Study on the Factors Influencing the Separation of Sr and Nd in Sediments by Ion Exchange Resin

BACKGROUND In geological studies, Sr and Nd isotopes are classical isotopic dating and tracer systems. OBJECTIVES The traditional separation method usually uses the AG50W-X8 resin to elute and separate Sr and REEs in sediments, and then uses Sr-special resin and Ln-special resin to purify Sr and Nd,...

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Main Authors: YIN Peng, HE Qian, HE Hui-jun, ZHAO Zhi-qi
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Published: Science Press, PR China 2018-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.201804170046
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HE Qian
HE Hui-jun
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description BACKGROUND In geological studies, Sr and Nd isotopes are classical isotopic dating and tracer systems. OBJECTIVES The traditional separation method usually uses the AG50W-X8 resin to elute and separate Sr and REEs in sediments, and then uses Sr-special resin and Ln-special resin to purify Sr and Nd, respectively. However, this method has lower recovery of REEs (only 50%) for sediments with high Fe content. METHODS In addition, height and elution acid species of AG50W-X8 resin, Sr resin elution acid volume, and Ln resin washing ways have impacts on the separation of Sr and Nd. In this work, in order to investigate the effect of these factors on the separation of Sr and Nd in detail, we took river sediment (GBW07309) as an example. RESULTS The results showed that (1) high Fe content significantly affected the separation effect of Sr and Nd, and AG1-X8 resin could effectively remove Fe; (2) using 1 mL AG50W-X8 resin and HNO3 as the eluting acid, the separation effect of Sr and REEs was the best; (3) Sr and Rb could be effectively separated when the elution acid volume of Sr-special resin reaches 15 mL; (4) Nd was separated well without trailing phenomenon when gravity column method was used to wash the Ln-special resin. CONCLUSIONS This method solves the Fe interference during separation of Sr and Nd. More than 99% of K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Rb, and Sm were removed, which fully satisfied the requirements for the analysis of Sr and Nd isotopes. This paper provides more detailed empirical data for the separation of Sr and Nd isotopes in sediments by ion exchange resin method.
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spelling doaj.art-124c3b50e47e4059a579a11f2675b9732023-01-13T10:09:44ZengScience Press, PR ChinaYankuang ceshi0254-53572018-07-0137437938710.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.201804170046ykcs-37-4-379Study on the Factors Influencing the Separation of Sr and Nd in Sediments by Ion Exchange ResinYIN Peng0HE Qian1HE Hui-jun2ZHAO Zhi-qi3College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory & Technology, Ministry Education, Qingdao 266100, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory & Technology, Ministry Education, Qingdao 266100, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, ChinaBACKGROUND In geological studies, Sr and Nd isotopes are classical isotopic dating and tracer systems. OBJECTIVES The traditional separation method usually uses the AG50W-X8 resin to elute and separate Sr and REEs in sediments, and then uses Sr-special resin and Ln-special resin to purify Sr and Nd, respectively. However, this method has lower recovery of REEs (only 50%) for sediments with high Fe content. METHODS In addition, height and elution acid species of AG50W-X8 resin, Sr resin elution acid volume, and Ln resin washing ways have impacts on the separation of Sr and Nd. In this work, in order to investigate the effect of these factors on the separation of Sr and Nd in detail, we took river sediment (GBW07309) as an example. RESULTS The results showed that (1) high Fe content significantly affected the separation effect of Sr and Nd, and AG1-X8 resin could effectively remove Fe; (2) using 1 mL AG50W-X8 resin and HNO3 as the eluting acid, the separation effect of Sr and REEs was the best; (3) Sr and Rb could be effectively separated when the elution acid volume of Sr-special resin reaches 15 mL; (4) Nd was separated well without trailing phenomenon when gravity column method was used to wash the Ln-special resin. CONCLUSIONS This method solves the Fe interference during separation of Sr and Nd. More than 99% of K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Rb, and Sm were removed, which fully satisfied the requirements for the analysis of Sr and Nd isotopes. This paper provides more detailed empirical data for the separation of Sr and Nd isotopes in sediments by ion exchange resin method.http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.201804170046sedimentssrndion exchange resinsferare earth elements
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ion exchange resins
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title Study on the Factors Influencing the Separation of Sr and Nd in Sediments by Ion Exchange Resin
title_full Study on the Factors Influencing the Separation of Sr and Nd in Sediments by Ion Exchange Resin
title_fullStr Study on the Factors Influencing the Separation of Sr and Nd in Sediments by Ion Exchange Resin
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title_short Study on the Factors Influencing the Separation of Sr and Nd in Sediments by Ion Exchange Resin
title_sort study on the factors influencing the separation of sr and nd in sediments by ion exchange resin
topic sediments
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rare earth elements
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