Extractive separation of praseodymium and neodymium by di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid in the presence of water-soluble complexing agents using an electrostatic liquid-liquid contactor

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 447-452

  Yamaguchi, M ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complexing agent; D2EHPA; Dispersed phase holdup; Drop size; Electrostatic liquid contactor; ISOPAR M; Rare earth metal; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; COALESCENCE; DISPERSIONS; DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; NEODYMIUM; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PRASEODYMIUM; SIZE DETERMINATION;

DIETHYLHEXYL PHOSPHORIC ACID; DISPERSED PHASE HOLDUP; DROP SIZE; ELECTROSTATIC LIQUID-LIQUID CONTACTOR; WATER SOLUBLE COMPLEXING AGENT;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ELECTROSTATIC FIELDS; RARE EARTH METALS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 0031148033     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387697523912     Document Type: Article

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