This work aims to study the recovery of copper from ammoniacal aqueous solutions using hydrophobic propylene membrane contactors. The hydroxyoxime LIX 84-I and the β-diketone LIX 54 (both from Cognis) were used as extractants. The results obtained showed that practically all the copper content was removed from the ammoniacal feed solutions. The recovery of copper reached nearly 100% in several ...

In the solvent extraction of metal cations into ionic liquids, use of Brønsted acid-type chelate extractants has some advantages including simplicity in controlling extraction selectivity by selecting suitable aqueous phase pH values and simple back-extraction recovery of the extracted metals using acid solutions. In this review, various fundamental and applied research on metal extraction usin...

A simple and rapid procedure for the determination of plutonium isotopes in the environment is presented. The procedure combines alpha spectrometry, solvent extraction and liquid scintillation measurements to ensure that both alpha- and beta-emitting isotopes are determined. Of five tested extractants, bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid was found to be the best choice. The procedure was applied...

THE PURPOSE. In order to control the technical condition of oil-filled electrical equipment, a number new analytical methods have recently been created determine ultra-low concentrations impurity compounds in transformer oil. An analysis literature data showed that at this stage procedure significant errors may occur worsen quality and some cases make its results meaningless. The published prac...

Transformer oil is widely used in power oil-filled electrical equipment, which an insulating and diagnostic medium. During the operation of transformers, its operational dielectric properties deteriorate. To increase operating time transformer oil, it inhibited by antioxidant additive, most often as ionol concentration must be constantly monitored. This control carried out chromatographic metho...

High concentrations of arsenic have been detected in soils and underlying groundwater of some South Florida golf courses, indicating the possible impact of the application of arsenic-containing herbicides. The mobility of arsenic in the soils from selected golf courses was studied using a simple two-step sequential extraction procedure. Sodium nitrate (0.1 M), potassium dihydrogen phosphate (0....

Acid deposition and repeated biomass harvest have decreased soil calcium (Ca) availability in many temperate forests worldwide, yet existing methods for assessing available soil Ca do not fully characterize soil Ca forms. To account for discrepancies in ecosystem Ca budgets, it has been hypothesized that the highly insoluble biomineral Ca oxalate might represent an additional soil Ca pool that ...

The abilities of various extractants to recover four arsenic species [As(iii), As(v), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), and monomethylarsonic acid (MMA)] from soils spiked with 20 micro g g(-1) As were investigated. The extractants were water, buffer solutions (citrate and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate), acidic solutions (phosphoric acid and acetic acid), a basic solution (sodium hydroxide) and house...