Permeation selectivity in the electro-dialysis of mono- and divalent cations using supported liquid membranes
We investigated in detail the permeation selectivity in the electro-dialysis of Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ in both binary and quaternary mixtures using a supported liquid membrane (SLM). The SLM consisted of the organic liquid 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether (NPOE) containing a lipophilic anion, i.e. tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate, as the cation-exchanging site, which was used to fill the pores of the supporting membrane AccurelR. We first determined the electro-phoretic mobilities of the migrating cations in single salt solutions, yielding: Na+ > K+ > Mg2+ > Ca2+. This order reflects the different size of the migrating cations. The monovalent cations Na+ and K+ migrate in the dehydrated state and the divalent cations Ca2+ and Mg2+ migrate in a (partly) hydrated state, a conclusion was supported by Karl Fisher titrations. Both binary and quaternary salt experiments showed a permeation selectivity in the following order: K+ > Na+ > Ca2+ > Mg2+. Since this order does not correlate with the order of electro-phoretic mobilities, we have determined the ion-exchange selectivity constant (Kex) and found: K+ > Ca2+ > Mg2+ ≈ Na+. We conclude that the overall permeation selectivity is determined by the combination of ion-exchange selectivity and electro-phoretic mobility of the cations present in the membrane.
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| Format: | Article/Letter to editor biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Electro-dialysis, Ion dehydration, Ion electro-phoretic mobility, Ion exchange, Ion selectivity, Supported liquid membrane, |
| Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/permeation-selectivity-in-the-electro-dialysis-of-mono-and-divale |
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