The Removal of Nitrogen Monoxide by the Dry Iron(II) Complex Immobilized on Chelate Resin. The Preparation and Characterization of the Complex

Abstract

Abstract A new dry-type adsorbent for nitrogen monoxide was successfully prepared from an iron(II) salt and a chelate resin containing iminodiacetic acid moieties. The capability of adsorbing nitrogen monoxide depended greatly on the method of preparation. The very active adsorbent was prepared by mixing 31.4 mmol of iron(II) sulfate and a commercial chelate resin containing 21.0 mmol of iminodiacetic acid moieties; the mixture was dried after the solid parts had been washed with methanol. The resulting solid adsorbent could adsorb more than 99% of the nitrogen monoxide from 6 dm3 of nitrogen gas containing 1000 ppm of nitrogen monoxide within 25 min. This high capability for adsorbing nitrogen monoxide was derived from the increase in the surface area (43.1 m2 g−1) of the resin-immobilized iron(II) complex upon washing with methanol. The mechanism for the increase in the surface area is also discussed.