Ion exchange and Thermal Studies on n-butyl acetate zirconium(IV) phosphate: A Novel Hybrid Cation exchanger

Abstract

n-butyl acetate zirconium (IV) phosphate has been reported as a novel hybrid ion exchanger, namely an organic-based hybrid ion exchanger. This newly reported material has been characterized by a number of physico-chemical characterization techniques including FTIR analysis, SEM study, UV-Vis spectrophotometry and elemental analysis. In addition to describing its method of synthesis, this research also reports on the characterization of its ion exchange properties such as its ion exchange capacity, concentration study, elution study and recycling study. Thermal behavior of the reported exchanger has also been explored at various temperatures revealing 91.4% of retention in ion exchange capacity on heating upto 2000C and 74.5% upto 4000C which exhibits the way to explore its applications in higher temperature ranges.