“…Hirai et al [10,11] prepared spherical Ln 2 (C 2 O 4 ) 3 Á nH 2 O (Ln¼Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Y and Yb) by an emulsion liquid membrane system, using Span 83 as a surfactant and EHPNA or bis (1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phosphinic acid as an extractant. Yin [12] synthesised cross-like or flower-like Pr 2 (C 2 O 4 ) 3 micro-particles at room temperature by a simple precipitation method.…”