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the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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Title Stoichiometry of Solvent Extraction of Gallium with D2EHPA and Versatic Acid - 10
Authors 오종기(Jong Kee Oh); 이화영(Hwa Young Lee); 김성규(Sung Gyu Kim)
Page pp.111-114
ISSN 0253-3847
Abstract The stoichiometric relation for the solvent extraction of gallium in sulfuric acid solution had been studied with D2EHPA(di-2-ehtylhexyl phosphoric acid) and Versatic Acid-10, respectively. The results showed that the gallium was extracted by solvated organo-metal compound with one molecule of the D2EHPA monomer like [GaR₃·RH] and by non-solvated form like [GaR₃] with Versatic Acid-10. The extraction reaction and equilibrium constant would be as follows: For D2EHPA, [Ga^(3+)]_aq + 2[R₂H₂]_(org)↔[GaR₃·RH]_(org) + 3[H^+]_(aq) K_c = 9.77 ×10³ For Versatic Acid-10, [Ga^(3+)]_(aq) + 3/2[R₂H₂]_(org)↔[GaR₃]_(org) + 3[H^+]_(aq) K_c=4.07 ×10^(-10)