NIU Qinglin, WANG Yundong. Solvent extraction of erbium(Ⅲ) with P507 in nitric acid solution and its separation from calcium(Ⅱ) and ferrum(Ⅲ)[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (1): 258-263.
NIU Qinglin, WANG Yundong. Solvent extraction of erbium(Ⅲ) with P507 in nitric acid solution and its separation from calcium(Ⅱ) and ferrum(Ⅲ)[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (1): 258-263.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.01.033.
It is a common practice in rare earth element separation for separating rare earth metals with non-rare earth elements. In this paper
solvent extraction experiments of Er3+ with P507 and saponified P507 in nitric acid solution and its separation from Ca2+ and Fe3+ were performed. The extraction reaction of Er3+ with P507 was determined by graphical method. It was found that increasing saponification degree improved extractability of Er3+. But high degree of saponification led to the decrease of extractability due to Er3+ hydrolysis in aqueous phase. The extractability of Er3+ increased with the increase of initial pH in aqueous phase. When initial pH in aqueous phase was around 2.0
extractability of Er3+ reached a maximum (>95%). The impurities (Ca2+
Fe3+) barely influenced the extractability of Er3+ at the present concentration range. Separation factor of βEr3+/Ca2+ was higher than 10
which indicated that Ca2+ could be effectively removed from Er3+. When initial pH in aqueous phase was around 3.0
separation factor of βEr3+/ Fe3+ was higher than 10 which showed a good separation of Fe3+ from Er3+.