Extraction of platinum(IV) with nonylthiourea dissolved in chloroform from hydrochloric acid media

• The extractant nonylthiourea (NTH) in chloroform has been investigated for the extraction of Pt(IV) from chloride solutions at ionic strength of I = 4.0 M and at 22degreesC. It has been found that chloride concentration has a negative effect on the extraction equilibrium, while proton concentration has no effect. The numerical analysis of the equilibrium data has shown that the extraction of PtCl62- with NTH can be interpreted by the formation Of PtCl4(NTH) and PtCl4(NTH)(4) species with their respective equilibrium constants of log K-11 = 5.06 +/- 0.01 and log K-14 = 14.12 +/- 0.04 in 4 M HCl. FTIR spectra of the free NTH and the NTH-Pt(IV) complex were studied to obtain some information on the interaction between Pt(IV) ions and NTH molecules.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Materialkemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Materials Chemistry (hsv//eng)

Keyword

di-ortho-tolylthiourea

solvent-extraction

group-metals

gold

complexes

thiourea

diphenylthiourea

derivatives

separation

palladium

Materials chemistry

Materialkemi

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