Extraction of certain actinide and lanthanide elements from different acidic media by polyurethane foams loaded with di-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (HDEHP)

The extraction of cerium(III) from weakly acidic chloride solutions by HDEHP-nitrobenzene-loaded polyurethane foams could be analyzed quantitatively in terms of the equation: log(9.056 D_c)=log K_c+2.14 log (C_d?6C_c)+3 pH+log f_c where D_c is the distribution ratio of cerium(III) between the foam and aqueous phases, C_d and C_c are the total HDEHP and Ce(III) concentrations on the foam, respectively, log f_c=Ce³⁺]_(sq)/ΣCe(III)]_(aq), and K_c is the equilibrium constant of the equation: Ce _(aq) ³⁺ +2.14(HX)_2.8(o) ? ? CeX₆·H_3(o)+3H _(aq) ⁺ . Values of K_c under the different extraction conditions tested are given.