FIBROUS CHEMISORBENTS-AMPHOLYTE BASED ON THE COMPLEX COMPOUND OF NICKEL(II) CHLORID AND MONOETHANOLAMINE

Abstract

The water vapor adsorption by complex compounds of nickel(II) chloride and monoethanolamine with different molar ratio metal : ligand, deposited on a fibrous carrier from nonwoven web on the basis of polyester fiber has been investigated under static conditions. Water vapor adsorption isotherms were analyzed in the framework of Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) adsorption theory, monolayer capacitance values and the heats of water molecules adsorption in the first layer were determined. Sulphur dioxide and ammonia chemisorptions under static and dynamic conditions with obtained chemisorbents has been investigated. It was found the process of chemisorption of sulfur dioxide can take place only in the presence of «free» water formed on the fiber surface after formation of the monolayer, when the value of water vapor relative pressure of reaches P/PS = 0,25÷0,30. Under these conditions the destruction of the donor-acceptor bond in the cation complex between the nickel ions and monoethanolamine molecules within the domestic sphere of aminocomplexes takes place followed by the formation of more stable «onium» sulphites, hydrosulphites and pyrosulphite. It is found in the case of ammonia chemisorption by above mentioned material prewetting of the sample does not significantly increase ammonia absorption. In this case the displacement of the water molecules from inner-aquaaminocomplexes composition and replacing it with an equivalent amount of ammonia molecules take place to form a mixedligand complex of the composition: [Ni(HOCH2CH2NH2)n(NH3)6‑2n]Cl2. It is shown that the designed fibrous chemisorbent carries out a combined air purification both on sulfur dioxide and ammonia and may be used for the equipment of personal respiratory protection – lightweight respirators for dust and gases.