Tantalum recycling by solvent extraction: chloride is better than fluoride

LMM Kinsman, RAM Crevecoeur, A Singh-Morgan… - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The recycling of tantalum (Ta) is becoming increasingly important due to the criticality of its
supply from a conflict mineral. It is used extensively in modern electronics, such as in …

Tantalum, easy as Pi: understanding differences in metal–imido bonding towards improving Ta/Nb separations

AB Weberg, S Chaudhuri, T Cheisson, C Uruburo… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The separation and purification of niobium and tantalum, which co-occur in natural sources,
is difficult due to their similar physical and chemical properties. The current industrial method …

Separation for diethoxymethane/ethanol/water by a thermally coupled extractive pressure swing distillation process with mixed solvent

Y Zhao, H Cheng, Y Wang - Separation and Purification Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
A sustainable and efficient process for separating diethoxymethane/ethanol/water
azeotropic systems was proposed via a mixed solvent as an entrainer and thermal coupling …

DFT-based study on the molecular interaction of hydrochloric acid with different extractants

R Cao, P Tang, X Yang, Z Sun - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
As an important chemical raw material, hydrochloric acid widely exists in various chemical
production processes. After being used in industrial production, an acidic waste solution will …

Surface activity measurements and quantum molecular modeling–The way to extraction behavior knowledge?

K Staszak, I Wojciechowska, M Staszak… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The interfacial behavior of novelty hydrophobic carboximidamide derivatives extractants has
been presented. The influence of the type of alkyl groups and their position in the pyridine …

Computational Modeling of Metal Separations by Solvent Extraction

AI Carrick, CA Morrison - Encyclopedia of Inorganic and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Society requires metals for a wide range of applications, with almost every metal having an
industrial application. Solvent extraction processes, originally designed for the recovery of …