Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryU.S. Department of Energy
Nanomaterials for Nanomaterials for Environmental RemediationEnvironmental Remediation
Glen E. Glen E. FryxellFryxellPacific Northwest Pacific Northwest
National LaboratoryNational LaboratoryRichland, WARichland, WA
[email protected]@pnl.gov
Advantages of nanomaterials
High surface area (capacity)Well defined structureHigh reactivityEasy dispersabilityReadily tailored for application in different environmentsChemistry/materials developed for remediation processes are readily tailored to sensing/detection
Nanomaterials provide:
SAMMS: Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous
Supports
20 nm20 nm
A. Self-assembled monolayers
B. Ordered mesoporous oxide+
First reported in:
Science 1997, 276, 923-926.
POC: Glen Fryxell
SAMMS in a Nutshell
Extremely high surface area = high capacityRigid, open pore structure provides for fast sorption kineticsChemical specificity dictated by monolayer interfaceEasily modified for new target speciesSequestration can be driven either by metal/ligand affinity or by adduct insolubilityGood chemical and thermal stability Easily regenerated/recycled
“Designing Surface Chemistry in Mesoporous Silica” in “Adsorption on Silica Surfaces”; pp. 665-687, Marcel-Dekker, 2000.
POC: Glen Fryxell
Tailoring SAMMS interfacial chemistry to the periodic table
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Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb LuTh Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
Chemistry of Materials 1999, 11, 2148-2154J. Physical. Chem. B. 2001, 105, 6337-6346.J. Synchrotron Radiation, 2001, 8, 922-924
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Science, 1997, 276, 923-926.J. Synchrotron Radiation, 1999, 6, 633-635Sep. Sci. & Technol. 1999, 3411, 2329-2345Mat. Tech. Adv. Perf. Mat. 1999, 14, 183-193Surf. Sci. & Catalysis, 2000, 105, 729-738.
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Env. Sci. & Tech. 2001, 35, 3962-3966.
Chem. Comm. 2002, 1374-1375.
Radiochimica Act2003, 91, 539-545
….all by varying the monolayer ligand field.
Functional Nanomaterials for analytical preconcentration
20 nm20 nm
Self-assembled monolayers•Dense surface coverage
•Chemical specificity
Mesoporous materials•High surface area
•Rapid sorption kinetics
High-performance preconcentrators
E-chem
UV-Vis
XRF
RadiocountingIRGC
“Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS): Environmental Clean-up and Enhanced Sensing Capability” Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,
Marcel-Dekker, 2004
POC: Shane Addleman
Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticlesfor Subsurface Injection
TiNano40TM CharacteristicsSurface Area (BET) 51.2 m2/gParticle Density 3.88 g/cm3Particle Size 40 – 60 nmTiO2 99.8%Impurities 0.2%(ZrO2, SiO2,Cl, P2O5, ZnO)Crystalline Phase Anatase
Tc-99 Adsorption ExperimentAdsorbent: Cu-EDA anatase nanoparticlesContact Solution: Hanford GW spiked with 49.5 pCi/ml of Tc-99Hanford Ground Water (mg/l)Ca 49.5 NO3 8.6Mg 14.6SO4 64.7K 1.7Si 16.5Na 13.2CO3 60.8Cl 16.4pH 8.3 (SU)EC 0.47 mS/cmSolution:Solid Ratio (ml/g) :25, 50, 100, 500, 100, 5000, 10000
Anatase Nanoparticle Injection TestsAn aqueous suspension of anatase (ammonium carboxylate ~ 2 wt %) was successfully injected in to a 100 cm long, 20 – 30 mesh sand column (~35% porosity).
The inlet pressure after injection of 3 pore volumes of suspension remained low (<14 psi).
An average of 4 wt % of anatase was uniformly distributed throughout the sand column.
POC: Shas Mattigod
Tc-99 Sequestration by Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles
y = 3.0072x2.9643
R2 = 0.95370.0E+00
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SummaryAnatase nanoparticles were successfully functionalized with Cu-EDA monolayers.
Cu-EDA anatase selectively adsorbed Tc-99 from spiked Hanford ground water.
Successful injection of an aqueous suspension of anatase nanoparticles into a sand medium was demonstrated.
Tc-99 Adsorption ExperimentsMaximum Tc-99 loading: ~1.3 x 105 pCi/g.Tc-99 Kd: 1.5 x 102 – 4.0 x 103 ml/g.
POC: Shas Mattigod