Extraction of Vanadium from Chloride Solutions Using Di (2-Ethylhexyl) Phosphate

Extraction of vanadium has been developed to extract vanadium from hydrochloric solutions with high concentration of iron ions. The effects of extraction conditions such as pH values, extraction time and extraction temperature on the distribution ratio of vanadium were investigated. The results showed that the distribution ratio of vanadium increased with the higher pH, the lower temperature and the longer equilibrium time. The distribution ratio reached 25 and the extraction ratio reached 96.2% by single stage extraction. When the organic phase was stripped with 2 mol/L hydrochloric acid at the phase ratio (O/A) 10:1, the vanadium stripping ratio of 98.3% could be achieved.