Separation and purification of scandium by solvent extraction and related technologies: A review

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1237-1246

  Wang, Weiwei ^a   Cheng, Chu Yong ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Purification; Scandium; Separation; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MATRIX; DIKETONES; EXTRACTION CONDITIONS; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; MIXED EXTRACTANTS; ORGANO-PHOSPHORUS EXTRACTANTS; SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION; SYNERGISTIC SYSTEMS;

ACIDITY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ION EXCHANGE; IRON COMPOUNDS; KETONES; LIQUID MEMBRANES; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; PURIFICATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SCANDIUM; SCANDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION; SOLVENTS; TITANIUM; YTTRIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

1,3 DIKETONE; 2 ETHYLHEXYL PHOSPHONIC ACID MONO 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; AMINE; BIS (2,4,4 TRIMETHYLPENTYL) DITHIOPHOSPHINIC ACID; BIS (2,4,4 TRIMETHYLPENTYL) MONOTHIOPHOSPHINIC ACID; BIS (2,4,4 TRIMETHYLPENTYL) PHOSPHINIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DI (2 ETHYLHEXYL) PHOSPHORIC ACID; FERRIC ION; LANTHANIDE; NAPHTHENIC ACID; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PHENOXYACETIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHINE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SCANDIUM; THORIUM; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERSATIC ACID; YTTRIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ACIDITY; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUID MEMBRANE; PURIFICATION; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 80052967742     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2655     Document Type: Review

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