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Title: SEPARATION OF RARE EARTHS BY SOLVENT EXTRACTION

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4117078

A process is given for separating lanthanide rare earths from each other from an aqueous mineral acid solution, e.g., hydrochloric or nitric acid of a concentration of above 3 M, preferably 12 to 16 M, by extraction with a water- immiscible alkyl phosphate, such as tributyl phosphate or a mixture of mono-, di- and tributyl phosphate, and fractional back-extraction with mineral acid whereby the lanthanides are taken up by the acid in the order of increasing atomic number.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-007437
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2955913
OSTI ID:
4117078
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English