ABSTRACT
Extraction equilibrium of europium from acetate media with didodecyImonothiophosphoric acid (HR) and 1,10-phenanthroline (PHEN) in toluene diluent was measured at 303K. The equilibriua equation of this synergistic extraction system was found to be wri tten as follows.
Eu3+, + 3 HRore + PHENorg ⇌ EuR3 + 3 H+
The extraction equilibrium constant, Kex, ayn = (2.0 ± 0.3) × 102 / mol was obtained according to this equation.