Strontium Separation with Ultrafiltration Membranes from Dilute Aqueous Solutions

Abstract
The separation of Sr2+ from dilute and trace solutions of low activity by means of hollow fiber Amicon ultrafiltration membranes is studied. The cation is absorbed on colloidal particles of titanium oxide formed directly in solution, and the colloidal dispersion is filtrated. The method has been studied under several different operative conditions (pH, Ti/Sr ratio, the presence of interfering ions, colloid formation time) with the aim of determining the optimum conditions to develop a separation process.