| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Blvd. Regina Elisabeta, 703461 Bucharest, Romania;(2) Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West e.V., Adlerstrasse 1, D-47798 Krefeld, Germany |
| Abstract: | The ability of calix[n]arenes to form complexes, to act as extractants in liquid–liquid extraction, and run as carriers in transport through liquid membranes of different biological amine compounds (e.g., ammonium ion, amines, amino acids, and peptides) has been the central topics of many reports. These features recommend the calix[n]arenes as competitive candidates for studying the interactions involved in host–guest recognition as well as useful receptors in separation processes. Some specific aspects of their applications in binding and separation of various amine compounds by extraction, and in transport through liquid membranes have therefore been considered. The effect of the factors that might influence the separation of above compounds by extraction, and the transport through liquid membranes using the calix [n]arenes has been presented.This revised version was published online in July 2005 with a corrected issue number. |
