Investigation of influence of colloids formation process on parameters of rare metals extraction

Abstract

It was established that the introduction of aliphatic alcohols into the extraction system as a modifier during the extraction of rare metals led to structural changes in the organic phase. It was shown that structural reorganization of the organic phase led to a decrease in metal recovery and reduction of the process selectivity with increasing concentrations of alcohol. It was found that metal extractability increased at a certain ratio of the concentration of alcohol/extractant.