Permeation of Chromium(VI) and Rhenium(VII) Oxyanions through Liquid Organic Membranes Facilitated by Quaternary Ammonium Chlorides

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Abstract
An experimental investigation is presented on the facilitated transport of Cr(VI) and Re(VII) oxyanions from aqueous solution into and through organic solutions of quaternary ammonium chlorides as mobile carriers of anions. Trimethyl tallow ammonium chloride (Aliquat 26), dimethyl dicoco ammonium chloride (Aliquat 221), and methyl tricapryl ammonium chloride (Aliquat 336) from General Mills Chemicals have been investigated. Effects of both anions and mobile carriers as well as the pH of feed aqueous solution and mixing rate on the course of metal permeation have been established. The hydrophobicity and nucleophilicity of a quaternary ammonium chloride were found to be the key factors influencing the transport of Cr(VI) and Re(VII) anions through bulk and emulsified liquid organic membranes. The permeation of perrhenates was much faster than that of chromates. Fast and effective separation was determined to be possible for rhenium from chromium in aqueous solution by means of facilitated transport of their oxyanions across liquid surfactant membranes.