Abstract
A new process for the separation of Zr(IV) and Hf(IV) from sulfuric acid solution by selective extraction and stripping was proposed. Firstly, Hf(IV) was preferentially extracted by di-2-ethylhexylphosphoric acid (D2EHPA) from moderate sulfuric acid solutions. From the loaded D2EHA, co-extracted Zr(IV) was selectively stripped by strong sulfuric acid solution with a separation factor of 10, leaving only Hf(IV) in the stripped D2EHPA. Hafnium(IV) was then completely stripped by oxalic acid solution and thus D2EHPA was regenerated. The McCabe–Thiele plots for the extraction and stripping isotherms were constructed and the results were verified by the simulated cross-current extraction and stripping experiments. Zirconium(IV) solutions of high purity were obtained in the extraction raffinate and sulfuric acid stripping solution, while Hf(IV) was present in the oxalic acid stripping solution.
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