Solvent Extraction LANTHANIDE SEPARATION

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SEPARAfio of LANTHANIDE ELEMENrs!

dekeamio ed bt
Thpropevties of metal ions a T debeamín
their siae and charge. the Lanthanides are tyeitaly
tivalent ave almost dentca io ze 4o h e r

chemica' propeties are alm as t dentica


The Sepavaion of one Lanthaoide #rom anoher is

ifeicult task În recent years the ooky m ethod4 use

4Te on xcbang *
valen cy cha
other methods aso us o sepavoui on D Lanha-

nides are
preipi taio
i) Therma reoction
Fractionad cm4FallicaHon
i Cmplex formao
v solvent exttaction.

TON ExCH ANG


This is most
impertaot, Yapid effectiNe gentra
the for separaion <puificaHon ofhe Lanth

anides. So of Laothanides ions is Tuo


down a coloumn of synthetie ion exchange resin such

as Dow ex 50 This is sulphoneted poy styrene


contains the
the fun ckona groups - s°2. the Ln 3t iOnS
reio
ave abserbed dnto e pla ce he
ydogen
atom on -S03H.

Ln
Ln co) cag 3HCresin)=: Ln (resin), 3
HCag.)
The H ions procuead ar washed throuh cdeumn
then the meld ions 4Yeluted aYe Washed off he|
coloumn in a sedective manner. The eluting 4gent s

a
Compling ag«ntfoY 9 buffered soluiono of
citvie acid ammonium citrate. oY dilute sol

H)CH eDrA) at p 8. consider the eitvate CAse


CAse
An is set up.

LnCvesin),+ aH+(citvate) 3u (vesin) + Ln Ccitrat)


As the citrate solui on flows dowdn
the coloumn Ln ons are Temoved frem the ecin

3 fro the itrate complex.


A ittle loDeY dod he coloumo he Lo
ions go back ino he the citvate
recin As so
YunS down the coloumo he mea ions form complexee
alternatel wi the vesio 8 the citrate so many
Hmes.
The metal ion raduall travek deudn Hhe coloumm

eventually paases ou o the boitom o the coloum


as he eitvate complx
the smalleY Lanthanide ions suc as Au form
shonger Comple wi the citrate ions than larger
jons tiee La

2
Thus the maller heavier ions spend
Spend more
timein soluHon (ess t'me on the coloumbo
are eluted from the coldmn
irstth ditter ent metal
mekaions present separate int bands which
Pass
donthe coteumn
The Proresss of bands Fotloe2 spech scopicall
by aomaie Scence.3 collected in aubomaiee
fraction collector in sepavate centainers. By this
means the individual elements can separated.
u i n a a ong ion exchange
coloumn the elemeots may be
obhauned 99 9 .

puT with Pass


Raw w a t e r

To vacuum
pump
Cation
Anion
'exchanger Exchanger
BedBed 20 Bed Alkali Steam
jacket
Regenerting era

Regenerating solution
solution

Washing Washing Demineralized


water
Degasifier

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