Liquid-liquid extraction and separation possibilities of heavy and light rare-earths from phosphoric acid solutions with acidic organophosphorus reagents

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-302

  Radhika, S ^a   Kumar, B Nagaphani ^a   Kantam, M Lakshmi ^a   Reddy, B Ramachandra ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Rubamin Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Acidic organophosphorus extractants; Liquid liquid extraction; Phosphoric acid; Rare earths; Separation factors

Indexed keywords

2-ETHYL HEXYL PHOSPHONIC ACID MONO 2-ETHYL HEXYL ESTER; ACID CONCENTRATIONS; CYANEX 272; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; EXTRACTANT CONCENTRATION; EXTRACTANTS; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; LANTHANIDES; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; METAL TRANSFERS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; ORGANO-PHOSPHORUS EXTRACTANTS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS REAGENT; PHOSPHINIC ACID; SEPARATION FACTORS; WET PHOSPHORIC ACIDS;

CERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DYSPROSIUM; ERBIUM; ESTERS; HOLMIUM; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUIDS; METAL RECOVERY; PHOSPHORUS; PRASEODYMIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TERBIUM; YTTERBIUM; YTTRIUM;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

EID: 78049431452     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2010.08.018     Document Type: Article

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