Separation of lead(II) and copper(II) by plasticizer membranes with sulphur analogus of phosphinic acids as carriers
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Czestochowa University of Technology
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Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa
Publication date: 2013-01-01
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Cezary Kozlowski
Institute of Chemistry and Environment Protection, Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa, 42-201 Czestochowa, Armii Krajowej 13/15, Poland
Physicochem. Probl. Miner. Process. 2013;49(1):267-276
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Investigation of selective removal of Pb(II) and Cu(II) from acidic nitrate aqueous solutions using transport across polymer inclusion membranes PIMs was performed. The sulphur analogus of phosphinic acids, i.e. bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)monothiophosphinic acid (1) and tert-butyl(phenyl)- phosphinothioic acid (2) as well as their mixture were incorporated into polymer inclusion membranes composed of cellulose triacetate as a support and o-nitrophenyl octyl ether as a plasticizer. In the experi- ments the transport of Cu(II) across PIM with 1 was rapid and complete, however the lead(II) removal increased with increased membrane saturation. Selective transport of Cu(II) over Pb(II) through PIMs with binary carrier system (1 + 2) was observed; the selectivity order was: Cu(II) >> Pb(II). At temperature of 50oC the selectivity coefficient Cu(II)/Pb(II) for membrane with binary carriers was the highest and was equal to 758.