Ion flotation of cadmium using ethylhexadecyldimethylammonium bromide

Cadmium ions react with the collector, ethylhexadecyldimethylammonium bromide (EHDABr), to form a surface-active sublate which can be removed from aqueous bromide

a. Effect of Foreign Metal Ions on the Flotation of Cadmium^a

Foreign ion	Foreign ion concentration (M) (×10?5)	Foreign ion removed (%)	Cadmium removed (%)
None			99.21
Zn2+	6.11	0.06	98.41
Cu2+	6.29	3.64	97.80
Pb2+	3.86	4.80	91.78
Cr6+	7.69	30.75	99.07 solutions by ion flotation. A typical ion flotation procedure involves passing air through a 250-ml solution containing 5 ppm Cd2+, 0.05 M Br?1, and 1.7 × l0?3M EHDABr at a flow rate of 40 ml/min for 1 hr. The procedure was simple and efficient. Chromium, copper, and zinc ions do not interfere under the experimental conditions.

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Cd²⁺, 4.46 × 10^?5M; EHDABr, 4.25 × 10^?4; Br^?, 5 × 10^?2M; flow rate, 40 ml/min; time, 60 min.