Association Behavior of 4-Acylpyrazolone Derivative and Tertiary Amine of High Molecular Weight in Antagonistic Synergistic Extraction of Palladium

To find an effective extraction and removal method for palladium(II), which is one of the main fission products from an acidic nuclear spent fuel solution, the extraction behavior of palladium(II) from a nitric acid medium by an acidic chelating extractant, 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-trifluoroacetylpyrazolone-5-one (HPMTP) and a tertiary amine of high molecular weight, tri-n-octylamine (TOA), has been studied by spectrophotometry. A noticeable antagonistic extraction effect was observed in the extraction system under the given conditions. To understand this phenomenon, a preliminary investigation was performed to explain the mechanism of this reaction. According to the theory of corresponding solutions (TCS), the association reaction between HPMTP and TOA is proposed in the organic phase. An associated species, HPMTP·TOA, formed through hydrogen bonding in a chloroform medium might be the main reason why an antagonistic extraction effect occurred. The association constant between HPMTP and TOA was calculated to be 2.86±0.05.     

Extraction-spectrophotometric determination of traces of bismuth in lead,copper and nickel metals,and in copper-base alloys with tri-n-octylamine

A rapid and sensitive spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of bismuth in lead, copper and nickel metals, and in copper-base alloys. Optimal conditions have been established for the extraction and determination of bismuth. Bismuth is extracted with a benzene solution of tri-n-octylamine in the presence of hydrobromic acid and the absorbance of the extract (bromo-complex of bismuth) at 380 nm is measured. As little as 0.5 p.p.m. of bismuth in these metals and alloys can be determined.     

Recovery of manganese(II) by electrodialysis with liquid membranes based on di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid

Electrodialysis membrane extraction of manganese(II) from sulfuric acid solutions with liquid membranes containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid and tri-n-octylamine in 1,2-dichloroethane was studied. The effect of the electrodialysis conditions and the composition of the organic phase and aqueous solutions on the transport rate of manganese(II) ions was examined. The conditions of quantitative recovery of the metal from a 0.01 M MnSO₄ solution were determined.     

Analytical study of the phenyl-2-pyridyl ketone azine-palladium system. Photometric determination of palladium

Phenyl-2-pyridyl ketone azine reacts with palladium(II) to produce a yellow 1:1 complex (λ_max = 425 nm, ? = 10.4 × 10³M^?1 cm^?1 in aqueous ethanolic solution) and a red-violet 3:1 complex (λ_max = 530?540 and 380?390 nm). The yellow complex in aqueous ethanolic solution has been used for the spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of palladium. The method has been applied to the determination of palladium in some catalysts and one mineral.     

Predicting Property Isotherms of Ternary Mixtures on Isotherms of the Binary Mixtures, Presented by a Non-stoichiometric Model

For the first time symmetric models are presented for non-stoichiometric six-parameter models and comparative analysis has been carried out with empirical ternary symmetric and asymmetric models with the Redlich?CKister model taken as a basis. For asymmetric models on the basis of the component structuredness criteria, a simple quantitative mode is proposed for selecting the asymmetric component. On the basis of Chou??s method a new mode of computation has been proposed with the help of non-stoichiometric models. Calculations have been performed with the excess molar volumes and molar enthalpies dependence using ethanol or 1-butanol + triethylamine + n-hexane and 1-butanol + tri-n-butylamine (or tri-n-octylamine) + n-hexane mixtures as examples.     

On the influence of some strong electrolytes on the partitioning of acetic acid to aqueous/organic two-phase systems in the presence of tri-n-octylamine: Part II: Toluene as organic solvent

Water-insoluble amines (dissolved in an organic solvent/organic solvent mixture) are often used for the extractive recovery of carboxylic acids from aqueous phases. The basic design of the extraction process requires a thermodynamic framework that should be able to describe the liquid–liquid phase equilibrium not only in the phase forming systems (water + carboxylic acid + organic solvent + reactive extractant), but also when the aqueous feed phase contains additionally small amounts of strong electrolytes. Even small amounts of strong electrolytes might considerably reduce the recovery rate. In part I of this series such a model was presented and discussed for methyl isobutyl ketone as organic solvent and tri-n-octylamine (TnOA) as the chemical extractant. The present part II is to demonstrate that the procedures/methods described for methyl isobutyl ketone as organic solvent can be applied also for other organic solvents. By way of example, here toluene is that organic solvent. New experimental results are reported for the influence of sodium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium sulfate, sodium acetate and hydrochloric acid on the partitioning of acetic acid to coexisting aqueous/organic liquid phases of the system (water + toluene + tri-n-octylamine) at 25 °C. An extension/adaptation of the previously published thermodynamic framework is successfully applied to describe/predict the new experimental liquid–liquid phase equilibrium data.     

Studies of the chemical properties of tri-n-octylamine–secondary octanol–kerosene–HCl–H2O microemulsions and its extraction characteristics for cadmium(II)

A new microemulsion system is formed by acidification of tri-n-octylamine–secondary octanol–kerosene with HCl. The system is characterized by conductivity measurement, coloring, dilution, infrared spectroscopy and Tyndall effect. The corresponding results show that the microemulsion is oil-continuous (w/o). The phase diagram is also constructed. Conductivities, viscosities, index of refraction, and densities of the microemulsions system are determined. The activation energy (ΔE) is determined at different temperatures, and implies that a bicontinuous structure zone is not found in the investigated system. Additionally, extraction of cadmium(II) ions by this microemulsion system is also investigated. The corresponding optimum extraction conditions are obtained.     

Electrodialytic recovery of cobalt(II) with liquid membranes based on di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid

Electrodialytic transfer of cobalt(II) from sulfuric acid solutions across liquid membranes containing di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid with addition of tri-n-octylamine in 1,2-dichloroethane was studied, with the metal electrodeposited from dilute solutions of various acids. The influence exerted by the electrodialysis current density and by the composition of aqueous solutions and liquid membranes on the rate of cobalt(II) transport and electrodeposition was examined.     

Extraction of cobalt(II) from aqueous thiocyanate solutions by tri-n-octylamine

The distribution of cobalt(II) between acidic thiocyanate solutions and tri-n-octylainine dissolved in various diluents has been measured for several cobalt(II) loadings and amine concentrations. Diluents investigated included n-hexane, cyclohexane, benzene, xylene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and nitrobenzene. In all cases, the species extracted is bis(tri-n-octylammonium) tetrathiocyanatocobaltate(II). The ability of each diluent to extract cobalt(II) from acidic thiocyanate solutions is approximately correlated with the dielectric constant of the pure diluent, i.e., the smaller the dielectric constant, the larger the distribution ratio, with the exceptions of nitrobenzene and chloroform.     

The thermal decomposition of the complexes of zirconium(IV) extracted from hydrochloric acid solutions with tri-n-octylamine and tricaprylmethylammonium chloride

The complexes of zirconium(IV) prepared by drying in vacuo the organic solutions from the extraction of aqueous zirconium chloride solution with tri-n-octylamine (TOA) and tricaprylmethylammonium chloride (Aliquat-336) have been investigated by thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis, and the complexes and their thermally decomposed products by IR spectrophotometry. The structures are proposed for the complexes with TOA and Aliquat-336 on the basis of the results obtained.     

Extractive spectrophotometric determination of palladium with N,N,N',N'-tetra(2-ethylhexyl)-thiodiglycolamide T(2EH)TDGA

A precise, sensitive and selective method for the spectrophotometric determination of palladium (II) using N,N,N′,N′-tetra(2-ethylhexyl) thiodiglycolamide T(2EH)TDGA as an extractant is described. Palladium (II) forms yellow colored complex with T(2EH)TDGA which exhibits an absorption maximum at ∼300 nm. The colored complex obeys Beer's law in the concentration range 1.0-15.0 μg ml⁻¹ of palladium with a molar absorptivity of 1.29 × 10⁵ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹. The effects of various experimental parameters have been studied to establish the optimum conditions for the extraction and determination of palladium. The precision of the method has been evaluated and the relative standard deviation has been found to be less than 0.5%. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of palladium in simulated high level liquid waste (SHLW) solution.     

Cholesterol complexes with some proton acceptors in benzene and toluene solutions

Abstract  

Cholesterol complexes with tri-n-butyl phosphate, tri-n-octylamine, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and cyclohexanone in benzene and toluene solutions were studied using conventional IR spectroscopy. The spectra were recorded in the region of fundamental OH stretching (3,700–3,100 cm⁻¹) at 298 K. The experimental spectra were resolved into bands corresponding to the cholesterol monomer and particular oligomeric and complex species. The formation constants of complexes were determined from the-least squares plots of the linearized expressions of Bjerrum’s formation function. The stoichiometry of complexes was also identified in this way. The identification of the particular resolved bands was performed from their location, and from the dependence of their intensity on the cholesterol monomer and free base concentration.     

Membrane extraction and electrodeposition of silver(I) in systems with di(2-ethylhexyl) hydrogen phosphate

Extraction of silver(I) from nitric acid solution by electrodialysis with liquid membranes containing di(2-ethylhexyl) hydrogen phosphate with addition of tri-n-octylamine in 1,2-dichloroethane is studied. The effects of the composition of aqueous solutions and liquid membranes as well as of the basic parameters of electrodialysis on the Ag(I) transport and electrodeposition rates are examined, and the process conditions are optimized.     

Reversed-phase foam chromatography: Separation of trace amounts of cobalt from nickel in the tri-n-octvlamine-hydrochloric acid system

The separation of cobalt and nickel in hydrochloric acid media by reversed-phase chromatography on open-cell polyether-type polyurethane foam columns loaded with tri-n-octylamine hydrochloride has been studied. The results showed that good results are obtained with 11.4 and 17.7% loadings of the amine. The separation was studied in the Ni:Co range from 1 to 10⁸.     

Removal of uranium from sulfate leach liquor of salcrete deposits using tri-n-octyl amine

A uranyl sulfate leach liquor obtained by uranium leaching of a technological sample of salcrete deposits of Gabal Qatrani ore was subjected to uranium extraction using the liquid–liquid technique. Uranium was effectively extracted from sulfate leach liquor by [(10 %) tri-n-octylamine (TOA)] dissolved in xylene as a diluent. The extraction efficiency was markedly enhanced as the concentration of TOA increases from 1 to 10 %. The relevant factors controlling the extraction process of uranium using tri-n-octylamine were studied. These factors include the effect of diluents used, TOA concentration, contact time, settling time and phase ratio (O/A) v/v. The optimum extraction conditions were chosen. Stripping of uranium from the loaded TOA has been carried out using 5 % Na₂CO₃ as an effective stripping agent. More than 97 % of uranium was extracted by 10 % TOA, at contact time 10 min, settling time 5 min, phase ratio (V_O/V_A) 1/1 and at room temperature. The feasibility of using the TOA for preconcentration-separation of uranium was assessed by stripping studies. The loaded uranium onto TOA has been stripped by 100 % when using 5 % Na₂CO₃ as an efficient eluting agent at 15 min contact time, 5 min settling time and phase ratio (O/A) 2/1.     

The spectrophotometric determination and solvent extrāction of osmium with o-(β-benzoylthiourido)benzoic acid as reagent

o-(β-Benzoylthiourido)benzoic acid is proposed as a spectrophotometric reagent for the determination of osmium. The brownish yellow complex formed is soluble in alcohol and in other organic solvents. The colour system obeys Beer's law from 3 to 18 p.p.m. of osmium at 410 mμ with an optimum range of 3–15 p.p.m., where the percent relative error per 1% absolute photometric error is 2.75%. A 1:1 complex is formed and the dissociation constant is of the order of 10^-5. With prior extraction of palladium as the axide complex with n-butanol, osmium can be separated from almost all ions, including those of platinum metals, by extraction witli ethyl acetate.     

Spectrophotometric determination of palladium(II) with 2-diethylaminoethanethiol hydrochloride and the simultaneous determination of rhodium and palladium

2-Diethylaminoethanethiol hydrochloride is proposed for spectrophotometric determination of palladium(II). The sensitivity of the reaction is 0.0085 smg/cm² and the yellow colored complex shows absorption maxima at 258 mμ and 303 mμ. Color development is slow in the cold but complete after heating for 10–15 min. The optimum pH range is 3.5 to 5.5 and the system adheres to Beer's law between 0.2 and 16.8 p.p.m. of palladium. The average and maximum relative standard deviations were 0.60% and 1.40% respectively. Interferences due to other platinum metals were studied and a procedure is suggested for the simultaneous determination of rhodium and palladium.     

Spectrophotometric determination of palladium with glyoxime and chloroform extraction

Palladium(II) reacts with glyoxime in a 1:2 mole ratio to form a yellow water-insoluble chelate, which is soluble in chloroform; the solution has an absorption maximum at 397 mμ. Absorbance measurements at 397 mμ allow determination of the palladium glyoximate in solution. The maximum amount of palladium is extracted at pH 1.0. Platinum(II), iridium(III), gold(III), and phosphate cause some positive interference, and iron(II, III) causes negative interference; the interferences can be eliminated by masking with EDTA. The species extracted has been shown to be identical with that used to prepare the original palladium glyoximate chloroform solution. With EDTA and multiple extractions, the method is satisfactory for the determination of palladium in the presence of other platinum-group elements and many other cations.     

Formation of low-valence palladium species in the course of oxidation of alcohols with palladium(II) tetraaqua complex

The formation of low-valence palladium species Pd _n ²⁺ (n ≥ 2) in the course of oxidation of aliphatic C₁-C₄ alcohols with oxygen in the presence of palladium(II) tetraaqua complex in aqueous solution was proved UV-spectrophotometrically by the absorption band with a maximum at 312 or 316 nm depending on particular alcohol.     

Kinetic studies on lactic acid extraction with amine using a microporous membrane-based stirred cell

Rates and mechanism of the liquid-liquid extraction of lactic acid from aqueous solution with tri-n-octylamine in xylene were studied using a microporous membrane-based stirred cell. It was shown that this operation could give intrinsic rate equations for the formation and dissociation of the acid-amine complexes. A possible reaction mechanism was also proposed. In addition, the effect of temperature on the reaction rates was studied and the activation energies were obtained. Finally, the results of transport parameters and reaction kinetics indicated this extraction process (either forward or backward) to be predominantly controlled by interfacial chemical reactions, under the conditions investigated.