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Behavior of cationic, anionic and colloidal species of titanium, zirconium and thorium in presence of ion exchange resins

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The distribution of titanium, zirconium and thorium is aqueous and resin phases has been studied using strong cationic resin in the R-NH4 form. Solutions of the above elements in perchloric, nitric, hydrochloric and suphuric media were used. Each set of experiments was made by separately varying one of the five parameters - type of anion present, acidity of solution, temperature of percolation, age of solution and concentration of the element. It was found that, depending on the particular balance of these parameters, the elements investigated may be found in acidic solutions either as cationic, anionic or colloidal species. It is emphasized that the colloidal species of titanium, zirconium or thorium are not retained by the ion exchangers, and from this property a method for the separation and purification of the above elements has been outlined

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Abstract (Portuguese)

A variacao do grau de retencao do titanio, do zirconio e do torio em resina cationica forte na forma R-NH4, foi estudada. Partiu-se de solucoes dos respectivos elementos nos meios perclorico, nitrico, cloridrico e sulfurico. Cada serie de experimentos consistiu em variar um dos cinco parametros: tipo de anion presente, pH da solucao, temperatura de percolacao das solucoes na resina, idade das solucoes e concentracao do elemento, mantendo-se os outros quatro constantes. Concluiu-se que, dependendo dos parametros acima, os elementos estudados podem se encontrar em solucoes acidas como especies cationicas, anionicas ou coloidais. Em especial, as especies coloidais do titanio, do zirconio e do torio nao sao fixadas pelos trocadores de ions e apresentam-se os fundamentos de um metodo de separacao e purificacao desses elementos com base nesta propriedade

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Original title (Portuguese)
Estudo do comportamento das especies cationicas, anionicas e coloidais do titanio, do zirconio e do torio frente as resinas trocadoras de ions

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
34 p.
Journal Issue
no. 447
Series
Publicacao IEA.
Report number
IEA--447