Research Article

Contribution of Ternary Reaction to Pd Sorption on MX-80 in Na-Ca-Cl Solution at High Ionic Strength

Table 2

Optimized surface complexation and cation exchange constants [8].

Sorption reaction

Binary surface complexation:
≡S-OH + Pd2+  ≡S-OPd+ + H+ 8.2 ± 0.2
≡S-OH + Pd2+ + H2O   ≡S-OPdOH + 2H+ 2.3 ± 0.2
≡S-OH + Pd2+ + 2H2O   ≡S- + 3H+ -5.5 ± 0.2

Ternary surface complexation:
≡S-OH + Pd2+ + 4Cl-  ≡S- + H+13.05 ± 0.2

Cation exchange:
2≡S-ONa + Pd2+ (≡S-O)2Pd + 2Na+ 5.90 ± 0.2