Claims
- 1. A process for the selective separation of molybdenum present in a sulfuric solution having a pH under 2 and containing molybdenum and at least one of the elements selected from the group consisting of uranium, iron, arsenic, phosphorus, silicon and vanadium comprising:
- (a) contacting said sulfuric solution with a stationary phase comprising a resin having a reticulated, three-dimensional structure and an active group containing an amid-oxime group of the general formula: ##STR6## immobilized on said resin to selectively separate molybdenum from at least one of said elements; and
- (b) eluting said stationary phase with an alkaline solution to recover molybdenum.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the pH is under 1.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein the stationary phase is washed with sulfuric acid having an acidity higher than 1M between steps (a) and (b).
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the alkaline solution is an alkali metal hydroxide solution whose concentration is between 0.1N and the solubility limit.
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein the concentration of the alkali metal hydroxide solution is between 1.5 and 2N.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein said resin is a polystyrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 006,189, filed Jan. 23, 1987, now abandoned.
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