Recovery of Pd(II) from Hydrochloric Acid Medium by Solvent Extraction–Direct Electrodeposition Using Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic ILs

[Image: see text] Mixed [C(8)bet]Br/[C(4)mim][NTf(2)] ionic liquids were used as a new extraction system to extract Pd(II) from multimetal-ion solutions. The separation factors K(Pd/M) (M: Cu, Fe, Ni, Zn, Co) are greater than 10(3). Thiourea was found to be an effective stripping agent. After three cycles, the recovery efficiency was higher than 91.0%. Direct electrodeposition of palladium from the mixed ionic liquid phase was also studied. The Pd(II) complex in [C(8)bet]Br/[C(4)mim][NTf(2)] system was studied by cyclic voltammetry at 348 K. The results indicate the existence of three types of Pd(II) complex in the [C(8)bet]Br/[C(4)mim][NTf(2)] system, leading to three reductive waves. The reduction of Pd(II) to Pd(0) in this system is irreversible. A uniform black coating was obtained by constant-potential deposition at −1.7 V on a nickel foil, confirmed to be palladium metal by energy-dispersive spectrometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy analyses. After three cycles of continuous extraction–electrodeposition, over 90.0% of palladium was recovered.