15/07/2019

COMPETING SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF CALCIUM AND/OR NICKEL WITH CYANEX 272 AND/OR D2EHPA

ABSTRACT The present study assessed the competing behavior between metals and extractants applied to the solvent extraction of calcium and/or nickel present in sulfuric solutions using the extractants Cyanex 272 (bis-2,4,4-trimethylpentyl phosphinic acid) and/or D2EHPA (di-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid). Tests were designed to allow equivalent competing conditions between metals and extractants. Considering metal competition in the aqueous phase, calcium extraction remained unaffected in the presence of nickel, while nickel extraction curves with pH displaced to the right in the presence of cal...

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