Separation of Zirconium and Hafnium by Extraction with 2-octanol.

Zirconium and hafnium are shown to be separable using 2-octanol (C8H18O) as an extractant. Zirconium basic carbonate was dissolved using hydrochloric acids at concentrations ranging from 5 % to 20 %. Potassium fluoride was found to be crucial to the process. Its effect was investigated in the concen...

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Main Authors: John Mpinga Kabangu, Salmon Lubbe, Philip L. Crouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2019-06-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/9764