DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03967f ISSN:

Extraction of rare earth elements from aqueous solutions using the ionic liquid trihexyltetradecylphosphonium 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate

Andreas Gradwohl, Jakob Windisch, Matthias Weissensteiner, Bernhard K. Keppler, Wolfgang Kandioller, Franz Jirsa
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Chemistry

The task-specific ionic liquid trihexyltetradecylphosphonium 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate, [P66614][HNA], was successfully used to extract Ce, Nd and Lu from aqueous solutions. High nitrate concentrations had a strong positive impact on extraction.

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