Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Vol 6, No 2 (2006)

THE EXTRACTION OF NICKEL(II) AND COPPER(II) USING LIQUID MEMBRANE EMULSION TECHNIQUE

Pirim Setiarso (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Surabaya State University, Surabaya)
Selvi Purwanti N. (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Surabaya State University, Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jun 2010

Abstract

Research on the extraction of Nickel(II) and Copper(II) using liquid membrane emulsion technique has been conducted. The purpose of this research is to know the influence of pH, extraction time and presence of competed metals (Ni2+ in Cu2+ and vice versa) toward the membrane extraction capability. In this research, 84 mL of Ni2+ and Cu2+ with concentration of 100 ppm, each, was extracted using pH variation (4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0). The optimum pH will be used to obtain the time of equilibrium and influence of the competed ions. Time variations (15, 20, 25, 30, 35 minute) were used with the concentration of the competed ions of 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 ppm. The percentage of ions extracted was analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The result shows that the optimum pH was 5.0 for extracting 79.3137 % Cu2+ and 50.3448 % Ni2+. Time of equilibrium was 30 minutes for extracting  85.4117 % Cu2+ and 53.7691 % Ni2+. The presence of Ni2+ influenced Cu2+ extracted and vice versa.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijc

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Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Chemistry

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Indonesian Journal of Chemistry is an International, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, as well as short communication in all areas of chemistry including applied chemistry. The journal is accredited by The Ministry of Research, Technology ...