Synthesis, Spectral, Thermal Analysis, Biological Activity and Kinetic Studies of Copper(II)-Pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylate Complexes with 2-Aminomethylpyridine and 8-Hydroxyquinoline.

In this work we report the synthesis of two novel square-planar copper(II) complexes, namely, (2-aminomethylpyridinium-pyridinedicarboxylato)copper(II) dihydrate, [Cu(pydc)(2-amp)] • 2H2O (1) and (8-hydroxyquinolinum-pyridinedicarboxylato)copper(II) hydrate, [Cu(pydc)(8-HQ)] • H2O (2) (2-amp = 2-aminomethylpyridine, 8-HQ = 8-hydroxyquinoline, H2pydc = pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid or isocinchomeronic acid) and present the first preliminary study on kinetics and biological activities of copper complexes. The synthesized complexes have been characterized by elemental, spectroscopic (FT-IR, UV and mass spectra), thermal analysis, magnetic and conductivity measurements techniques. Kinetic parameters were obtained for each stage of thermal degradation of the complexes using Coats-Redfern and Horowitz-Metzger methods. Antimicrobial activities of two complexes and two ligands were evaluated using agar diffusion method. Antimicrobial activity of complex 2 was determined with the agar dilution methods. The results were compared with two well known antibiotics, namely, tetracycline and nystatin.

Equilibrium and kinetic adsorption study of Basic Yellow 28 and Basic Red 46 by a boron industry waste.

In this study, the adsorption characteristics of Basic Yellow 28 (BY 28) and Basic Red 46 (BR 46) onto boron waste (BW), a waste produced from boron processing plant were investigated. The equilibrium adsorption isotherms and kinetics were investigated. The adsorption equilibrium data were analyzed by using various adsorption isotherm models and the results have shown that adsorption behavior of two dyes could be described reasonably well by a generalized isotherm. Kinetic studies indicated that the kinetics of the adsorption of BY 28 and BR 46 onto BW follows a pseudo-second-order model. The result showed that the BW exhibited high-adsorption capacity for basic dyes and the capacity slightly decreased with increasing temperature. The maximum adsorption capacities of BY 28 and BR 46 are reported at 75.00 and 74.73mgg(-1), respectively. The dye adsorption depended on the initial pH of the solution with maximum uptake occurring at about pH 9 and electrokinetic behavior of BW. Activation energy of 15.23kJ/mol for BY 28 and 18.15kJ/mol for BR 46 were determined confirming the nature of the physisorption onto BW. These results indicate that BW could be employed as low-cost material for the removal of the textile dyes from effluents.

Removal of acid blue 062 on aqueous solution using calcinated colemanite ore waste.

Colemanite ore waste (CW) has been employed as adsorbent for the removal of acid blue 062 anionic dye (AB 062) from aqueous solution. The adsorption of AB 062 onto CW was examined with respect to contact time, calcination temperature, particle size, pH, adsorbent dosage and temperature. The physical and chemical properties of the CW, such as particle sizes and calcinations temperature, play important roles in dye adsorption. The dye adsorption largely depends on the initial pH of the solution with maximum uptake occurring at pH 1. Three simplified kinetics models, namely, pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and intraparticle diffusion models were tested to investigate the adsorption mechanisms. The kinetic adsorption of AB 062 on CW follows a pseudo-second order equation. The adsorption data have been analyzed using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The results indicate that the Langmuir model provides the best correlation of the experimental data. Isotherms have also been used to obtain the thermodynamic parameters such as free energy, enthalpy and entropy of the adsorption of dye onto CW.