The application of discontinuous, countercurrent, liquid-liquid extraction to the study of the distribution of metal ions between hydrochloric acid and methyl isobutyl ketone

1965 ◽  
Vol 53 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 814-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Boswell ◽  
R. R. Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ◽  
Liquid Extraction ◽  
Methyl Isobutyl ◽  
Isobutyl Ketone ◽  
Liquid Liquid Extraction

scholarly journals Tantalum and Niobium Selective Extraction by Alkyl-Acetophenone

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moussa Toure ◽  
Guilhem Arrachart ◽  
Jean Duhamet ◽  
Stephane Pellet-Rostaing
Keyword(s):  
Extraction Efficiency ◽  
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ◽  
Selective Extraction ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Liquid Extraction ◽  
Methyl Isobutyl ◽  
Isobutyl Ketone ◽  
Waste Solution ◽  
Liquid Liquid Extraction ◽  
D Values

A study has been carried out on Ta and Nb recovery by a liquid-liquid extraction process using 4-methylacetophenone (4-MAcPh) as the organic phase. The 4-MAcPh was compared to methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) with respect to extraction efficiencies (D values) at different concentrations of H2SO4 in the aqueous phase. The results showed a similar extraction of Nb for both solvents. However, for Ta, extraction efficiency is increased by a factor of 1.3 for 4-MAcPh. In addition, the MIBK solubilized completely after 6 mol∙L−1 of H2SO4 against only a loss of 0.14–4% for 4-MAcPh between 6 and 9 mol∙L−1 of H2SO4. The potential of 4-MAcPh has also been studied to selectively recover Ta from a model capacitor waste solution. The results showed a selectivity for Ta in the presence of impurities such as Ag, Fe, Ni and Mn. The 4-MAcPh also presents the advantage of having physicochemical properties adapted to its use in liquid-liquid extraction technologies such as mixer-settlers.

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