(-13) cm2/s for Ni and 10(-17) to 10(-20) cm2/s for Pb. The significant difference in the diffusivities for the two ions is consistent with site activation theory, where theoretical surface diffusivities were predicted and given their error were in agreement with experimental results. Mn oxides sequester heavy metals in the environment.     

Local Structure Analysis of Strontium Sorption to Hydrous Manganese Oxide

To develop mechanistic models of contaminant distribution processes, we conducted an X-ray absorption fine structure analysis of strontium sorption to hydrous manganese oxide (HMO). Sr K-edge measurements were performed at 298, 220, and 77 K, and at sample loadings from 10(-4) to 10(-2) mol Sr/g HMO. Results from fitting the first shell in the sorbed samples indicate that strontium is surrounded by 10-12 oxygen atoms at an average distance of 2.58 ?. This coordination environment is consistent with the strontium atom remaining hydrated upon sorption to the oxide, where in water hydrated strontium has approximately 9 atoms of oxygen at 2.62 ?. Furthermore, the temperature dependence of the strontium-oxygen bond also suggests physical adsorption due to the large contribution of the dynamic component of the Debye Waller factor. Although second-shell data are consistent with either 3 manganese atoms at 4.12 ? or 6 strontium atoms at 3.88 ?, both the near-edge and fine structure data for the manganese K-edge indicate that the local coordination environment of the manganese ion remains intact as a function of time or strontium sorption. Furthermore, the local structure of amorphous manganese oxide is highly ordered. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Recyclable polymer-based nano-hydrous manganese dioxide for highly efficient Tl(I) removal from water

Tl(I)in water even at a trace level is fatal to human beings and the ecosystem.Here we fabricated a new polymer-supported nanocomposite(HMO-001)for efficient Tl(I)removal by encapsulating nanosized hydrous manganese dioxide(HMO)within a polystyrene cation exchanger(D-001).The resultant HMO-001 exhibited more preferable removal of Tl(I)than D-001 and IRC-748,an iminodiacetic chelating polymer,particularly in the presence of competing Ca(II)ions at greater levels in solution.Such preference was ascribed to the Donnan membrane effect caused by D-001 as well as the specific interaction between Tl(I)and HMO.The adsorbed Tl(I)was partially oxidized into insoluble Tl(III)by HMO at acidic pH,while negligible oxidation was observed at circumneutral pH.The exhausted HMO-001 was amenable to efficient regeneration by binary NaOH-NaClO solution for at least 10-cycle batch runs without any significant capacity loss.Fixed-bed column test of Tl(I)-contained industrial effluent and natural water further validated that Tl(I)retention on HMO-001 resulted in a conspicuous concentration drop from 1.3 mg/L to a value lower than 0.14 mg/L(maximum concentration level for industrial effluent regulated by US EPA)and from 1–4?g/L to a value lower than 0.1?g/L(drinking water standard regulated by China Health Ministry),respectively.     

新型树脂基水合锰氧化物对水体中磺胺嘧啶的降解去除

以大孔强碱阴离子交换树脂D201为载体, 采用离子交换和氧化还原方法制备了一种新型树脂基水合锰氧化物材料HMO-201. 考察了不同pH、 离子强度和溶解性有机质(DOM)含量条件下, 该材料对水体中磺胺嘧啶(SD)的去除能力. HPLC-MS分析表明, SD的高效去除是通过HMO-201的降解而非吸附方式实现的. 实验结果表明, pH为1.0时HMO-201在120 min内对0.01 mmol/L SD的去除效率为99.9%, 反应符合表观一级动力学模型; 体系的离子强度和DOM含量变化对SD的去除效率均无显著影响. 模拟环境离子强度和DOM浓度, 连续10批次实验中SD废水的去除效率在240 min内均大于99%; HMO-201的柱动态降解装置连续处理SD溶液2000床体积, 依然未检出SD. 表明HMO-201材料具有较稳定的重复利用性, 对环境中普遍存在的磺胺类抗生素药物具有着高效的降解去除效果, 具有广泛的应用前景.     

Intraparticle surface diffusion of metal contaminants and their attenuation in microporous amorphous Al, Fe, and Mn oxides

Intraparticle surface diffusion is an important and rate-limiting process in the sorption of metal ions to microporous sorbents such as those of hydrous amorphous Al (HAO), Fe (HFO), and Mn (HMO) oxides; these minerals are abundant in the environment, exhibiting a high affinity for metal contaminants. In aquatic systems representative of natural environments, internal micropore surfaces of HAO, HFO, and HMO can account for 40 to 90% of the sorption sites. Surface diffusivities have been observed to range between 10(-16) and 10(-10) cm2 s(-1) for metals including Sr, Cd, Zn, and Ni. The combination of significant microporosity and small diffusivities results in the amorphous oxides acting as natural attenuating sinks.     

Selective hydrothermal microwave synthesis of various manganese dioxide polymorphs

Hydrothermal microwave treatment of mixed solutions of potassium permanganate and hexamethylenetetramine within the pH range 0.5–6.9, resulted in various polymorphs of nanocrystalline manganese dioxide: α-MnO₂ (cryptomelane), γ-MnO₂ (nsutite), β-MnO₂ (pyrolusite), and δ-MnO₂ (birnessite). The pH values of the medium at which single-phase samples form were determined.     

Interactions of Methyl Orange with Cyclodextrin/Sodium-Montmorillonite Systems Probed by UV-Visible Spectroscopy

Clay mineral colloids play important roles in the adsorption of polar organic contaminants in the environment. Similarly, cyclodextrins (CD) can entrap poorly water-soluble organic compounds. A combination of CDs and clay minerals affords great opportunities to investigate simultaneously complexation and adsorption processes involving organic contaminants. In this work, we investigated in situ the extent of adsorption and/or complexation of a molecular probe, methyl orange (MO), in CD/sodium montmorillonite systems using UV-visible spectroscopy. The anion form of MO interacts with the clay surface via cationic bridges, whereas the cation form is weakly adsorbed by a cation-exchange mechanism. Further, in acidic media, there is a local competition between MO and the montmorillonite surface for H(+) ions. This inhibits protonation of MO in the immediate vicinity of the clay. The presence of CDs, however, perturbs the favored process of proton scavenging by the clay. In particular, in betaCD-clay systems, betaCD-complexed MO can compete successfully with the clay for H(+) ions. The shielding effect of betaCD appears to play a key role in preventing the deprotonation of complexed MO. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Lattice vibrations of manganese oxides. Part I. Periodic structures

Raman scattering (RS) and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy have been applied to the structural characterisation of manganese dioxides (MDOs). A variety of synthetic battery-grade MDOs are investigated for comparison to the natural phases. The RS and FT-IR spectra are analysed on the basis of the local environment in the MDO structures considering the vibrations of the MnO6 octahedral building the lattices. The vibrational modes of the MnO6 units expand over 400-650 cm(-l) with additional bands in the low-wavelength region. Structural trends are deduced from the comparison of the vibrational spectra of the MDO phases investigated: birnessite, bixbyite, coronadite, groutite, hausmannite, hollandite, manganosite, pyrolusite, ramsdellite, romanechite, spinel, and todorokite.     

核壳结构磁性镁铝复合氧化物亚微米粒子的制备与表征

首先采用溶剂热法制备粒径均匀分散性良好的Fe3O4亚微米粒子,在对其包覆上一层碳膜进行表面修饰后,采用共沉淀法将硝酸根插层LDHs包覆到磁性粒子的表面,然后500℃焙烧2 h得到磁性镁铝复合氧化物亚微米粒子。这种磁性镁铝复合氧化物亚微米粒子具有以镁铝复合氧化物为壳层,Fe3O4为核的核壳结构,其中壳层厚度为20 nm左右,对其进行二次包覆后壳层厚度可达到50 nm左右,并可以方便的通过重复包覆焙烧过程进行调节,从而实现磁性镁铝复合氧化物亚微米粒子的控制制备。同时,磁性镁铝复合氧化物亚微米粒子具有较强的磁性,其比饱和磁化强度为23.3 emu·g-1,对其进行二次包覆并焙烧后为20.1 emu·g-1。     

Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations of methane in potassium montmorillonite clay hydrates at elevated pressures and temperatures

The structure and dynamics of methane in hydrated potassium montmorillonite clay have been studied under conditions encountered in sedimentary basin and compared to those of hydrated sodium montmorillonite clay using computer simulation techniques. The simulated systems contain two molecular layers of water and followed gradients of 150 bar km(-1) and 30 K km(-1) up to a maximum burial depth of 6 km. Methane particle is coordinated to about 19 oxygen atoms, with 6 of these coming from the clay surface oxygen. Potassium ions tend to move away from the center towards the clay surface, in contrast to the behavior observed with the hydrated sodium form. The clay surface affinity for methane was found to be higher in the hydrated K-form. Methane diffusion in the two-layer hydrated K-montmorillonite increases from 0.39 x 10(-9) m2 s(-1) at 280 K to 3.27 x 10(-9) m2 s(-1) at 460 K compared to 0.36 x 10(-9) m2 s(-1) at 280 K to 4.26 x 10(-9) m2 s(-1) at 460 K in Na-montmorillonite hydrate. The distributions of the potassium ions were found to vary in the hydrates when compared to those of sodium form. Water molecules were also found to be very mobile in the potassium clay hydrates compared to sodium clay hydrates.     

Mechanistic and kinetic studies of crystallization of birnessite

Kinetic and mechanistic features have been studied for the crystallization of birnessite in aqueous systems via different synthesis methods: the oxidation of Mn2+, reduction of MnO4-, and redox reaction between Mn2+ and MnO4-. For oxidation methods, a topotactical conversion from Mn(OH)2 to birnessite via feitknechtite (beta-MnOOH) is observed. In reduction methods, birnessite evolves from the initially produced amorphous manganese oxide (AMO gel). For redox methods, both mechanisms exist, with the latter prevailing. A liquid mechanism is proposed to describe the reduction and redox synthesis, which comprises three stages: an induction period, a fast crystallization period, and a steady-state period. The redox method is accompanied by the formation and phase transformation of feitknechtite to birnessite. A method combining IR and XRD quantitation is proposed to detect nuclei in the induction period. Crystallization rates and apparent energies of activation of crystallization for reduction and redox methods are determined.     

Structural characterization of U(VI) surface complexes on kaolinite in the presence of humic acid using EXAFS spectroscopy

To determine the influence of humic acid (HA), pH, and presence of atmospheric CO2 on the sorption of U(VI) onto kaolinite, the structure of the surface complexes was studied by U L III-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. The best fits to the experimental EXAFS data were obtained by including two uranium coordination shells with two axial (O ax) and five equatorial (O eq) oxygen atoms at 1.77+/-0.02 and 2.34+/-0.02 A, respectively, and two coordination shells with one Al/Si atom each at 3.1 and 3.3 A. As in the case of the binary system U(VI)-kaolinite, uranium forms inner-sphere surface complexes by edge sharing with aluminum octahedra and/or silicon tetrahedra. HA and atmospheric CO2 as well as pH had no influence on the EXAFS structural parameters in the pH range of 5-8. Despite the presence of HA, U(VI) prefers to sorb directly onto kaolinite and not to HA that is bound to the clay surface. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements of kaolinite particles that had been exposed to HA suspensions showed that significant parts of the kaolinite surface are not covered by HA.     

Characteristics of manganese-coated sand using SEM and EDAX analysis

"Manganese-coated sand" is a type of silica medium coated with manganese oxides, formed from the sorption of manganese oxides during long-term filtration via the process of rapid sand filtration, followed by aeration in a water treatment plant. Locally available manganese-coated sand, both for packing and as a byproduct of filtration processes for water treatment plants in Taiwan, was found to be a low-cost and promising adsorbent for removal of Mn(2+) from raw water. This study was conducted to build the basic data for coating hydrated manganese oxide on the sand surface to utilize the adsorbent properties of the coating and the filtration properties of the sand. In this study, gas adsorption porosimetry and scanning electron microscopy analyses were used to investigate the surface properties of the coated layer. An energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX) technique of analysis was used to characterize metal adsorption sites on a manganese-coated sand surface. Results indicated that manganese-coated sand had more micropores and higher specific surface area, owing to attachment of manganese sand. Manganese ions penetrated into the micropores and mesopores of manganese oxide on a sandy surface; regeneration of manganese-coated sand could be achieved by soaking with pH < 2.0 acid solution. Results of EDAX analysis showed that the interfacial layer constructed the interface of manganese-coated sand. Acid and alkali resistance tests interpret a wide application range of pH for manganese-coated sand, and general temperature conditions do not affect the performance of this sand. Manganese-coated sand is potentially suitable for application as a packed bed for treatment of heavy metals from water. The results of this study can also benefit plant operational capacity data for engineering design.     

Sorption and immobilization of cellulase on silicate clay minerals

The interaction of organic molecules with mineral surfaces is a subject of interest in a variety of disciplines. Enzymes are able to be sorbed and immobilized by clay minerals and humic colloids in soil environment. The present study was done to elucidate some aspects of sorption and immobilization of cellulase on soil components by analysis of the sorption, and immobilization of cellulase on Avicel, a soil sample, illite, kaolinite, montmorillonite, and palygorskite. Palygorskite displayed the highest sorption capacity. Sorbents coated with hydroxyaluminum displayed significantly higher capacity than uncoated sorbents. The positive effects of Al(OH)(x) coating on sorption capacities of the different sorbents were not equal. The effect decreased in the order soil > palygorskite > kaolinite > Avicel > montmorillonite > illite. The amount of sorbed cellulase desorbed from external surfaces of soil was quite low (about 16%), especially in coated samples (about 6%). X-ray diffraction analysis of K-montmorillonite and Ca-montmorillonite showed that Al(OH)(x) was intercalated between the montmorillonite layers. Immobilization of cellulase on the sorbents did not result in expansion of their crystal structures. Therefore, it may be concluded that the amount of cellulase immobilized on internal surfaces of the sorbents was negligible.     

Direct coating of gold nanoparticles with silica by a seeded polymerization technique

Gold nanoparticles prepared through a conventional citrate-reduction method were directly coated with silica by means of a seeded polymerization technique based on the St?ber method. The method required no surface modification. The addition of tetraethylorthosilicate and water prior to ammonia was found to be critical to obtain a proper coating. The silica shell thickness was varied from 30 to 90 nm for TEOS concentrations of 0.0005-0.02 M at 10.9 M of water and 0.4 M of ammonia. The optical spectra of the core-shell gold-silica composite particles agreed with predictions of Mie theory.     

Probing the effects of interfacial chemistry on the kinetics of phase transitions in amorphous and tetragonal zirconia nanocrystals

In this work, we examine the phase stability of both uncoated and alumina-coated zirconia nanoparticles using in-situ X-ray diffraction. By tracking structural changes in these particles, we seek to understand how changing interfacial bonding affects the kinetics of amorphous zirconia crystallization and the kinetics of grain growth in both initially amorphous and initially crystalline zirconia nanocrystals. Activation energies associated with crystallization are calculated using nonisothermal kinetic methods. The crystallization of the uncoated amorphous zirconia colloids has an activation energy of 117 +/- 13 kJ/mol, while that for the alumina-coated amorphous colloids is 185 +/- 28 kJ/mol. This increase in activation energy is attributed to inhibition of atomic rearrangement imparted by the alumina coating. The kinetics of grain growth are also studied with nonisothermal kinetic methods. The alumina coating again dramatically affects the activation energies. For colloids that were coated with alumina when they were in an amorphous structure, the coating imparts a 5x increase in the activation energy for grain growth (33 +/- 8 versus 150 +/- 30 kJ/mol). This increase shows that the alumina coating inhibits zirconia cores from coarsening. When the colloids are synthesized in the tetragonal phase and then coated with alumina, the effect of surface coating on coarsening kinetics is even more dramatic. In this case, a 10x increase in activation energies, from 28 +/- 3 kJ/mol for the uncoated particles to 300 +/- 25 kJ/mol for the alumina-coated crystallites, is found. The results show that one can alter phase stability in colloidal systems by using surface coatings and interfacial energy to dramatically change the kinetic barriers to structural rearrangement.     

Fe‐enriched Clay‐coated and Reduced Graphene Oxide‐modified N‐doped Polymer Nanocomposite: A Natural Recognition Element‐based Sensing Electrode for DNT

Dinitrotoluene (DNT) is a signature material of all nitro‐aromatic explosives including the lethal 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene (TNT). A clay‐modified reduced graphene oxide (rGO)‐polymer nanocomposite was prepared as sensing electrode for the detection of (DNT) in the aquatic systems. rGO was in situ dispersed in the electro‐conductive N‐doped phenol/formaldehyde polymer and the clay ‘montmorillonite’ was coated on the nanocomposite. The clay, containing iron as one of its mineral components, served as the recognition element for DNT. Tested using electrochemical measurement techniques – cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry, the prepared sensing electrode exhibited a low detection limit (0.0016 μM) on signal to noise ratio basis (S/N=3) and excellent linearity (R²=0.997) over 0.02–10 mg L^?1 with high sensitivity value (428 μA mM^?1 cm^?2) for DNT. The electrode showed negligible interference with the gravimetric and volumetric salts commonly present in seawater, and also, with explosive derivatives. The separate tests performed in a simulated seawater confirmed the suitability of the prepared electrode for use in field applications.     

Nanostructured Manganese Oxides within a Ring-Shaped Polyoxometalate Exhibiting Unusual Oxidation Catalysis

Nanosized manganese oxides have recently received considerable attention for their synthesis, structures, and potential applications. Although various synthetic methods have been developed, precise synthesis of novel nanostructured manganese oxides are still challenging. In this study, using a structurally defined nanosized cavity inside a ring-shaped polyoxometalate, we succeeded in synthesizing two types of discrete 18 and 20 nuclear nanostructured manganese oxides, Mn18 and Mn20 , respectively. In particular, Mn18 showed much higher catalytic activity than other manganese oxides for the oxygenation of alkylarenes including electron-deficient ones, and the reaction proceeded through a unique reaction mechanism due to its unusual manganese oxide structure.