Molecules 2012, 17(1), 408-419; doi:10.3390/molecules17010408
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Extraction Equilibrium of Indium(III) from Nitric Acid Solutions by Di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric Acid Dissolved in Kerosene

Hung-Sheng Tsaiemail and Teh-Hua Tsai* email
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 30 November 2011; in revised form: 26 December 2011 / Accepted: 30 December 2011 / Published: 4 January 2012
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Abstract: The extraction equilibrium of indium(III) from a nitric acid solution using di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) as an acidic extractant of organophosphorus compounds dissolved in kerosene was studied. By graphical and numerical analysis, the compositions of indium-D2EHPA complexes in organic phase and stoichiometry of the extraction reaction were examined. Nitric acid solutions with various indium concentrations at 25 °C were used to obtain the equilibrium constant of InR3 in the organic phase. The experimental results showed that the extraction distribution ratios of indium(III) between the organic phase and the aqueous solution increased when either the pH value of the aqueous solution and/or the concentration of the organic phase extractant increased. Finally, the recovery efficiency of indium(III) in nitric acid was measured.
Keywords: extraction; equilibrium; indium; di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid; D2EHPA

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Tsai, H.-S.; Tsai, T.-H. Extraction Equilibrium of Indium(III) from Nitric Acid Solutions by Di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric Acid Dissolved in Kerosene. Molecules 2012, 17, 408-419.

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Tsai H-S, Tsai T-H. Extraction Equilibrium of Indium(III) from Nitric Acid Solutions by Di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric Acid Dissolved in Kerosene. Molecules. 2012; 17(1):408-419.

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Tsai, Hung-Sheng; Tsai, Teh-Hua. 2012. "Extraction Equilibrium of Indium(III) from Nitric Acid Solutions by Di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric Acid Dissolved in Kerosene." Molecules 17, no. 1: 408-419.

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