Abstract: The present invention relates to the cosmetic of a Diospyros mespiliformis extract alone or in combination with a Sanicula europea extract and/or a Furcellaria lumbricalis extract and/or a Lampsana communis extract to fight against and/or prevent the effects of pollution on the skin. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process for the cosmetic prevention or treatment of the effects of pollution on the skin consisting of applying a Diospyros mespiliformis extract, alone or in combination with other active agents, to the skin.

Abstract: Rare earth and cobalt values are separated and recovered from residue materials containing them, e.g., the waste residues from the production of samarium/cobalt magnets, by (a) dissolving such residues with nitric acid, (b) liquid/liquid extracting the resulting aqueous nitric phase with an organic phase including at least one water-insoluble organic extractant having at least one primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary amine function, whereby the rare earth values are transferred into the organic phase, and (c) recovering the rare earth values from the organic phase.

Abstract: Rare earth and cobalt values are separated and recovered from residue materials containing them, e.g., the waste residue from the production of samarium/cobalt magnets, by (a) dissolving such residues with nitric acid, (b) liquid/liquid extracting the resulting aqueous nitric phase with an organic phase including at least one water-insoluble neutral organophosphoric extractant, whereby the rare earth values are transferred into the organic phase, and (c) recovering the rare earth values from the organic phase.

Abstract: Gallium values are separated and recovered from strongly basic aqueous solutions thereof, e.g., Bayer process aluminate liquors, by (i) contacting such basic solution with an organic phase comprising an organic extractant and an organic solvent and liquid/liquid extracting gallium values therefrom, and permitting phase separation into an aqueous phase and an organic phase containing said extracted gallium values; (ii) contacting said organic phase with a solution of an acid halide in part comprising acidic phase recycled from the below stage (iv), after the selective extraction thereof, and liquid/liquid extracting gallium values therefrom, and permitting phase separation into a second organic phase and an acid phase containing said extracted gallium values; (iii) adjusting the halide ion concentration of the acidic gallium phase; (iv) selectively extracting gallium values from said acidic gallium phase; and (v) recovering such selectively extracted gallium values.

Abstract: Acidic aqueous phases comprising sulfate ion and particularly sulfuric acid values, titanium ion and particularly titanium (IV) values, and iron ion, particularly iron (II) values, and advantageously waste streams emanating from a sulfate process for the production of TiO.sub.2, are extracted with an initial organic phase which comprises at least one neutral organic extractant having the general formula: ##STR1## in which A and B, which may be the same or different, are the groups R.sub.1 or OR.sub.2, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are straight or branched chain alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryl or alkylaryl radicals, or halogen substituted such radicals; and R is either R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 as above-defined, with R, R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A method for the separation of actinides from lanthanides present in a trivalent state in an acidic aqueous solution.Said method consists in selectively extracting in an organic solvent the actinides present in said solution, by bringing said aqueous solution into contact with an organic solvent comprising a system of extractants constituted by an acidic organo-phosphorated compound containing at least one electron doner sulfur atom such as di-2-ethylhexyl-dithio-phosphoric acid, and by a neutral organophosphorated compound containing at least one electron-doner oxygen atom such as tributyl phosphate.

Abstract: Process for the plutonium decontamination of an organic solvent comprising adding to the said organic solvent a reducing agent which is a dialkyl dithiophosphoric acid and which is soluble in the organic solvent, bringing the organic solvent containing the reducing agent into contact with an acid aqueous solution and separating the aqueous solution containing the plutonium from the decontaminated organic solvent, useful in reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuels.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the determination of uranium (VI) or dialkyl dithiophosphoric acid present in an organic solvent.In this process, a dialkyl dithiophosphoric acid or a uranium (VI) salt is added to the organic solvent so as to convert all the uranium or dialkyl dithiophosphoric acid present in said solvent into a mixed uranium (VI) - dialkyl dithiophosphoric acid-organophosphorus compound complex. The optical density of the solvent containing the complex in solution is measured so as to determine the concentration of this solvent in the complex, together with its uranium dialkyl dithiophosphoric acid content.Application to the determination of traces of uranium in tributylphosphate obtained from the reprocessing of irradiated fuels.

Abstract: Process for the recovery of the uranium present in a phosphoric acid solution by bringing the said solution into contact with an organic solvent suitable for extracting the uranium, wherein the said organic solvent comprises a system of extractants constituted by an acid organophosphorus compound having at least one sulphur atom and by a neutral phosphine oxide of formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are identical or different alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or aryl radicals.

Abstract: Process for the recovery of the ruthenium present in an aqueous nitric solution, wherein the ruthenium is extracted in an organic solvent by contacting the nitric solution with an organic phase comprising an organophosphorous compound having at least one electron donor sulphur atom in the presence of a compound able to displace NO.sup.+ ions of the ruthenium complexes present in the nitric solution. Application to the recovery of ruthenium contained in a nitric solution obtained by dissolving irradiated fuel elements.