“…Some typical type V DESs, including menthol-based, thymol-based and trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO)-based DESs, were reported to be capable of selective metal extraction, such as In(III), Pt(IV), Pd(II), Fe(III), Cu(II) or Co(II), in the model systems of synthetic aqueous solutions. 86,90,113,159,173 For example, Schaeffer et al (2020) 86 reported that the TOPO-based DESs displayed good selectivity towards Pt 4+ , Pd 2+, and Fe 3+ over other transition metals (i.e., Cu 2+ , Co 2 + , Ni 2+ , and Cr 3+ ) in HCl aqueous solution; the selective separation of Pt(IV) from Pd(II) in HCl solutions could be also achieved by using the TOPO-based DESs extractants (i.e., TOPO : decanoic acid). 173 The extraction and separation of Cu(II) from other transition metals like Co(II) and Ni(II) could use the type V DESs based on menthol or its aromatic counterpart thymol combined with long-chain carboxylic acids.…”