The separation of europium from a middle rare earth concentrate by combined chemical reduction, precipitation and solvent-extraction methods

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-101

  Preston, John S ^a   Du Preez, Anna C ^a  

^a MINTEK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Europium; Precipitation; Rare earth concentrate; Reduction; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CERIUM; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; LANTHANIDE; MAGNESIUM; NEODYMIUM; PRASEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM; SOLVENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION;

RARE EARTH METALS; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 0029657223     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199601)65:1<93::AID-JCTB393>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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