Oxidative degradation of non-ionic surfactant (TritonX-100) by chromium(VI) |
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Authors: | Manmeet Singh Manhas Parveen Kumar Faqeer Mohammed Zaheer Khan |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India |
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Abstract: | Degradation of polyoxyethylene chain of non-ionic surfactant (TritonX-100) by chromium(VI) has been studied spectrophotometrically under different experimental conditions. The reaction rate bears a first-order dependence on the Cr(VI)] under pseudo-first-order conditions, TritonX-100] Cr(VI)] in presence of 1.16 mol dm−3 perchloric acid. The observed rate constant (kobs) was 3.3 × 10−4 to 3.5 × 10−4 s−1 and the half-life (t1/2) was 33–35 min for chromium(VI). The effects of total TritonX-100] and H+] on the reaction rate were determined. Reducing nature of non-ionic TritonX-100 surfactant is found to be due to the presence of –OH group in the polyoxyethylene chain. It was observed that monomeric and non-ionic micelles of TritonX-100 were oxidized by chromium(VI). When TritonX-100] was less than its critical micelle concentration (cmc) the kobs values increased from 0.76 × 10−4 to 1.5 × 10−4 s−1. As the TritonX-100] was greater than the cmc, the kobs values increases from 2.1 × 10−4 to 8.2 × 10−4 s−1 in presence of constant HClO4] (1.16 mol dm−3) at 40 °C. A comparison was made of the oxidative degradation rates of TritonX-100 with different metal ion oxidants. The order of the effectiveness of different oxidants was as follows: permanganate > diperiodatoargentate(III) > chromium(VI) > cerium(IV). |
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Keywords: | TritonX-100 Chromium(VI) Oxidation Surfactant Degradation |
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