Ion-exchange behavior of mercury(II) in mixed solvents: separation from zinc(II), cadmium(II), gold(III), and thallium(III)

Abstract Distribution coefficients of Zn(II), Cd(II), Au(III), Hg(II), T1(I), and Tl(III) between cation- and anion-exchangers Amberlite IR-120 and Amberlite IR-400, and aqueous solutions containing nitric or hydrochloric acid and organic solvents have been determined. The organic solvents were methanol, acetone, and tetrahydrofuran. The separation of Hg(II) from Zn(II), Cd(II), Au(III), and Tl(III) has been proposed in mixed solvents with high separation factors. Some of these separations have been actually performed using column method.