Abstract
The aim of this research work is comparative study of influence of ionic radii of heavy metal ions of neodymium and scandium on their sorption process from corresponding water solutions of sulfates by sorbents such as individual ion-exchangers Amberlite IR120, AB-17-8 and mixture of these sorbents related to interpolymer system Amberlite IR120-AB-17-8 at the various molar relations. Laboratory experiments of this work of sorption heavy ions of neodymium and scandium were carried out and inves-tigated by using the following physico-chemical methods of analysis: conductometry-based on the electrical conductor, pH-metry-based on the concentration of hydrogen ions, colorimetry, atomic-emission spectro-scopy. Ion-exchangers in the interpolymer system undergo remote interaction with further transition into highly ionized state. There is formation of optimal conformation in structure of the initial ion- exchangers. Significant increase of ionization of the ion-exchange resins occurs at molar ratio Amberlite IR120:AB-17-8 = 5:1. Significant increase of sorption properties is observed at this ratio due to mutual activation of ion-exchangers. The extraction rate of Nd3+ ions in 48 hours is 42.32%, and the extraction rate of Sc3+ ions is 38.06%. A possible reason for higher sorption of neodymium ions in comparison with scandium ions is maximum conformity of globes of internode links of Amberlite IR120 and AB-17-8 after activation to sizes of neodymium sulfate in an aqueous medium.