https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02239
An
extraction
operation or process in which a metal from one phase is exchanged with the equivalent amount of a second metal from the other phase.Notes:
- This term may be used in connection with any step (e.g. loading, scrubbingorstrippingin a process).
- This applies also to organic or molecular species.
See also:
crowding (in solvent extraction)