Abstract
The potential of naphthol blue-black-modified Amberlite IRA-400 anion-exchange resin for separation of heavy metal pollutants has been explored. The distribution coefficients (K-d) of metal ions in several acidic solvent systems have been studied. The effect of the dissociation constant of the solvent on the distribution coefficient of metal ions has also been investigated. On the basis of Kd values, some analytically important binary separations (Al3+ from Co2+, Zn2+ from Ni2+, Zn2+ from Co2+, Ba2+ from Cd2+, Ca2+ from Co2+, Zn2+ from Zr4+, Al3+ from Zr4+, Pb2+ from Co2+, and Zn2+ from La3+) have been achieved. The practical applicability of the modified material has been demonstrated in the analysis of a synthetic mixture for selective separation of Zr4+.