DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS AND ION EXCHANGE BEHAVIOUR OF SOME CHLORIDE COMPLEX FORMING ELEMENTS WITH BIO RAD AG50W-XB CATION EXCHANGE RESIN IN MIXED NITRIC-HYDROCHLORIC ACID SOLUTIONS

Abstract

ABSTRACT Cation exchange equilibrium distribution coefficients are presented for the chloride complex forming elements Au(III), Tl(III), Hg(II), Bi(III), In, Cd, Zn, Pb(II), Fe(III) and Ga with a microporous (gel-type) resin of 8% DVB crosslinkage in hydrochloric-nitric acid mixtures ranging from 0.02M to 0.50M and from 0.20M to 2.0M concentrations, respectively. Separations which are possible by using mixtures and pure hydrochloric acid as eluting agents are demonstrated by three elution curves separating the mixtures Hg(II)-Cd-Zn; Au(III)-Bi(III)-Pb(II) and Tl (III)-In-Zn and the exchange behaviour of the elements is discussed.