Zinc and Copper Separation through an Emulsion Liquid Membrane Containing Di‐(2‐Ethylhexyl) Phosphoric Acid as a Carrier

The separation of zinc and copper ions from sulfuric acid solutions by an emulsion liquid membrane (ELM), using di‐(2‐ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) as a carrier, has been investigated. The batch extraction of zinc and copper was carried out while varying a selection of experimental conditions, i.e., stirring speed, treatment ratio, concentrations of metal ions in the feed phase, carrier and Span 80 concentration in the membrane, and internal phase concentration. The results obtained demonstrate the effectiveness of D2EHPA as a carrier for the separation of zinc and copper from sulfuric acid media using an ELM. An increase of the D2EHPA concentration beyond 2 vol.‐% does not result in the improved extraction of zinc because the viscosities of the membrane and emulsion have a trend to increase for higher carrier concentrations. It was found that the extraction rate of copper was affected by the carrier concentration in the liquid membrane and by the pH and metal content in the external phase. A 3 vol.‐% concentration of surfactant in the organic phase was required to stabilize the emulsion. The number of stages required for the extraction of zinc and copper by an ELM was determined from McCabe‐Thiele plots.     

Recovery of Copper Ions from Wastewater by Hollow Fiber Supported Emulsion Liquid Membrane

Recovery of copper ions from wastewater using a hollow fiber supported emulsion liquid membrane (HFSELM) was studied with LIX984N as carrier, kerosene as diluents, and sulfuric acid solution as strippi...     

Separation of Zinc Ions from an Acidic Mine Drainage using a Stirred Transfer Cell–Type Emulsion Liquid Membrane Contactor

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This is a report on the separation and recovery of zinc ions from an acidic mine drainage using a stirred transfer cell‐type emulsion liquid membrane contactor. Di(2‐ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid was used as a highly selective carrier for the transport of zinc ions through the emulsified liquid membrane. A study was made of the effect on the extraction extent and initial extraction rate of the following variables: pH and initial metal concentration of the feed phase, carrier content in the organic solution, a stripping agent concentration in the receiving phase, and stirring speed in the transfer cell. The content of sulfuric acid as a stripping agent did not show in the studied range any significant influence on metal permeation through the SLM, although a minimum hydrogen ion concentration of 100 g/L is suggested in the internal aqueous solution to ensure an acidity gradient between both aqueous phases to promote the permeation of metal ions toward the strip liquor. Results show that using a pH of 4.0 in the feed acid solution, a concentration of 3% w/w_o of phosphoric carrier in the organic phase and a H₂SO₄ content of 100 g/L in the strip liquor, the extent and rate of extraction through the liquid membrane can be highly favored, pointing to the potential of this method for extracting heavy metals from many kinds of dilute aqueous solutions.     

液膜对不同酸度磷矿浸出液中稀土的提取

用浓盐酸溶解富含镧、铈等稀土离子的织金磷矿,得到含稀土离子的磷矿浸出液,以P204为载体、Span80或T154作表面活性剂、磺化煤油作溶剂、盐酸作内水相解析剂制成的乳状液膜对酸解液中镧、铈等稀土离子进行提取,考察了流动载体浓度、表面活性剂种类及浓度对稀土提取率的影响及磷矿浸出液中不同浓度稀土离子在不同酸度下的分离提取情况. 结果表明,液膜中最佳载体浓度为12%(j),最佳表面活性剂浓度为4%(j),随外水相pH值增大,液膜对稀土离子的提取率提高,外水相稀土离子浓度为100 mg/L,pH=1时,其提取率可达79.93%.     

One-through selective separation of copper,chromium and zinc ions by hollow fiber supported liquid membrane

The separation of a mixture of Cu(II), Cr(VI) and Zn(II) simultaneously from a sulfate media using two consecutive hollow fiber microporous liquid membrane extraction systems has been studied. The experiments were made in the one-through mode. LIX84-I and Aliquat336 were used as carrier extractants for copper and chromium in the first and second hollow fiber modules, respectively. Pure copper and pure chromium ions are extracted and stripped from first and second hollow fiber modules, respectively, but zinc ions cannot be extracted by both extractants due to pH conditions used in this study and remain in the raffinate. Results indicate that the percentage of extraction is highly dependent on pH of the feed solution and the pH value is 2.5 for the maximum extraction. The percentage of extraction of copper and chromium ions is enhanced when the concentration of LIX84-I and Aliquat336 is increased of which both maximum value is 0.5 M, and these results also occur in stripping phase. The influence of sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide concentration in strip solution of each column was examined, and it was found that the percentage of extraction and stripping is further increased due to the difference of driving force. The maximum percentage of extraction for copper is 33% and 92% for chromium. The experimental results indicated the feasibility of separation and recovery of these metals from the dilute solution by using membrane technology     

Separation of Toluene and n‐Heptane through Emulsion Liquid Membranes Containing Ag+ as Carrier

Using silver ions as carrier in oil/water/oil‐type emulsion liquid membranes, batch wise extraction experiments were carried out to separate toluene from a mixture of toluene and n‐heptane. The separation performances, represented by the permeation rate, emulsion stability, and separation factor, were analyzed systematically by varying the operating parameters, viz., contact time, concentration of Ag⁺, emulsification time, surfactant concentration, membrane stabilizer concentration, relative amount of solvent, and initial feed phase concentration. The emulsion liquid membranes thus formed are stable, and Ag⁺ and surfactant concentrations strongly affect the permeation behavior of toluene.     

Selective Separation of Gallium from Acidic Leach Solutions by Emulsion Liquid Membranes

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The separation and concentration of gallium from acidic leach solutions, containing various other ions such as iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, cadmium, lead, copper, and aluminium, by an emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) technique using tributyl phosphate (TBP) as carrier has been presented. Liquid membrane consists of a diluent, a surfactant (ECA 4360J), and an extractant (TBP), and 0.1 M HCl or 0.1 M H₂SO₄ were used as the stripping solution. The important variables governing the permeation of gallium and their effect on the separation process have been studied. These variables were membrane type and composition, mixing speed, diluent type, surfactant concentration, extractant concentration, HCl concentration in the feed, acid type of stripping phase, feed concentration, and treatment ratio. The optimum conditions were determined. It was possible to selectively extract 96.0% of gallium from the acidic leach solutions, containing Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Al, at the optimum conditions.     

Response Surface Modelling and Optimization of Mercury Extraction through Emulsion Liquid Membrane

Mercury(II) is a very harmful metal, highly toxic, and carcinogenic in nature. Experiments were carried out using the emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) technique in order to evaluate the maximum extraction of mercury(II) from aqueous solutions of mercuric chloride using 3³ factorial design. The ELM consisted of di-2-ethylhexylphosphoric acid as a carrier, toluene as an organic solvent, span 80 as a surfactant, and sulphuric acid with thiourea solution as stripping phase. The three factors for the factorial design were mercury(II) concentration in the aqueous solution, that is, feed phase concentration, carrier concentration in the membrane phase, and sulphuric acid concentration in the stripping phase. The study has also highlighted the effects of various other parameters, such as pH of the feed phase and thiourea concentration on mercury(II) extraction. The optimization of the factors to obtain maximum extraction were carried out by incorporating main effect plots, interaction plots, analysis of variance (ANOVA), normal probability plots, residual plots, surface plots, and contour plots. A reduced model developed by regression analysis was suggested in which the experimental data were fitted very well. The results showed that it is possible to extract mercury(II) up to 98% from aqueous solutions at the optimum conditions.     

Emulsion liquid membrane pertraction of L-lysine from dilute aqueous solutions by D2EHPA mobile carrier

The results of experimental studies on the batch extraction of L-lysine by emulsion liquid membrane are discussed and the capabilities of this method in the separation of solute from dilute aqueous solutions are shown. Studies on the extraction equilibrium for organic and aqueous phases were performed. The experimental results showed that the degree of extraction was increased by an increase in the pH of the feed phase, the concentration of [H⁺] in the internal phase, and concentration of the carrier in the organic phase. An optimum value of stirring speed was achieved. The rate of water swelling as an undesirable phenomenon was also measured.     

Emulsion liquid membrane for selective extraction of bismuth from nitrate medium

The novelty of this work is the selective extraction of bismuth ions from nitrate medium by emulsion liquid membrane. Di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid was used as extractant of bismuth ions from nitrate medium by emulsion liquid membrane, and Triton X-100 was used as the biodegradable surfactant in n-pantanol n-pentanol bulk membrane. The extraction of bismuth ions was evaluated by the yield of extraction. The experimental parameters were evaluated and were optimized. They included the ratio of di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid concentration to the concentration of /Triton X-100 concentration (1.0: 0.5% w/w), nature of diluents (n-pentanol), nature and concentration of the stripping solution (sulfuric acid, 0.5M), stirring speed (1,800 rpm) and equilibrium time of extraction (20min), initial feed solution of bismuth (350 ppm) and the volume ratio of the internal stripping phase to the membrane phase (14 times). The experimental parameters of kinetic extraction revealed that the bismuth ions were extracted at 100% 97%.     

A Reaction Flux Model for Extraction of Cu(II) with LIX84I in HFSLM

Hollow fiber supported liquid membrane (HFSLM) is a favorable method to extract both valuable compounds and heavy metal pollutants such as chromium, copper, and nickel at a very low concentration. In this work, the extraction of Cu(II) by LIX84I dissolved in kerosene was theoretically and experimentally investigated. A model to estimate the percentage of extraction of copper ions from synthetic water considering the effect of reaction flux in membrane phase of the HFSLM system was studied. H₂SO₄ solution was used as the stripping solution. The facilitated transport mechanism of the chemical reaction at the feed-membrane interface was taken into account in the model equations. The percentage of copper ion extraction was plotted against its initial concentration in feed and also feed flow rate. Subsequently, the separation time and separation cycle were determined in accordance with the simulated values of copper ion concentration and the feed flow rate from the model. The modeled results were in good agreement with the experimental data at the average percentage of deviation about 2%.     

Amoxicillin Extraction from Aqueous Solution by Emulsion Liquid Membranes Using Response Surface Methodology

The extraction of amoxicillin (AMX) from aqueous solutions by emulsion liquid membranes (ELMs) was investigated for the first time. The liquid membrane phase of the ELM consisted of Aliquat 336 as carrier, Span 80 as surfactant, n‐hexane as diluent, and sodium chloride solution as internal phase. Response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite design (CCD) was applied to evaluate and optimize the effects of several parameters such as carrier concentration, feed concentration, internal phase concentration, and treat ratio (volume ratio of the external phase to the emulsion phase). A polynomial model was fitted to predict the extraction yield of AMX. Under optimized conditions, the highest extraction yield of AMX was 99.8 %.     

以D2EHPA-TOPO为载体的乳化液膜体系萃取磷酸中La（Ⅲ）的工艺及传质机理研究

通过以二（2-乙基己基）磷酸酯／氧化三辛基膦（D2EHPA／TOPO）为流动载体,磺化聚丁二烯（LYF）为表面活性剂,液体石蜡为膜增溶剂,煤油为稀释剂,盐酸为内水相的W／O型乳液,与含La（Ⅲ）的磷酸的外水相进行萃取的过程,制备了W／O／W的双重乳化液膜体系,用单因素法考察了载体浓度,表面活性剂浓度,内相酸度,水乳比等对液膜提取率的影响,确定了最佳工艺条件,迁移率达94．21％以上。并以单浓度递变斜率法研究了载体浓度,表面活性剂浓度,磷酸浓度,H2PO4^-浓度,水相平衡H^＋浓度对分配比的影响,推导出了该乳化液膜的传质机理所经历的步骤。传质机理中包括萃取-反萃表达式,和协萃物组成La（H2PO4）L2（HL）2·（H3PO4）·2TOPO。     

Emulsion liquid membrane for selective extraction of Bi(III)

Di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid was used as extractant of bismuth ions from nitrate medium by emulsion liquid membrane, with Triton X-100 as the biodegradable surfactant in n-pentanol bulk membrane. The novelties and innovative points of this work are the application of emulsion liquid membrane for selective and efficient extraction of bismuth ions as wel as the relevant optimization procedures. The extraction of bismuth ions was evaluated by the yield of extraction. The experimental parameters were evaluated and optimized, including the ratio of di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid mass concentration to Triton X-100 (1.0%:0.5%), nature of diluent (n-pentanol), nature and concentration of stripping solution (sulfuric acid, 0.5 mol·L?1), stirring speed (1800 r·min?1) and equilibrium time of extraction (20 min), initial feed solution of bismuth (350 mg·L?1) and the volume ratio of internal stripping phase to membrane phase (14). The experimental parameters of kinetic extraction reveal that the bismuth ions can be extracted by 100%.     

Development of Spiral-Type Supported Liquid Membrane Module for Separation and Concentration of Metal Ions

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Experiments on the single permeation of cobalt, nickel, and zinc, and the simultaneous permeation of cobalt and nickel were performed using newly developed spiral-type supported liquid membrane modules. These metal ions were successfully separated and concentrated. EHPNA (2-ethylhexylphosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester) was used as the carrier of cobalt and nickel, and D2EHPA (di-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid) for the recovery of zinc. In these modules the flow pattern of both feed and stripping solutions is plug flow, which led to very high recovery of metal ions. For example, 99.97% of cobalt in the feed was recovered in a once-through operation, and cobalt could be pumped against its concentration gradient even if the ratio of the metal concentration in the strip phase to that in the feed phase was as high as 70,000. It was confirmed by a life test of the module that the membrane was stable for more than one month without appreciable decrease in metal flux, and that the degraded membrane could be easily and rapidly regenerated without interrupting the permeation of metal ions by re-impregnating the module with the organic membrane solution. The degree of removal for both single and simultaneous permeation of cobalt and nickel was satisfactorily simulated by design equations of the module and the flux equations in which the formation of aggregates of metal-carrier complexes was taken into account.     

Response Surface Optimization of Dysprosium Extraction Using an Emulsion Liquid Membrane Integrated with Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A new emulsion liquid membrane was prepared for dysprosium (Dy) extraction from aqueous solution using multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The influence of MWCNT concentration, carrier and surfactant concentration, stirring speed, feed‐phase pH, and internal phase concentration and their interactive effects were studied. A regression model for Dy extraction was developed and the parameters were optimized by response surface methodology. The extent of extraction increases with higher MWCNT concentration up to a certain level. The Dy extraction through the liquid membrane containing MWCNT improves with time. Moreover, the overall mass transfer coefficient was enhanced in the presence of MWCNT due to the formation of a more stable emulsion and liquid membrane.     

丙烯酰胺-丙烯酸-丙烯羟肟酸共聚物乳液脱除电镀废水中的重金属离子

采用反相乳液聚合法合成了丙烯酰胺(AM)-丙烯酸(AA)- 丙烯羟肟酸(AHA)共聚物乳液。考察了该共聚物配方中丙烯羟肟酸用量、共聚物乳液的投量和pH值对电镀废水中重金属离子的脱除效果。结果表明：pH=10,丙烯羟肟酸在共聚物乳液中的用量≥15%,共聚物乳液的投量为20～30 mg/L时,脱除电镀废水中重金属离子的效果最好,Cr、Cu、Ni和Zn等重金属离子的脱去率≥99.5%,处理后的水中每种重金属离子浓度≤0.2 mg/L。     

Two-Component Emulsion Liquid Membranes with Macromolecular Carriers of Divalent lons

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Experimental investigations are presented on the application of poly-[poly(ethylene glycol) phosphate] (PEGP) as a macromolecular, multisite, carrier of ions in an emulsion liquid membrane system. This polymer acts as a mobile carrier and surfactant-stabilizing W/O/W emulsion. The transport properties of PEGP have been checked for systems composed of (a) a feed phase containing Ni(II), Co(II) or Cu(II) ions; (b) an organic phase, i.e., PEGP dissolved in 1,2- dichloroethane; and (c) 1 M sulfuric acici as a receiving solution. Fast and effective membrane extraction of Ni(II) has been found for membranes with PEGP of molecular weight 22,000. It has been proved that the affinity of PEGP toward the studied ions is reversed in comparison with that for poly(ethylene glycol). The affinity order of PEGP toward the tested ions is Ni(II) > Co(II) > Cu(II).     

Process Intensification via Liquid Emulsion Membrane Technique in Extraction and Enrichment of Rhodium (III) from Chloride Media

A liquid emulsion membrane (LEM) system as a tool for process intensification has been studied for rhodium recovery using di-2-ethylhexylphosphoric acid (D2EHPA) as a metal carrier and Monemul 80 as a surfactant, dissolved in liquid paraffin. The various process parameters affecting the LEM process, such as extractant, surfactant, and strip phase concentrations, the speed of agitation, the batch contact time, and the treat ratio have been experimentally investigated to get better insight into the process. Perchloric acid was found to be a better stripping agent in the LEM process. It was observed that the extraction of Rh (III) can be significantly more in the absence of a water repelling agent. The maximum enrichment of Rh (III) in the internal phase obtained was 4.3 times with feed phase pH adjusted to 6, perchloric acid (1.5 mol/dm³), and contact time of 15 min. A mass transfer model to predict the performance of the LEM system was used and found to fit well with the experimental data.