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Ion exchange in dimethyl sulfoxide media. IV

Separation of beryllium from various metal ions in the system DMSO-H2O-SCN-dowex 50 W

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Selective separations of beryllium from other metal ions (Cu, Cd, Zn, Ni, Fe, Co, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, and Pb) were achieved by means of cation exchange in an aqueous 20% v/v DMSO medium containing 0.25 mol/l of thiocyanate. The observed improvements of separation factors in the presence of DMSO were attributed mainly to enhanced complex formation with thiocyanate for a number of heavy metal ions, and for increased differentiation of solvation tendencies in the binary medium. From a semi-quantitative study of species distribution it was concluded that strongly solvated BeSCN+ and Be++ species predominate under conditions of the described column elutions, although traces of Be(SCN)2 may be present. The simplicity and convenience of the described procedure suggest wide applicability for isolation or separation ofμg to mg amounts of beryllium from concomitant cations, particularly in the presence of large quantities of aluminum and the alkaline earth metals.

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Die selektive Trennung des Berylliums von anderen Metallionen (Cu, Cd, Zn, Ni, Fe, Co, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al und Pb) wurde erreicht durch Kationenaustausch in 20% iger wäßriger Dimethylsulfoxidlösung, die 0,25-molar an Thiocyanat war. Die Verbesserung der Trennungsfaktoren in Gegenwart von DMSO beruht hauptsächlich auf der verstärkten Komplexbildung einiger Schwermetallionen mit Thiocyanat und auf dem größeren Unterschied der Solvatationsneigung in dem binären Medium. Aus einer semiquantitativen Untersuchung der Verteilungsverhältnisse ergab sich, daß stark solvatierte BeSCN+- und Be2+-Ionen unter den angegebenen Elutionsbedingungen vorherrschen, wenn auch Spuren von Be(SCN)2 anwesend sein können. Die Einfachheit des beschriebenen Verfahrens legt dessen Anwendung zur Isolierung oder Trennung von Mikrogramm- bis Milligrammengen Be von Begleitkationen nahe, besonders bei Gegenwart großer Mengen Aluminium und alkalischer Erdmetalle.

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Janauer, G.E., Madrid, E.O. Ion exchange in dimethyl sulfoxide media. IV. Mikrochim Acta 62, 769–781 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01218295

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