Pn. Phalke et al., SEPARATION OF BERYLLIUM(II) AND ALUMINUM(III) BY SOLVENT-EXTRACTION USING BIS-2 ETHYLHEXYL PHOSPHORIC-ACID [HDEHP], Separations technology, 6(4), 1996, pp. 247-251
A simple and rapid method for the extraction is described for the sepa
ration of beryllium (II) and aluminium (III) from aqueous sulphate sol
ution with Bis-2 ethylhexyl phosphoric acid (HDEHP) in toluene. A syst
ematic study of the solvent extraction of chemically similar elements,
beryllium (II) and aluminium (III) was carried out separately and it
has been observed that under certain specific conditions beryllium (II
) and aluminium (III) can be separated in a short period from their mi
xture using HDEHP as an extractant.