摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a liquid liquid process for extracting metals from aqueous solution. The process comprises bridging into contact the aqueous solution with an organic phase containing at least one complex-forming agent insoluble in water and corresponding to the general formula: <CHEM> in which Z<1> and Z<2> represent an oxygen atom or a sulphur atom and may be the same or different and R<1> and R<2> which may be the same or different represent straight or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl groups containing at least one electron-attracting group, to extract the metal from the aqueous solution The process is used to extract nickel, copper, uranium, molybdenum, lead cadmium, cobalt, iron, zinc, vanadium, tin and tungsten A second stage may be employed wherein the organic solution containing the metal is contacted with a second aqueous solution to strip the metal from the organic to the second aqueous solution</p> |