Chemical equilibrium in the complexation of first transition series divalent cations Cu2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ with chitosan

This study provided the data for calculating the stability constants formed in the aqueous HCl equilibrium of chitosan and Cu2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+, and determined the species distribution diagrams to show the influence of pH in the complexation systems based on data obtained from potentiometric and spec...

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Published in:	Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 1388 - 1396
Main Authors:	Hernández, Raúl Bonne, Yola, Oscar Reyes, Mercê, Ana Lucia Ramalho
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2007
Subjects:	CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY pH chitosan biodegradable and biocompatible polymers stability constants divalent cations
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Summary:	This study provided the data for calculating the stability constants formed in the aqueous HCl equilibrium of chitosan and Cu2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+, and determined the species distribution diagrams to show the influence of pH in the complexation systems based on data obtained from potentiometric and spectrophotometric titrations. The solid complexes further obtained from these aqueous HCl systems, were investigated by infrared spectroscopy. It was verified that chitosan coordinated with the cations Cu2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ at pHs >4 >5 and >2 respectively, in ligand to metal ratio of 1:1. The logarithms of the binding constants for ML species presented the following stability order: Cu2+>Zn2+>Mn2+. Some possible complexed structures were suggested having both N and/or O atoms as binding sites with one or two monomers of the biopolymer studied.
ISSN:	0103-5053 1678-4790
DOI:	10.1590/S0103-50532007000700015