Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Vol.60, No.1, 61-66, 1994
Extraction Equilibria of Lead(II) from Nitrate Solutions with Acidic Organophosphorus Compounds
The distribution data were numerically analyzed for the extraction of trace lead(II)from 1.0 mol dm-3 (Li,H)NO3 media with toluene solutions of acidic organophosphorus compounds (HR), including di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) and 2-ethylhexylphosphonic acid mono-2-ethythexyl ester (HEHEHP). The complex formulations were determined to be PbR2(HR), PbR2(HR)4, and Pb(NO3)R for the D2EHPA system and to be PbR2(HR)3, PbR2(HR)4, and Pb(NO3)R(HR) for the HEHEHP system. In this work, the equilibrium constants for the formation of these complexes were also given at 298 K.