Comparison of Varion resins selectivity towards palladium(II) ions in hydrochloric acid solutions with sodium chloride addition

Ion exchange is Ion exchange is found more and more signifi cant importance in metal processing, and hydrometallurgy in general, not only for the removal of impurities but also for the reconcentration process of metal ions. The ion exchange method (dynamic method) was applied in the preconcentration of palladium(II) ions from the chloride solutions with sodium chloride addition. Varion resins such as the strongly basic anion exchange resins: Varion ADM and Varion ATM and the weakly basic anion exchange resin Varion ADAM were taken into account during the sorption process. The selectivity series were obtained based on the breakthrough curves of palladium(II) ions determined by means of dynamic method. Moreover, the distribution coefficients: weight and bed as well as the working anion exchange capacities were calculated. From the Varion resins — Varion ADAM is the most promising in the preconcentration of Pd(II)