Fusionfire - 2-2-2012 at 14:33
Hi guys,
If you have a sample of aluminum contaminated with gallium, how will you separate the metals?
Thanks.
bob800 - 2-2-2012 at 17:04
Maybe nitric acid would work... it should passivate the aluminum, while slowly dissolving the gallium.
simba - 2-2-2012 at 17:07
Wash with dilute HCl to recover gallium. The aluminium will dissolve in the acid while gallium balls up on the bottom.
[Edited on 3-2-2012 by shivas]