| Abstract |
| Solvent extraction of copper with LIX973N in kerosene was carried out to separate copper from the sulfate leaching solution of matte which is the intermediate product of manganese nodules. It was found that LIX973N had high loading capacity for Cu and separation factors with nickel, cobalt and iron compared to those of LIX84I. Extraction percentage of copper greatly increased with increasing extractant concentration while a little increase in the extraction of the other metals was observed. The two stage counter-current batch simulation study showed that extractions of copper, nickel, cobalt and iron were 96.1%, 2.2%, 0.5% and 0.0% respectively. (Received January 8, 2005) |
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| Key Words |
| Solvent extraction, LIX973N, Copper, Counter-current batch simulation |
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