Liquid-liquid extraction of Au(I) by Amberlite LA2 and its application to a polymer-immobilized liquid membrane system

The liquid-liquid extraction of Au(I) by Amberlite LA2 (secondary amine) in kerosene from cyanide media has been investigated. The analysis of metal distribution data suggested the formation of R2NH2 +Au(CN)2- species in the organic phase with formation constant log Kext = 6.5 ± 0.03, whereas the us...

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Autores: Alguacil, Francisco José, Alonso Gámez, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/36330
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/36330
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Liquid-liquid extraction
Membrane transport
Gold (I)
Amberlite LA2
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Sumario:The liquid-liquid extraction of Au(I) by Amberlite LA2 (secondary amine) in kerosene from cyanide media has been investigated. The analysis of metal distribution data suggested the formation of R2NH2 +Au(CN)2- species in the organic phase with formation constant log Kext = 6.5 ± 0.03, whereas the use of mixtures of the amine with a solvation extractant (e.g. a phosphine oxide) shifted the gold-pH1/2 extraction towards more alkaline values. The results obtained on Au(I) distribution have been implemented in a polymerimmobilized liquid membrane system, using NaOH solutions (e.g. 0.01 mol/L) to strip the metal from the organic phase. Keywords – Liquid-liquid extraction.