The objective of the present invention is to selectively extract cobalt from an acidic solution containing a high concentration of manganese. This cobalt extraction method extracts cobalt from an acidic solution containing manganese and cobalt by subjecting the acidic solution to solvent extraction by means of a valuable metal extraction agent comprising an amide derivative represented by general formula (I). The valuable metal extraction agent is represented by the general formula. In the formula: R1 and R2 each represent the same or different alkyl group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or any given group aside from an amino group bonded to the a carbon as an amino acid. Preferably, the general formula has a glycine unit, a histidine unit, a lysine unit, an aspartic acid unit, or an N-methylglycine unit. Preferably, the pH of the acidic solution is 3.5-5.5 inclusive.
本发明的目的是从含有高浓度
锰的酸性溶液中选择性地提取
钴。本发明的
钴萃取方法是从含有
锰和
钴的酸性溶液中萃取
钴,其方法是将酸性溶液用溶剂萃取,溶剂萃取剂包括通式(I)表示的酰胺衍
生物。有价
金属萃取剂由通式表示。式中R1 和 R2 分别代表相同或不同的烷基;R3 代表氢原子或烷基;R4 代表氢原子或除作为
氨基酸键合在碳上的
氨基外的任何基团。通式中最好有一个甘
氨酸单元、一个组
氨酸单元、一个赖
氨酸单元、一个
天冬氨酸单元或一个 N-甲基甘
氨酸单元。酸性溶液的 pH 值最好在 3.5-5.5 之间。