Separation Science and Technology, Vol.47, No.9, 1413-1419, 2012
Separation of Silver(I) and Copper(II) from Aqueous Solutions by Transport through Polymer Inclusion Membranes with Cyanex 471X
In this work the selective transport of silver(I) and copper(II) ions from aqueous nitrate(V) solutions by transport through polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) has been studied. The membrane consisted of cellulose triacatate (CTA) as the polymeric support, o-nitrophenyl pentyl ether (ONPPE) as the plasticizer and Cyanex 471X (triisobutylphosphine sulphide) as the ion carrier. Ag(I) ions were effectively removed from the source phase by transport through PIM into 0.01 M Na2S2O3 as the receiving phase. The influence of membrane composition on the transport of silver(I) ions has been evaluated.