Progress Seminar on

REMOVAL OF HEAVY METAL FROM

INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER BY REVERSE
MICELLE

Supervisor PRESENTED By
D r. P r a b h a t P a n d i t Prathwiraj Meena
Associate Professor 2017PCH5280
M .T E C H I I I S E M .

D E PA R T M E N T O F C H E M I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G
M A L AV I YA N AT I O N A L I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G Y J A I P U R 1
 Content
• Introduction
• Surfactant
• Concept of micelle
• Micelle formation
• Critical micelle concentration(CMC)
• Heavy metal removal from reverse micelle
• Reference
Introduction
• In dilute solution Amphiphilestend to reduce Surface

tension
• As concentration molecules of amphiphiles goes on

increasing they disturb hydrogen structure, to

minimize the disturbance molecules tend to form
aggregate into a structure
• This Structure called as micelle and Amphiphilic

molecule Surface is called Active Agent

Surfactant
• are substances that absorb to surfaces or interfaces,
causing a marked decrease in the surface tension.

• Surfactants (amphiphilic

molecules) composed of a

hydrophilic part known as head and

a hydrophobic part known as tail

 Classification of Surfactant
• Nonionic
• Ionic
• Amphoteric
 PHYSICOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND

• cohesive forces between molecules down into liquid

• intermolecular attractive forces tension is called

surface tension
 Micelle
• A micelle is an aggregate of surfactant monomer
molecules dispersed in a liquid colloid
• Hydrophilic head region in contact with
surrounding solvent in the micelle center(oil in
water micelle)
• Reverse micelles have the head group at the
center with the tails extending out(water in oil
micelle)
• Oil in Water Type
In this type monomer micelle is
Capable to hold lipdic nature
Drug at center .

• Water in oil Type

In reverse micelle at middle
Hold large Amount of water
in their interior .
Critical micelle concentration(CMC)

• The lowest concentration at which micelles first

appear is called the critical concentration for micelle
formation

• The critical micelle concentration is the point at

which surfactant molecules aggregate together in
the liquid to form groups known as micelles
Physical property change
 CASE STUDY
•Removal of Heavy metal
PROCEDURE: a surfactant Bis-(2-Ethylexyl)Sodium Sulfosuccinate (AOT,
Sigma) is used and a organic sovent isooctane is used
A 10 ml solution of AOT in isooctane of 0.2M is prepared. And equal amount
of aqueous metal solution is added then stirrer for 5 hr, after that the mixture
is put in separating funnel for sepration
•Result

SURFACTANT CONCENTRATION (M) % REMOVAL OF COPPER

0.2 73.5
0.15 65.4
0.10 51.5
0.05 33.5
Effect of Parameter on sepration

S no. Parameter Effect on percentage

extraction
1 Effect of ionic strength of the bulk Decrease
water
2 Effect of surfactant concentration Increase
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