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Title: Systematic and structural studies of homogeneous and polymeric extractants for the separation and recovery of metal ions: Progress report, August 1, 1985-July 31, 1986. [Polystyrene-supported sulfonic, carboxylic and phosphinic acid resins]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6510791

We have introduced a new class of bifunctional polymer-supported extractants for use in metal ion recovery processes. These resins incorporate primary (monoaryl) phosphinic acid/secondary (diaryl) phosphine oxide ligands or a combination of primary and secondary phosphinic acid ligands, depending on the method of synthesis. Additionally, we have discovered that these bifunctional polymers operate by a unique dual mechanism in that they will ion exchange with a given metal ion in acidic solutions and then reduce it to its zerovalent state if it has an appropriate reduction potential. The concept of ''dual mechanism bifunctional polymers'' has thus been established to describe phosphinic acid resins and their derivatives. Initial work with the phosphinic acid resins examined their ion exchange ability when contacted with aqueous solutions of zinc and compared their performance with polystyrene-supported sulfonic and carboxylic resins. The phosphinic resins display superior ion exchange properties than either the sulfonic or carboxylic resins. We have explained this greater selectivity for the transition metal ions on the part of the phosphinic resins on the basis of contact ion pair formation occurring during the ion exchange process.

Research Organization:
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
DOE Contract Number:
AS05-83ER13113
OSTI ID:
6510791
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/13113-2; ON: DE87010089
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English