Extractive separation of Cu<Superscript>2+</Superscript>–Co<Superscript>2+</Superscript> and Ni<Superscript>2+</Superscript>–Co<Superscript>2+</Superscript> mixtures using <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-salicylideneaniline

A study on the extraction of copper(II), cobalt(II), and nickel(II) from solutions containing ions of both metals with N-salicylideneaniline(SAN) in chloroform has been realized. Distribution of the metal ions in wide range of pH has been studied. Extraction of copper(II) was always favored over that of cobalt(II). Extraction of copper(II) from binary metal solution is selective and it can be quantitatively separated from cobalt(II). The equilibrium constant of the extraction of cobalt and nickel from an aqueous solution containing both metals using SAN were evaluated. The separation factors for cobalt and nickel were expressed as a function of the distribution of nickel and cobalt. From these results, salicylideneaniline is an adequate extractant for extractive separation of such mixtures.     

Selective metal sorption on cross-linked poly(vinylpyridine) resins

The sorption behaviour of several metal ions on five kinds of poly(4- or 2-vinylpyridine) resins, cross-linked with divinylbenzene, and with different surface properties, are examined. All the resins proposed sorb some metal ions effectively in a similar manner by anion-exchange, while the sorption of metal ions by complex formation with the pyridine moiety is strongly affected by the surface properties of the resins. A macroreticular poly(4-vinylpyridine) resin shows high affinity for copper and nickel ions in acetate buffer. Sodium chloride and/or methanol added to the working solutions influence the sorption capacities for metal ions. This resin was applied to the separation of copper/cobalt and nickel/cobalt and the concentration of copper from sea-water by a column operation.     

Chelating ion-exchangers containing n-substituted hydroxylamine functional groups: Part V. Iron,copper, and uranium separations on Duolite CS-346 resin

The separation of iron(III), copper(II) and uranyl(II) ions from a series of salt solutions by chelating ion exchange on Duolite CS-346 resin by pH control is described. Recoveries of these ions from cobalt and nickel salt solutions were quantitative. Iron may also be separated from copper by selective sorption with pH control, and uranium from iron and copper by selective desorption with sodium carbonate solution as eluent.     

Effect of Complex-Former Ion Concentration on the Selectivity of Metal Ion Sorption on Cross-Linked <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-2-Sulfoethylchitosan

Copper(II), silver(I), cobalt(II), nickel(II), zinc(II), manganese(II), and magnesium(II) sorption isotherms on cross-linked sulfoethylated chitosan with the degree of sulfoethylation DS = 0.7 (SEC 0.7) have been plotted for the individual or collective presence of these ions in solution have been constructed. The capacities of the studied sorbents for the studied metal ions have been calculated by processing the sorption isotherms. SEC 0.7 is found to have the greatest affinity to copper(II) and silver(I); their presence almost completely suppresses the sorption of associated metal ions. The Redlich–Peterson model gives the best fit to the sorption isotherms for collectively present metal ions, indicating the chemical inhomogeneity of the sorbent surface.     

Preparation and properties of a new chelating resin containing 1-nitroso-2-naphthol as the functional group

A macroreticular polystyrene-based chelating ion-exchanger containing 1-nitroso-2-naphthol as the functional group has been synthesized. The exchange-capacity of the resin for a number of metal ions such as copper(II), iron(III), cobalt(II), nickel(II), palladium(II) and uranium(VI) as a function of pH has been determined. The sorption and elution characteristics for palladium(II) and uranium(VI) have been thoroughly examined with a view to utilizing the resin for separation and concentration of uranium and palladium. Uranium(VI) has been separated from a mixture of ten other metal ions by sorption on the chelating resin and selective elution with 0.5M sodium carbonate. Palladium(II) has been separated from various metal ions by selective sorption on the resin in 1M hydrochloric acid medium.     

Spectrophotometric estimation of cobalt(II) with nitrilotriacetic acid

A convenient and efficient method for the estimation of cobalt(II) ions in the presence of other metal ions is described. Interference of metal ions such as iron(II), iron(III), nickel(II), manganese(II), and copper(II) have been investigated. Only iron(III) ions seriously affect this determination. Copper(II) and nickel(II) ions do not interfere if present in a molar-ratio less than 1:2 in the cobalt(II) ion solution. Cobalt(II)-nickel(II) and cobalt(II)-copper(II) binary mixtures can be efficiently analyzed at selective wavelengths.     

Recovery of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions using modified organosilicas

Sorption of Cu(II), Pb(II), Cd(II), and Zn(II) from aqueous solutions on two-component organosilicas was studied as influenced by sorbent composition, contact time, ratio of solid and liquid phases, solution pH, nature and concentration of heavy metal ions, and content of modifying agent. The degrees of sorption of these metal ions from aqueous solutions using organosilicas modified with aluminum(III) added into the siloxane matrix or with copper(II) grafted to the sorbent surface layer were compared.     

Investigation of metal–buffer interactions using isothermal titration calorimetry

Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and potentiometric titration (PT) methods were used to study the interactions of cobalt(II) and nickel(II) ions with buffer substances 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (Mes), dimethylarsenic acid (Caco), and piperazine-N,N′-bis(2-ethanesulfonic acid) (Pipes). Based on the results of PT data, the stability constants were calculated for the metal–buffer complexes (T = 298.15 K, ionic strength I = 100 mM NaClO₄). Furthermore, calorimetric measurements (ITC) were run in 100 mM Mes, Caco, and Pipes solutions with pH 6, at 298.15 K. The enthalpies (ΔH) of the metal–buffer complexation reactions were calculated indirectly by displacement titration using nitrilotriacetic acid (H₃NTA) as a strong-binding, competitive ligand. Finally, to verify obtained results, the number of protons released by H₃NTA due to complexation of the cobalt(II) and nickel(II) ions was determined from calorimetric data and compared with results of calculations.     

A spectral study of transition-metal complexes on a chelating ion-exchange resin containing aminophosphonic acid groups

The coordination mode of a commercial chelating ion-exchange resin, ES 467, containing aminomethylphosphonic acid groups anchored on a macroporous styrenedivinylbenzene copolymer, with several metal ions, such as chromium(III), cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) has been studied with the aid of IR, ligand field and ESR spectra. The chelating group of ES 467, aminomethylphosphonic acid, appears to bind different metal ions mainly through oxygen atoms of the phosphonic acid group, though, in the case of those species containing low-loading of metal ions, the secondary amine nitrogen atom also appears to take part in coordination. Most of the metal ions studied seem to be present as six-coordinated species in the polymeric matrix, whereas cobalt(II) species show electronic spectra which are consistent with the presence of both four-coordinated (tetrahedral) and six-coordinated (octahedral) structures of these species. The distribution coefficients for cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) have been determined and it appears that the resin ES 467 binds copper(II) ions selectively. An attempt has been made to find a possible relationship between the selectivity of the chelating resin and the stereochemistry of the adsorbed metal ions.     

Influence of d-Electron Divalent Metal Ions in Complex Formation with L-Tartaric and L-Malic Acids

Binary complexes of α-hydroxy acids (L-Tartaric acid and L-Malic acid) with d-electron metal ions (copper, cobalt, nickel) were investigated. Potentiometric measurements have been performed in aqueous solution with computer analysis of the data for determination of the stability constants of complexes formed in the studied systems. The coordination mode of the complexes was defined using spectroscopic methods: electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), circular dichroism (CD), and infrared (IR). Results of the equilibrium studies have provided evidence for the formation of dimers with copper(II) ions and monomers with cobalt(II) and nickel(II) ions.     

Sorption isotherms of Nickel(II), Cobalt(II), Mercury(II), and Lead(II) ions on a phosphorus-containing polymeric sorbent

The influence of the concentration of a complexing ion on the sorption recovery of nickel, cobalt, mercury, and lead ions from aqueous solutions by a phosphorus-containing polymeric polybutadiene-based sorbent was studied. Sorption isotherms of the studied metal ions were processed by the Langmuir and Freindlich models. The affinity of metal ions to the functional groups of a sorbent and the stability of complexes were established to decrease in the order Hg(II) > Pb(II) > Co(II) > Ni(II).     

Structure,insertion electrochemistry,and magnetic properties of a new type of substitutional solid solutions of copper,nickel, and iron hexacyanoferrates/hexacyanocobaltates

Substitutional solid solutions of metal hexacyanometalates in which low-spin iron(III) and cobalt(III) ions populate the carbon-coordinated sites were synthesized and studied by powder diffraction including Rietveld refinement, cyclic voltammetry of immobilized microparticles, diffuse reflection vis-spectrometry, and magnetization techniques. The continuous solid solution series of potassium copper(II), potassium nickel(II), and iron(III) [(hexacyanoferrate(III))(1-x)(hexacyanocobaltate(III))(x)] show that the substitution of low-spin iron(III) by cobalt(III) in the hexacyanometalate units more strongly affects the formal potentials of the nitrogen-coordinated copper(II) and high-spin iron(III) ions than those of the remaining low-spin iron(III) ions. In the case of copper(II) and iron(III) [(hexacyanoferrate(III))(1-x)(hexacyanocobaltate(III))(x)] the peak currents decrease much more than can be explained by stoichiometry, indicating that the charge propagation is slowed by the substitution of low-spin iron(III) by cobalt(III). The Rietveld refinement of all compounds confirmed the structure initially proposed by Keggin for Prussian blue and contradicts the structure described later by Ludi. The dependencies of lattice parameters on composition exhibit in all series of solid solutions studied similar, although small, deviations from ideality, which correlate with the electrochemical behavior. Finally, a series of solid solutions of the composition KNi(0.5)(II)Cu(0.5)(II)[Fe(III)(CN)(6)](1-x)[Co(III)(CN)(6)](x), where both the nitrogen- and carbon-coordinated metal ions are mixed populated and were synthesized and characterized. These are the first examples of solid solutions of metal hexacyanometalates with four different metal ions, where both the nitrogen- and the carbon-coordinated sites possess a mixed population.     

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Concentration potentials in zinc sulphate, copper sulphate, nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate solutions across liquid membranes based on myristates and laurates of zinc, copper, nickel and cobalt and caprate and caprylate of copper have been studied in concentration cells in which the liquid membrane separates the two solutions of the same electrolyte. The behaviour of the cell with heavy metal soap liquid ion-exchange membranes becomes more and more nernstian as the number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain of the fatty acid soap increases. Concentration potential values with copper, zinc, nickel or cobalt soap follow the order of their insolubility in water. The failure to record the theoretical potentials as calculated by Nernst's equation has been explained by considering the transport of water across organic phase by hydrated ions and the dissolution of heavy metal soaps in aqueous solutions. Liquid membranes based on heavy metal myristate soaps when used in concentration cells could measure the activities of zinc, copper, nickel and cobalt ions in the concentration range of 10^?4–10^?1M.     

Complexation of N-acyl-N′-(p-toluenesulfonyl)hydrazines with nonferrous metal ions in ammoniac media

The complexation of N-acyl-N′-(p-toluenesulfonyl)hydrazines (ASHs) with copper(II), cobalt(II), nickel(II), zinc(II), cadmium(II), and silver(I) ions in ammoniac media was studied. The reagents were shown to form compounds with [M]: [ASH] ratios of 1: 1 and 1: 2 in solutions. ASH complexes with metal ions were preparatively separated and identified. The quantitative characteristics of complexation equilibria—the solubility products of precipitates—were found. The effects of ammonium salts and the length of a radical on the completeness of precipitation of M(II) cations with ASH were studied.     

Determination of transition metal ions in tobacco as their 2-(2-quinolinylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol derivatives using reversed-phase liquid chromatography with UV-VIS detection

This paper reports the utilization of solid-phase extraction and the reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of six important transition metal ions: iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese in tobacco with 2-(2-quinolinylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol (QADMAP) as chelating reagent. Iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese ions react with QADMAP to form colored chelates in the medium of acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution (pH 4.0). These chelates can be enriched by solid-phase extraction with Waters Sep-Pak-C18 cartridge, and eluted the retained chelates from cartridge with tetrahydrofuran. The chelates were separated on a Waters Nova-Pak-C18 column (150x3.9 mm, 5 microm) by gradient elution with methanol (containing 0.5% of acetic acid) and 0.05 mol/l pH 4.0 acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution as mobile phase at a flow-rate of 0.5 ml/min. The detection limits of iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese are 10, 12, 8, 13, 17 and 22 ng/l, respectively. This method had been applied to the determination of iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese in tobacco with good results.     

Sorption selectivity of cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) ions by KB-2E macroreticular carboxylic cation exchanger from aqueous-salt solutions of alkali metals

Sorption selectivity of copper(II), nickel(II), and cobalt(II) ions by KB-2E macroreticular carboxylic cation exchanger in the Na-form from dilute solutions was studied in the target concentration range (0.52.6) 103 M. The equilibrium distribution coefficients of Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Cu²⁺ were calculated. The role played by hydration of ions in their sorption by KB-2E cation exchangers is analyzed with consideration for IR spectroscopic, thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscopic data.     

Study on Determination of Six Transition Metal Ions in Biological Samples by SPE and RP‐HPLC

This paper reports the utilization of solid phase extraction and the reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography (RP‐HPLC) for the determination of six transition metal ions (iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese) in biological samples. The samples were digested by microwave digestion. The iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese ions in the digested samples can react with 2‐(2‐quinolinylazo)‐5‐diethylaminophenol (QADEAP) to form colored chelates in pH 4.0 acetic acid‐sodium acetic buffer solutions and cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) medium. These chelates were enriched by solid phase extraction with C₁₈ cartridge. Then the chelates were separated on a Waters Nova‐Pak‐C₁₈ column (3.9 × 150 mm, 5 μm) by gradient elution with methanol (containing 0.5% of acetic acid and 0.1% of CTMAB) and 0.05 mol/L pH 4.0 acetic acid‐sodium acetic buffer solution (containing 0.1% of CTMAB) as mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. The detection limits of iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese are 3 ng/L, 4 ng/L, 2 ng/L, 4 ng/L, 8 ng/L, 10 ng/L, respectively. This method was applied to the determination of iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese in biological samples with good results.     

Ion-exchange recovery of nickel(II) and cobalt(II) from sulfuric acid solutions

Sorption recovery of nickel(II) and cobalt(II) in their joint presence in sulfuric acid solutions was studied on new samples of domestic ion exchangers of CYBBER brand. It was shown that the ion exchangers under study have a high sorption capacity for ions of both nonferrous metals, depending on the structure of a sorbent and on the acidity of a contacting solution. It was found that, after Co(II) and Ni(II) ions are extracted from weak or strong sulfuric acid solutions, they can be effectively eluted from the ion exchangers under study with a 2 M hydrochloric acid solution to an extent of 85–95% (nickel) and 87–95% (cobalt).     

Features of transition metal complexation with hydrogels

The sorption of cobalt(II), copper(II), nickel(II), iron(III), chromium(VI), and manganese(II) by polymeric strongly swelled hydrogels separately and in combination was studied by ESR and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The use of such hydrogels as sorbents is the novel area of their application. The features of metal ion complexation and preconcentration depending on sorption conditions are noted.     

Synthesis, characterization and analytical application of a hydroxamic acid resin

A chelating ion-exchange resin with hydroxamic acid functional groups was synthesized from styrene-maleic acid co-polymer cross-linked with divinylbenzene. A resin prepared from equimolar amounts of styrene and maleic anhydride with 0.75 mole% divinylbenzene gives the best sorption characteristics. The selectivity of the resin for metal ions is copper(II) > cobalt(II) > zinc(II) > nickel(II) > manganese(II) > chromium(III) > iron(III) > vanadium(V). Copper(II), chromium(III) and iron(III) in chromium plating baths can be separated by use of the resin and determined spectrophotometrically.