Na ion-exchanged zirconium phosphate crystal with high calcium ion selectivity†
Abstract
We demonstrate hydrothermally grown sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate ((Na,H)–ZrP) crystals exhibiting high calcium ion selectivity. The standard Gibbs free energies for Ca2+ exchange on (Na,H)–ZrP and γ-type ZrP were estimated to be −10.1 and −4.69 kJ mol−1, respectively. The high Ca2+ selectivity of (Na,H)–ZrP could be attributed to the size matching between the ion exchange site of (Na,H)–ZrP and Ca2+.