Synthesis and Ion Exchange Properties of Thermally Stable Titanium(IV) Vanadate: Separation of Sr2+ from Ca2+, Ba2+, and Mg2+
1972 ◽
Vol 50
(13)
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pp. 2071-2078
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A new, thermally stable, and highly strontium-specific inorganic ion exchanger, titanium(IV) vanadate, has been prepared by mixing 0.5 M solution of titanic chloride and sodium vanadate at pH 0–1. Its ion exchange capacity is 0.65 mequiv./g at 400 °C. Separation factors of Sr2+ with respect to Ba2+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ are 8, 11.8, and 33.3, respectively. Binary mixtures of Sr2+ with Ba2+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ have been separated. Calcium and magnesium are eluted with 0.001 M HNO3. Barium and strontium are eluted with 0.01 and 0.1 M HNO3, respectively. A new parameter ΔC/ΔT is proposed for the study of structural changes in inorganic ion exchangers.