The Separation ofZnandCuUsing Chelating Ion Exchangers and Temperature Variations

Abstract
This paper reports the results of a study on the ion-exchange equilibrium of Cu 2+ and Zn 2+ at different temperatures on chelating ion-exchange resins: Amberlite IRC-718 (iminodiacetic acid based functional groups), VPC-1 (picolinic acid based) and thiourea-based resins. The separation factors and the conditional equilibrium constants of the ion-exchange reaction were determined in temperature range from 15 to 75 °C. An estimation of thermodynamic functions has also been carried out. Possibility of the separation of Cu and Zn mixture by dual temperature ion-exchange method has been demonstrated.

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