Tris(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate is proposed as an extractant for scandium(
III) and yttrium(III) from salicylate media. The optimum extraction co
nditions are evaluated and described. The method permits mutual separa
tion of scandium(III) and yttrium(III) and can be used for the separat
ion and determination of scandium(III) and yttrium(III) from binary an
d multicomponent mixtures. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights r
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