Kinetics and mechanism of ion exchange of Fe^3+, Cd^2+ and Na^+/H^+ on Lewatite S-100 cation exchanger in aqueous and aqueous-detergent media

Sorption mechanism of Fe (III), Cd (II) and Na (I) on cation exchange resins in H-form was investigated from aqueous and aqueous-detergent media by a modified limited batch technique. The cation exchange studies involved the sorption of metallic ions onto a Lewatite S-100 exchanger. Effects of mesh size of the exchanger, temperature and detergent on the exchange rate have been investigated. The mechanisms of cation exchanges have been determined in the temperature range of 25–65 °C. In all cases of the reactions ions, diffusion is found to be the rate determining step in the exchange process. The exchange rate in the exchange process was found to increase with a decrease of particle size and an increase of temperature. However, in case of the influence of detergent, the exchange reactions are dependent on the reaction technique. The effective-diffusion coefficients have been evaluated at three different temperatures. The energy barriers (ΔEa), entropies of activation (ΔS*), (ΔH*) and (ΔG*) for various sorption systems have also been calculated. The results are discussed in terms of size and valences of the counter ions. No change in the internal structure of Lewatite S-100 is inferred due to the sorption of counter ions.