Separation of Pd from Pt and Rh by solvent extraction method from waste solution

Abstract

Abstract The paper investigated the possibility of extractive separation of palladium from platinum and rhodium with ionic liquid Cyphos IL 101. A technological solution obtained by dissolving waste materials was used as the test material. Based on the experiments performed, it was found that a 10% (v/v) solution of the Cyphos IL 101 ionic liquid in toluene allows the extraction of both Pd and Pt with an efficiency of 99% from the initial solution when extraction is carried out at the pH 0.5, vorg:vaq phase ratio 1:1 and contact time of 15 min. Moreover, the research proved that it is possible to separate Pd from Pt at the stripping stage using a 0.1 mol/dm3 thiourea solution while maintaining a high selectivity coefficient.

Keywords

• Platinum group metals
• Solvent extraction
• Separation of PGMs
• Palladium recovery