Quantitative separation of lanthanides and scandium from barium,strontium and other elements by cation-exchange chromatography in nitric acid

The lanthanides plus yttrium and scandium are separated from Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Pb(II), Bi(III), Zn, Mn(II) and U(VI) by eluting these elements with 2.0 M nitric acid from a column of AG50W-X8 cation exchange resin (200-400 mesh). The lanthanides are retained and can then be eluted with 4 M nitric or hydrochloric acid. Separations are quantitative and applicable to microgram and millimolar amounts of the lanthanides and the other elements. Elements such as Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cd. Hg(II), T1(I). Ag, Be, Ti(IV) and the alkali metals should accompany barium quantitatively according to their known distribution coefficients. Relevant elution curves and results of analysis of synthetic mixtures are presented.     

Quantitative separation of calcium from magnesium,aluminium, iron(III) and many other elements by cation-exchange chromatography in methanolic hydrochloric acid on a macroporous resin

Calcium can be separated from Mg, Al, Cu(II), Fe(III), Ga, Zn, Mn(II), Co(II), U(VI) and Ti(IV) by cation-exchange chromatography on a column of AG MP-50 macroporous resin. Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, the lanthanides, Zr, Hf and Th are retained together with calcium. The separation factor for the Ca—Mg pair in 3 M HCl containing 50% methanol is about 20 which is considerably larger than those obtained by other ion-exchange procedures. Separations with the cation-exchange resin are sharp and quantitative. A column containing only 2 g (5.4ml) of resin is sufficient to separate up to 0.2 mmol of calcium from 2 mmol of magnesium and larger amounts of Fe(III), Cu(II) and Zn. On a 10-g column, up to 2.5 mmol of calcium can be separated easily from similar and larger amounts of other elements. Distribution coefficients for calcium and magnesium with variation of cross-linkage and variation of methanol concentration are presented, together with relevant elution curves and results for synthetic mixtures.     

Cation-exchange behaviour of the platinum group and some other rare elements in hydrobromic acid-thiourea-acetone media

Ion-exchange distribution coefficients and elution curves are presented for copper(I), silver, gold(I), palladium, platinum(II), rhodium(III), iridium(III), ruthenium(III), osmium(III), mercury(II), thallium(I), tellurium(II), lead and bismuth in mixtures of thiourea, hydrobromic acid, acetone and water, with the cation-exchange resin AGW50W-X4. The system affords excellent separations of rhodium, mercury, silver (or copper), tellurium, gold, and palladium (or platinum) from each other.     

Distribution coefficients and cation-exchange selectives of elements with AG50W-X8 resins in perchloric acid

Cation-exchange distribution coefficients with AG50W-X8, a sulphonated polystyrene resin, aie presented for 44 cations in perchloric acid solutions of concentrations varying from 0.1 to 4.0M. The cations are arbitrarily arranged in a table according to their distribution coefficients in 1.OM perchloric acid. Some possible separations are discussed and elution curves are presented for the separation of the ion pairs Zn-Pb, Tl(I)-Bi, Mg-Al and Co(II)-Fe(III). Selectivity sequences for uni-, bi-, ter- and quadrivalent cations are given in which the cations are ordered on the basis of the average numerical value of their distribution coefficients over the straight part of the curve obtained by plotting the logarithm of the distribution coefficient against the logarithm of [H(+)].     

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Distribution coefficients and cation-exchange behaviour of 45 elements with a macroporous resin in hydrochloric acid/methanol mixtures

Cation-exchange distribution coefficients are presented for 45 elements with the macroreticular (macroporous) cation-exchange resin AG MP-50 in mixed hydrochloric acid/methanol media, with acid concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 6.0 M, and methanol concentrations from 0 to 90%. The ion-exchange behaviour of the elements is discussed, some possible separations are indicated, and 3 multi-element elution curves are presented, demonstrating the separations of the combinations In-Zn-Ga-Al-Yb; Cd-Li-Cu(II)-Mg-Ca; and Pt(IV)-Te(IV)-V(IV)-Fe(III)-Mn(II).     

The influence of thiourea on the cation-exchange behaviour of various elements in dilute nitric and hydrochloric acids

Cation-exchange distribution coefficients for 21 elements between the cation-exchange resin AG50W-X4 and dilute nitric and hydrochloric acid containing up to 2.0M concentration of thiourea are presented. The ion-exchange behaviour of the elements and some possible separations are discussed. Four multi-element elution curves are presented, demonstrating the separation of the combinations Ga(Ag, Cu)Zn(Cd, Pb, In, Sn[IV]), CoPbSbTe, ZnCdBiHg, and AgCdInAu.     

Quantitative separation of gallium from zinc, copper, indium, iron(III) and other elements by cation-exchange chromatography in hydrobromic acid-acetone medium

Gallium can be separated from Zn, Cu(II), In, Cd, Pb(II), Bi(III), Au(III), Pt(IV), Pd(II), Tl(III), Sn(IV) and Fe(III) by elution of these elements with 0.50M hydrobromic acid in 80% acetone medium, from a column of AG50W-X4 cation-exchange resin. Gallium is retained and can be eluted with 3M hydrochloric acid. Separations are sharp and quantitative except for iron(III) which shows extensive tailing. With 0.20M hydrobromic acid in 80% acetone as eluting agent, all the species above except iron(III) and copper(II) can be separated from gallium with very large separation factors. Only a 1-g resin column and small elution volumes are required to separate trace amounts and up to 0.5 mmole of gallium from more than 1 g of zinc or the other elements. Hg(II), Rh(III), Ir(IV), Se(IV), Ge(IV), As(III) and Sb(III) have not been investigated, but should be separated together with zinc according to their known distribution coefficients. Relevant elution curves, results for the analysis of synthetic mixtures and for amounts of some elements remaining in the gallium fraction are presented.     

Separation of yttrium and neodymium from samarium and the heavier lanthanides by cation-exchange chromatography with hydroxyethylenediaminetriacetate in monochloroacetate buffer

Trace and mg amounts of yttrium and neodymium are separated from samarium and the heavier lanthanides by elution of the latter with hydroxyethylenediaminetriacetate (HEDTA) in a chloroacetate buffer of pH 2.85 from a column containing 68 ml (20 g) of AG 50W-X4 resin of 200–400 mesh particle size. Yttrium and neodymium (and also praeseodymium, cerium and lanthanum) are retained and can be eluted with 0.01M HEDTA in 0.20M ammonium acetate (pH 6). The separations are reasonably sharp and quantitative: only 3–15 μg of samarium was found in the yttrium fraction and 0.8–3.4 μg of yttrium in the samarium fraction when 4.41 mg of yttrium and 7.12 mg of samarium were present originally. Control of the pH during the column operations is essential because the peak positions are very sensitive to change in pH. The relevant distribution coefficients, elution curves of pairs of elements and results for the analysis of synthetic mixtures are presented. Also included is a method for separating yttrium and the lanthanides from HEDTA and sodium and ammonium ions.     

Improved separation of cadmium from indium,zinc, gallium and other elements by anion-exchange chromatography in hydrobromic nitric acid mixtures

The separation of cadmium from indium, zinc and many other elements is considerably improved by eluting these elements with 0.1 M hydrobromic–0.5 M nitric acid solution from a column of AG1-X8 resin. Cadmium is retained very strongly and can be eluted with 2 M nitric acid or 1 M ammonia–0.2 M ammonium nitrate solution. Separations are sharp and quantitative and from microgram amounts up to 2 g of indium and zinc are separated from amounts of cadmium ranging from micrograms up to 100 mg on a 2-g (4.6 ml) resin column. Ga(II), Fe(III). Mn(II), Co(II), U(VI) and Ni(II) can be separated quantitatively from cadmium in the same way. The behaviour of numerous elements is discussed, with special attention to lead, and relevant elution curves and results from the analysis of synthetic mixtures are presented.