K. Bessho et al., COLLECTION OF METAL(II)-1-(2-PYRIDYLAZO)-2-NAPHTHOL COMPLEXES IN NONIONIC SURFACTANT ASSEMBLY ADSORBED ON SILICA-GEL, Chemistry Letters, (7), 1995, pp. 577-578
The nonionic surfactant phase adsorbed on silica gel is proposed as a
new medium for the separation and concentration of trace metal chelate
s. The 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol chelates of Ni(II) and Zn(II) can b
e concentrated into the nonionic surfactant phase on silica gel. It wa
s found that these hydrophobic compounds were collected by dissolution
into the surfactant assembly formed at the silica/water interface.