Co and NiFe nanoparticles (2.7 to 3.3 nm mean diameter) of narrow size distribution have been obtained through the decomposition of organometallic precursors in organic solutions of long alkyl chain ligands, namely oleic acid and hexadecylamine. Materials of various volume fractions were produced. The particles have been structurally characterised by WAXS. Both adopt the bulk structure: HCP in the case of cobalt; a mixture of FCC and BCC for NiFe. Their aptitude to self-assemble either on flat supports or in bulk solid state has been investigated by means of TEM and SAXS. This study suggests the crystallisation of the nanoparticles upon solvent evaporation, especially a local FCC arrangement was observed for the NiFe material. Magnetic measurements (SQUID) confirm this tendency. The blocking temperature depends on the metal volume fraction, i.e. on the anisotropy generated by the dipolar couplings (Ki). We show that, for dense samples, the particles of high intrinsic anisotropy, Ku, (Co) still display an individual behaviour while the soft ones (NiFe) display a collective behaviour.

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The extraction of zinc(II) by Cyanex 923 (phosphine oxides mixture) in Solvesso 100 from hydrochloric acid solution has been investigated. The extraction reaction is exothermic. The numerical analysis of metal distribution data suggests the formation of ZnCl 2 . L 2 ,HZnCl 3 . 2L and H 2 ZnCl 4 . 2L(L = ligand) in the organic phase with formation constants K ext = 4.1,5.6 Â 10 9 and 6.7 Â 10 9 , respectively. The results obtained for zinc(II) distribution have been implemented in a solid-supported liquid membrane system. The in¯uence of source phase stirring speed, membrane composition and metal concentration on zinc transport have been investigated.

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