Gallium is one of the most important elements in the electronic industry. Its compounds, such as GaAs and GaN, are used in various high-technology devices, such as laser diodes, analog integrated circuits, semiconductors, and other electronic devices. 1 However, gallium is not found in concentrated deposits, and is usually commercially recovered from bauxites and sphalerite as a byproduct of the manufacture of aluminum and zinc, respectively. Therefore, the recovery of gallium from various industrial materials is a very interesting subject.Solvent extraction is commonly used to separate and concentrate gallium(III) from aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] However, solvent extraction has some disadvantages, such as the need to use toxic and flammable organic solvents, pollution of the aqueous solution by the remaining organic solvent, and the production of toxic liquid wastes. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) is a more environmentally acceptable method than solvent extraction. Moreover, many of the problems associated with solvent extraction can be prevented with SPE, such as incomplete phase separations (micellization and emulsion), the precipitation of an analyte at the liquid-liquid interface and the wall of the extraction-cell, and disposal of large quantities of organic solvents.Several excellent reviews on the SPE of metal ions have been reported. 11,12 The uses of synthetic resins combined with a chelating ligand as a functional group, called a chelating resin, are very useful for the SPE of metal ions. [13][14][15][16] However, the synthesis of chelating resins having various ligands is not easy, and somewhat time-consuming.The impregnation of a chelating reagent as an extractant onto the resins can be used as an alternative to the chelating resins due to a relatively simple preparation. In order to prevent the extractant from leaching from the extractant-impregnated resin, hydrophobic extractants that interact with the resin strongly are often used. Interesting studies of the SPE of gallium(III) using various hydrophobic extractants, such as 1-(2-pyridylazo)naphthol, 17 4-(2-thiazolylazo) resorcinol, 21 were reported. 8-Quinolinol derivatives (HQs) have been widely used as extractants, 22 because they can form stable complexes with various metal ions. In a previous study, we demonstrated that gallium(III) could be quantitatively extracted with HQs from a weakly acidic solution. [23][24][25][26] Moreover, the quantitative extraction of gallium(III) with Amberlite XAD-4 and XAD-7 resins containing 7-dodecenyl-8-quinolinol was reported by Isshiki et al. 20 Cote and co-workers investigated the SPE of gallium(III) with HEMOQ-impregnated Amberlite XAD-2 resin from a 5.0 mol l -1 aqueous NaOH solution. 21 In this study, we investigated the SPE of gallium(III) from acidic and alkaline solutions with hydrophobic HQ-impregnated resins, and found the effect of alkyl-and halogen-substitution in HQ on the extractability of gallium(III) into the resin phase. Moreover, the availability of HQ...