Abstract: A process of producing a ceramic powder including providing a plurality of precursor materials in solution, wherein each of the plurality of precursor materials in solution further comprises at least one constituent ionic species of a ceramic powder, combining the plurality of precursor materials in solution with an onium dicarboxylate precipitant solution to cause co-precipitation of the ceramic powder precursor in a combined solution; and separating the ceramic powder precursor from the combined solution. The process may further include calcining the ceramic powder precursor.

Abstract: A process of producing a ceramic powder including providing a plurality of precursor materials in solution, wherein each of the plurality of precursor materials in solution further comprises at least one constituent ionic species of a ceramic powder, combining the plurality of precursor materials in solution with an onium dicarboxylate precipitant solution to cause co-precipitation of the ceramic powder precursor in a combined solution; and separating the ceramic powder precursor from the combined solution. The process may further include calcining the ceramic powder precursor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for removing dissolved metal ions from an onium hydroxide and/or salt solution, including providing a weak acid ion exchange medium; providing a solution comprising magnesium ions; forming a magnesium-loaded ion exchange medium by contacting the ion exchange medium with the solution comprising magnesium ions; contacting the magnesium-loaded ion exchange medium with an onium hydroxide and/or salt solution containing a first quantity of dissolved metal ions, wherein at least a portion of the dissolved metal ions are removed from the onium hydroxide and/or salt solution; and collecting the onium hydroxide and/or salt solution after the contacting, wherein the solution collected contains a second quantity of dissolved metal ions smaller than the first quantity. The onium hydroxide and/or salt may be tetramethylammonium hydroxide and/or salt, and the metal content may be reduced to about 1 part per billion or less by the process.