Journal article

Transport of Rhodium(III) from Chloride Media across a Polymer Inclusion Membrane Containing an Ionic Liquid Metal Ion Carrier

Takafumi Hanada, Mochamad Lutfi Firmansyah, Wataru Yoshida, Fukiko Kubota, Spas D Kolev, Masahiro Goto

ACS OMEGA | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | Published : 2020

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Abstract

Efficient and selective transport of rhodium(III) across a polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) from a 0.1 mol dm-3 HCl feed solution, also containing iron(III), to a receiving solution containing 0.1 mol dm-3 HCl and 4.9 mol dm-3 NH4Cl was achieved using a phosphonium-type ionic liquid, trioctyl(dodecyl)phosphonium chloride (P88812Cl), as the metal ion carrier. The optimum PIM composition for the Rh(III) transport was 50 wt % poly(vinylidene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP), 30 wt % P88812Cl, and 20 wt % plasticizer 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether (2NPOE). The driving force for the Rh(III) transport was suggested to be the concentration difference of the chloride ion between the feed and the receiv..

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Awarded by Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (ERTDF) from the Ministry of the Environment of Japan


Awarded by JSPS KAKENHI


Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (ERTDF, 3-1710) from the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, and JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP19K05126. The authors are grateful to the Center of Advanced Instrumental Analysis, Kyushu University, for help with the SEM measurements.