Takafumi Hanada, Nicolas Schaeffer, Masahiro Katoh, Joao A. P. Coutinho, Masahiro Goto
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Abstract
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) composed of a beta-diketone and phosphine oxides featuring different alkyl chain lengths were prepared and then employed as liquid–liquid extraction and dissolution media for the separation of iron, cobalt, neodymium, and dysprosium. In the dissolution the more sterically hindered DESs exhibited enhanced selectivity to neodymium, which was poorly separated using liquid–liquid extraction. The dissolution selectivity in less sterically hindered DESs could be controlled by the addition of organic acids with different alkyl chain lengths.
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Green Chemistry is a journal that provides a unique forum for the publication of innovative research on the development of alternative green and sustainable technologies. The scope of Green Chemistry is based on the definition proposed by Anastas and Warner (Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, P T Anastas and J C Warner, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998), which defines green chemistry as the utilisation of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products. Green Chemistry aims to reduce the environmental impact of the chemical enterprise by developing a technology base that is inherently non-toxic to living things and the environment. The journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of research relating to this endeavor and publishes original and significant cutting-edge research that is likely to be of wide general appeal. For a work to be published, it must present a significant advance in green chemistry, including a comparison with existing methods and a demonstration of advantages over those methods.