Separation of Lanthanons by Paper Electrophoretic Method and Determination of Their Mobilities by the Same Technique

Department of Pure Chemistry, University Colleges of Science and Technology, Calcutta-700 009

Manuscript received 28 November 1978,  revised 14 February 1980, accepted 13 May 1980

Separations of, Ce(IV) from Y(lll), La(III), Pr(lll), Nd(III), Sm(IIJ), Gd(lll), Dy(lll) in potassium oxalate or oxalic acid; La(lll) from Y(III), Dy(lll); Ce(IV) from La(III), Pr(lll), Nd(III), Sm(III); and Sm(III) from Y(III), Dy(III) in sodium acetate-sodium citrate electrolytes were successfully achieved by paper electrophoresis at low voltage.