Selective concentration of the lanthanides with simultaneous purification from scandium

The solvent extraction of the rare earth elements, yttrium and scandium with trioctylphosphine oxide in the presence of strong complexing and various salting-out agents has been studied. As a result, a technique was developed for the extractionchromatography recovery of the rare earth elements and yttrium with simultaneous purification practically from all the elements, including scandium, usually present in the mineral samples.