Extraction of silver and palladium metals from aqueous solutions using tertiary phosphine sulfides

摘要

Silver or palladium metals are selectively extracted from aqueous sulfuric acid solution by contacting the solution with a water-immiscible organic solvent extraction solution comprising a tertiary phosphine sulfide compound; separating the resulting silver- or palladium- phosphine sulfide complex from the aqueous solution; and recovering the silver or palladium metal from the complex by suitable stripping means.