A Statistical Model of the Extraction-Process Parameters of Uranium–N-Phenylbenzohydroxylamine–Trioctylphosphine Oxide Complex in Chloroform Solution

Abstract

The solvent extraction of uranium has been carried out with chloroform solutions of N-phenylbenzohydroxamic acid (BPHA) and Trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO). The experiments were statistically planned to quantitatively assess the effect of the concentration of BPHA, the concentration of TOPO and the aqueous-phase pH of the solution on the percentage extraction of uranium. In addition, the interactional influence of the above-mentioned variables was also studied. A regression equation has been developed which successfully predicts the percentage extraction of uranium with the values of the variables lying between the selected range of experiments.