Separation Science and Technology, Vol.41, No.14, 3213-3228, 2006
Separation of palladium(II) and platinum(IV) by bulk liquid membranes during electrodialysis
The process of PdCl42- and PtCl62- separation extracting from binary hydrochloric mixtures as well as palladium(II) extraction from individual solutions by bulk liquid membranes containing diphenylthiourea and di-o-tolylthiourea in 1,2-dichloroethane is studied at galvanostatic electrodialysis. The effects of the current density, the composition of the liquid membrane and of aqueous solutions on the rate of the metal transport are determined. It is shown that an effective separation of Pt(IV) from Pd(II) is achieved in the presence of an excess of the carrier. Maximum separation factor beta(Pt/Pd) of 380 is obtained in 1 hour of electrodialysis under optimal conditions. The transport of platinum(IV) is supposed to occur in the form of ionic associates (PdL4Cl)(2)PtCl6. Platinum(IV) concentration and composition of the strip solution do not exert a considerable influence on the separation factor.
Keywords:liquid membrane;electrodialysis;platinum metals;diphenylthiourea;di-o-tolylthiourea;separation