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Selectivity of potassium cobalt hexacyanoferrate (II) for alkali and alkaline earth metal ions

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The distribution coefficients for alkali and alkaline earth metal ions on potassium cobalt hexacyanoferrate (II), K2CoFe(CN)6×1.4H2O, show high selectivity for cesium. The uptake values of the ions vary widely. The uptake is most probably an ion exchange process.

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  1. Department of Radiochemistry, University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 35, 00170, Helsinki, Finland

    J. Lehto, R. Paajanen & R. Harjula

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Lehto, J., Paajanen, R. & Harjula, R. Selectivity of potassium cobalt hexacyanoferrate (II) for alkali and alkaline earth metal ions. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 164, 39–46 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02167536

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