Open AccessExtraction and separation studies of zinc(II) and copper(II) with D2EHPA and PC-88A from perchlorate media
Author(s) -
Rajeev Kumar Singh,
P. M. Dhadke
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the serbian chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1820-7421
pISSN - 0352-5139
DOI - 10.2298/jsc0201041s
Subject(s) - phosphoric acid , toluene , chemistry , extraction (chemistry) , zinc , perchlorate , nuclear chemistry , reagent , copper , inorganic chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , ion
The extraction behaviors of Zn(II) and Cu(II) from perchlorate media have been investigated using bis-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) and 2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester, (PC-88A) in toluene. The extraction of Zn(II) was found to be quantitative in the pH range 2.5 to 3.0 and 3.0 to 4.0 using 1.0 x 10-1 moldm-3 D2EHPAand 1.0x10-2 mol dm-3 PC-88Ain toluene, respectively, while Cu(II) was extracted quantitatively in the pH range 6.0 to 8.0 and 5.5 to 7.0 with 1.0x10-2 mol dm-3 and 1.0 x 10-3 mol dm-3 D2EHPA and PC-88A in toluene, respectively. Zn(II) was stripped with 4.0 moldm-3 HCl, while Cu(II) with 2.0 moldm-3H2SO4 and 3.0 moldm-3 HNO3 from the organic phase containing D2EHPAand PC-88A respectively. The probable extracted species were ascertained by log D vs. log [HR] plot to be ZnR2.2HR and CuR2.2HR for both the reagents. These methods were used for the determination of Zn(II) and Cu(II) in real samples. The separation of Zn(II) and Cu(II) were carried out from each other and with associated metals.