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.