Adsorption behavior of platinum-group metals and Co-existing metal ions from simulated high-level liquid waste using HONTA and Crea impregnated adsorbent

Osawa, Naoki*; Kim, S.-Y.*; Kubota, Masahiko*; Wu, H.*; Watanabe, So  ; Ito, Tatsuya  ; Nagaishi, Ryuji 

An impregnated silica-based adsorbent was prepared by combining HONTA extractant, Crea extractant, and macroporous silica polymer composite particles (SiO-P). The performance of platinum-group metals adsorption and separation on prepared (HONTA + Crea)/SiO-P adsorbent was assessed by batch-adsorption and chromatographic separation studies. (HONTA + Crea)/SiO-P adsorbent showed high adsorption performance of Pd(II) owing to an affinity between Pd(II) and Crea extractant based on the Hard and Soft Acids and Bases theory. The chromatographic experiment showed that Pd(II) was recovered entirely from the feed solution using 0.2 M thiourea in 0.1 M HNO. Possibility of recovery of Zr(IV), Mo(VI), and Re(VII) was also observed using the (HONTA + Crea)/SiO-P adsorbent.