A method of transporting metal ions by introducing a metal complex into a medium containing a moiety which demands the metal ion and the complex releases the ions in a controlled manner upon demand. The metal complexes have an aqueous proton induced dissociation property represented by a sigmoidally-shaped curve on a cartesian coordinate plot of the negative log of the metal ion concentration versus the negative log of hydrogen ion concentration. This dissociation property causes a controlled release of metal ion into mediums containing a reacting moiety upon demand for the metal ion. For example, metalworking emulsions of oil and water are stabilized by the addition thereto of minor amounts of a metal complex, e.g., disodium monocopper(II) citrate, which at alkaline pH metalworking conditions above about 7 to about 9 releases metal cations to the emulsions imparting stabilizing characteristics which prevent emulsion degradation by a number of factors commonly encountered in metalworking operations. Also, the method is effective in the controlled release of metal ions in the normal range of physiological pH, i.e., about 4 to 9, for growth controlling action against microorganisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses.
一种通过将
金属配合物引入含有需要
金属离子的基团的介质中来转运
金属离子的方法,该配合物在需要时以受控的方式释放离子。
金属配合物具有
水性质子诱导解离特性,该特性在负对数
金属离子浓度与负对数氢离子浓度的直角坐标图上呈S形曲线。这种解离特性使得在需要
金属离子的情况下,可以对含有反应基团的介质进行受控释放
金属离子。例如,通过向油
水乳化液中添加少量
金属配合物(例如二
钠单
铜(II)
柠檬酸盐),可以在碱性pH
金属加工条件(大约7至9)下释放
金属阳离子到乳化液中,赋予其稳定特性,从而防止乳化液在
金属加工操作中遇到的多种因素导致的降解。此外,该方法在生理pH的正常范围内(即约4至9)对微
生物包括细菌、真菌和病毒的生长具有受控释放
金属离子的作用。