DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-COST TEACHING ELECTROGRAVIMETRY EXPERIMENTS USING THE PRINCIPLES OF GREEN CHEMISTRY
| Autor: | Finazzi,Guilherme Antonio, Martins,Carlos Ney, Capelato,Milton Duffles, Ferreira,Luiz Henrique |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Química Nova, Vol 39, Iss 1, Pp 112-117 (2016) Química Nova, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 112-117, Published: JAN 2016 Química Nova v.39 n.1 2016 Química Nova Sociedade Brasileira de Química (SBQ) instacron:SBQ |
| ISSN: | 1678-7064 |
| Popis: | In this paper, we describe the development of low-cost teaching experiments of electrogravimetry for undergraduate students using principles of green chemistry. Copper was electrochemically deposited on brass under an electrical current density of 50 mA cm−2 from acidic solutions containing nitrate anions. Color changes at the brass electrode and of the solution were observed, indicating that the reduction of copper ions had occurred. The deposition efficiency values were between 92.8% and 93.8%, and the electrochemical efficiency values were between 85.6% and 86.5%. There was no significant contribution from parallel reactions. These experimental conditions facilitated the didactic exploration of gravimetric and electrochemical concepts. Following the principles of green chemistry, the experiments produced no toxic substances, all the materials could be recycled, and the energy consumption was the lowest. For this reason, this experiment was considered to be very interesting for didactical purposes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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