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Extraction of Mo(VI) by 4-(5-nonyl)pyridine (NPy) in benzene from mineral acid solutions containing thiocyanate ions has been investigated at room temperature (23±2°C). From mineral acid (HCl, HNO3, and H2SO4) solutions alone Mo(VI) is not extracted quantitatively while the presence of small amounts of KSCN in the system augments the extraction by a large factor. Stoichiometric studies indicate that ion-pair type complexes (NPyH)2·[MoO2(SCN)4] are responsible for the extraction. Separation factors determined at fixed extraction conditions (0.1M Npy/C6H6−0.1M acid +0.2M KSCN) reveal that Ag(I), Cu(II), Co(II), Zn(II), Hg(II) and U(VI) are co-extracted while a clean separation from alkali metals, alkaline earths and some transition metals like Ln(III), Zr(IV), Hf(IV), Cr(III), Cr(VI) and Ir(III) is possible. Some of the complexing anions like oxalate, citrate, acetate, thiosulfate or ascorbate do not affect the degree of extraction of Mo(VI) allowing it to be recovered from diverse matrices.
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Bhatti, M.S., Zuha, S. & Qureshi, M.A. Extraction of molybdenum(VI) by 4-(5-nonyl)pyridine in benzene from aqueous mineral acid solutions containing thiocyanate ions. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 82, 45–52 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02227326
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