Illuminate Heavy Metal Pollutants in Aqueous Media
Poster Number
44
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
Qinliang Zhao
Faculty Mentor Department
Chemistry
Abstract/Artist Statement
The design and synthesis of water-soluble ligands to detect and extract metal ions in aqueous media have long attracted great interest from chemists. Our project focuses on designing ligands using both electronic and steric controls to selectively detect ions in aqueous solutions, which will potentially lead to applications in cleaning the water that has been polluted by heavy metals. From applying quaternary ammonium groups to an imine-type ligand, a new water-soluble ligand has been synthesized and characterized using NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry. Upon coordination to the newly synthesized ligand, heavy metal pollutants in aqueous media exhibited colors that are detective to spectroscopic techniques.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Start Date
26-4-2014 2:00 PM
End Date
26-4-2014 4:00 PM
Illuminate Heavy Metal Pollutants in Aqueous Media
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
The design and synthesis of water-soluble ligands to detect and extract metal ions in aqueous media have long attracted great interest from chemists. Our project focuses on designing ligands using both electronic and steric controls to selectively detect ions in aqueous solutions, which will potentially lead to applications in cleaning the water that has been polluted by heavy metals. From applying quaternary ammonium groups to an imine-type ligand, a new water-soluble ligand has been synthesized and characterized using NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry. Upon coordination to the newly synthesized ligand, heavy metal pollutants in aqueous media exhibited colors that are detective to spectroscopic techniques.