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A simple electrogravimetric experimental setup to determine Cu in alloy samples for teaching purposes

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Autor(es):
Silva, Joao Pedro ; Irikura, Kallyni ; Zanoni, Maria Valnice Boldrin ; Lima Gomes, Paulo Clairmont F.
Número total de Autores: 4
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: CHEMICAL PAPERS; v. 75, n. 2, p. 8-pg., 2020-08-27.
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Electrogravimetry is a traditional analytical method for the determination of cations in aqueous solution, but the use of platinum as cathode and anode electrodes hinders its implementation in undergraduate chemistry courses with limited resources. This study proposes the replacement of expensive platinum electrodes by cheaper materials such as the dimensionally stable anode and Ni-Cr alloy as the cathode, which showed good performance in the determination of Cu by electrolysis at constant current (in galvanostatic mode). The proposed method achieved an electrogravimetric yield of 97.3 +/- 0.9%, from a solution of CuSO(4)during electrolysis carried out at 0.26 A for 60 min. The experimental setup was used to determine Cu in commercial scrap alloy waste samples containing Cu, Sn, Pb, and Zn, following a simple pretreatment employing ammonia solution. The Cu weight percentage obtained was 58.6 +/- 0.5%, which was in agreement with a value of 59.4 +/- 1.7% obtained using a comparative spectrophotometric method. Graphic abstract (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 14/50945-4 - INCT 2014: Instituto Nacional de Tecnologias Alternativas para Detecção, Avaliação Toxicológica e Remoção de Micropoluentes e Radioativos
Beneficiário:Maria Valnice Boldrin
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
Processo FAPESP: 18/22393-8 - Biocarvão aplicado na remoção de contaminantes emergentes presentes em águas residuárias
Beneficiário:Paulo Clairmont Feitosa de Lima Gomes
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 17/12790-7 - Preparação e caracterização de eletrodos nanoestruturados de TiO2 modificados com estruturas metal orgânico (MOFs) para a aplicação na pré-concentração e redução de CO2
Beneficiário:Kallyni Irikura
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado