Abstract
Chemical and X-ray investigations on zirconyl phosphates have led to the elucidation of some aspects of the structure of a crystalline compound with a constant phosphate/zirconium ratio of 5 3. The ion-exchange properties of this compound have been investigated by studying the mode of dissociation and the total exchange capacity. The total capacity amounts to 4·3 ± 0·10 meq/g at pH = 7·5 and the capacity-composition curve indicates that in acid and neutral media the phosphate groups only are responsible for the exchange capacity. A crystallographic investigation has led to the determination of a cubic structure with parameter a = 9·04 Å. In conjunction with density measurement it has been possible to calculate the molecular weight of one chain unit (M = 878).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 124-132 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1961 |