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Abstract

To separate Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) ions from a 0.5 M oxalic acid solution and from each other, a novel macroporous silica-based N,N,N′,N′-tetraoctyl-3-oxapentane-1,5-diamide (TODGA) chelating polymeric adsorbent (TODGA/SiO₂-P) was synthesized by introducing the TODGA molecule into ca. 50-μm diameter SiO₂-P particles by impregnation. The adsorption of Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) ions onto TODGA/SiO₂-P was investigated by examining the influence of nitric acid and oxalic acid concentrations.

It was found that the adsorption was strongly affected by increasing the HNO₃ concentration from 0.5 M to 9.0 M either with or without the addition of 0.5 M H₂C₂O₄. In the absence of 0.5 M H₂C₂O₄, the distribution coefficients (K_d) of both Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) ions decreased with an increase in the HNO₃ concentration from 0.5 M to 3.0 M, increased slowly when the concentration of HNO₃ was increased further from 3.0 M to 6.0 M, and then increased gradually above 6.0 M concentration. Furthermore, the adsorption of Zn(IV) ions onto TODGA/SiO₂-P was considerably greater than that of Mo(VI) ions. In the presence of 0.5 M H₂C₂O₄, Zr(IV) ions showed no adsorption at HNO₃ concentrations below 4.0 M, being partly adsorbed in the presence of 4.0–6.0 M HNO₃ and fully adsorbed when the HNO₃ concentration was greater than 6.0 M. In contrast, Mo(VI) ions showed a much lower adsorption at HNO₃ concentrations below 2.0 M and no adsorption above this acid level. In the presence of HNO₃ at a concentration above 6.0 M and containing 0.5 M H₂C₂O₄, the adsorption of Zr(IV) ions overlapped that from a similar HNO₃ solution which did not include 0.5 M H₂C₂O₄. This was attributed to complete protonation of the C₂O²⁻₂ anion.

On the basis of batch experiments, Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) ions were separated from a 6.5 M HNO₃ solution containing 0.5 M H₂C₂O₄ by means of a column packed with TODGA/SiO₂-P at 50°C. The separate components, Mo(VI) and Zr(IV), could be effectively separated from each other by eluting with some selected eluants. The recovery percentage was 100.5% for Mo(VI) ions and 96.8% for Zr(IV) ions.

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Adsorption and Chromatographic Separation of Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) Ions from a High-Concentration Oxalic Acid Solution by a Macroporous Silica-Based N,N,N′,N′ -Tetraoctyl-3-Oxapentane-1,5-Diamide Polymeric Adsorbent

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