title: Separation of niobium and tantalum by extraction chromatography with bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid.
abstract: A novel method is developed for the reversed-phase extractive chromatographic separation of niobium and tantalum with bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid. Niobium is extracted from 1-10M hydrochloric acid and can be stripped with 3M sulphuric acid containing 2% hydrogen peroxide. Tantalum is extracted from 0.1-2M hydrochloric acid and can be stripped with 0.1M hydrochloric acid containing 2M tartaric acid. It is possible to separate niobium and tantalum, in different ratios, from multicomponent mixtures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 400 076, India.
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Vin
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Khopkar