abstract |
A method for recovering gallium, which comprises a capturing step of contacting an aqueous solution containing gallium to a chelating agent containing a water-insoluble substituted quinolinol as the active ingredient, to let the chelating agent capture gallium, and an eluting step of contacting an eluting solution composed of an aqueous solution of an acid or strong base containing said substituted quinolinol, to the chelating agent from the capturing step, to elute gallium therefrom. |