Separation of Gadolinium(III) from Terbium(III) by the Liquid-Liquid Extraction Method with Dibutyldithiophosphate as the Extractant

Authors

  • Senadi Budiman Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi
  • Arie Hardian Department of Chemistry, University of Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi
  • Lisda Virdasari Department of Chemistry, University of Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi
  • Nurdeni Nurdeni Departement of Mathematics Education, University of Indraprasta PGRI, Jakarta.
  • Herman Herman Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia
  • Abdul Mutalib Department of Chemistry, Padjadjaran University, Jatinangor
  • Anni Anggraeni Department of Chemistry, Padjadjaran University, Jatinangor
  • Husein H. Bahti Department of Chemistry, Padjadjaran University, Jatinangor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25026/jtpc.v6i1.430

Keywords:

gadolinium, terbium, dibutyl dithiophosphate, liquid-liquid extraction

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to separate gadolinium(III) from terbium(III), by the liquid-liquid extraction method, with the extractant dibutyl dithiophosphate. Gadolinium(III) and terbium(III) have been selected in this study to see if the two metallic ions still could be separated although they have only one difference in atomic number, and in fact, terbium (65Tb) is the next to gadolinium(64Gd), in the lanthanide series. Also besides, the two metals have been found together in the same mineral such as gadolinite, and in some other minerals in Indonesia. Extraction parameters have been firstly selected and extraction conditions have been optimized as well, using the experimental design of Plackett Burman. Thus, experiments have been done to select which of the nine parameters (i.e. Gd(III) and Tb(III) concentrations, the concentration of the extractant (dibutyl dithiophosphate), pH, volume ratio of aqueous phase to the organic phase, extraction temperature, shaking rate, shaking time, resting time (after shaking), have their significant effect on the extraction efficiency and separation. The data resulted  from this study show that there were five of the nine factors studied that determine the extraction efficiency and separation. They were (with its respective optimum value in the bracket): Gadolinium concentration [Gd(III)](5 ppm), terbium concentration [Tb(III)](5 ppm), pH(3.0), shaking time (10 minutes), and rest time after shaking (10 minutes).

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2022-06-30

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Budiman, S., Hardian, A., Virdasari, L., Nurdeni, N., Herman, H., Mutalib, A., … Bahti, H. H. (2022). Separation of Gadolinium(III) from Terbium(III) by the Liquid-Liquid Extraction Method with Dibutyldithiophosphate as the Extractant. Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry, 6(1), 64–70. https://doi.org/10.25026/jtpc.v6i1.430

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