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.     

Liquid Emulsion Membrane (LEM) Process for Vanadium (IV) Enrichment: Process Intensification

Abstract

A liquid emulsion membrane (LEM) system for vanadium (IV) transport has been designed using di‐2‐ethylhexyl phosphoric acid (D2EHPA), dissolved in n‐dodecane as carrier. The selection of extractant, D2EHPA, was made on the basis of conventional liquid‐liquid extraction studies. The work has been undertaken by first carrying out liquid‐liquid extraction studies for vanadium (IV) to get stoichiometric constant (n), and equilibrium constant (K_ex), which are important for process design.

Transport experiments were carried out at low vanadium (IV) concentration (ppm level). The studies on liquid emulsion membrane included i) the influence of process parameters i.e. feed phase pH, speed of agitation, treat ratio, residence time and ii) emulsion preparation study i.e., organic solvent, extractant concentration, surfactant concentration, internal strip phase concentration. When the strip phase concentration was 2 mol/dm³ (H₂SO₄) and feed phase pH 3 better extraction of vanadium was obtained. Higher V_m/V₁ gave higher extraction of vanadium (IV). A simplified, design engineer friendly model was developed.     

Mass Transfer Investigation of Liquid Membrane Transport of Gold (III) by Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Mobile Carrier

Extraction of Au^III ions by an emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) system with methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) as the mobile carrier and also liquid‐liquid extraction of Au^III from aqueous solutions have been studied. Experiments on the transport of the gold ions in a liquid‐liquid extraction system and stripping of the extracted ions from the organic phase as well as the extraction by a three‐phase W/O/W emulsion liquid membrane system have been performed. The results showed that even when the distribution coefficient of the diffusing species in the phases is small, the extraction by emulsion liquid membranes would be an effective process. A first‐order extraction rate was proposed and examined for the extraction system.     

Emulsion Liquid Membrane Pertraction of Zinc and Copper: Analysis of Emulsion Formation using Computational Fluid Dynamics

This work reports on a study of batch extraction of metal ions (copper and zinc) from dilute aqueous solutions as well as recovery of copper from electroplating waste water by the emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) technique. Several experiments were conducted to assess the effect of membrane composition on metal recovery. The effect of surfactant concentration, carrier concentration, and emulsification time on the emulsion stability has been reported. The velocity profile and flow model of the two‐phase mixing system during the preparation of the emulsion was generated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The batch extraction was carried out under various experimental conditions, such as agitation speed, M/E ratio, solute concentration in the feed phase, and carrier concentration in the membrane phase on the percentage recovery of zinc and copper ions in their respective feed streams. The operating parameters were optimized for maximum recovery. A comparison on the percentage recovery was made between synthetic solution and electroplating effluent containing copper ions.     

Membrane stability and enrichment of nickel in the liquid emulsion membrane process

The parameters affecting the stability of a liquid emulsion membrane (LEM) for enrichment of nickel were studied. The liquid membrane is made up of a carrier (di‐2‐ethylhexylphosphoric acid), organic diluent and an emulsifying agent (sorbitan monooleate). Swelling of the internal phase during extraction results in breakage of the emulsion. The role of pH is very important in the LEM process for extraction of nickel. A significant decrease in swelling was observed by maintaining the pH of the feed phase constant during extraction. A lower osmotic pressure difference between the external and internal phase brings about lower changes in the swelling and membrane breakdown. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

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 %.     

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...     

Extraction of alcohol using emulsion liquid membrane consisting of paraffin oil as an organic phase and lecithin as a surfactant

BACKGROUND: This paper reports on the use of a liquid emulsion membrane involving paraffin light oil as membrane phase and lecithin as surfactant for the extraction of alcohol from anthocyanin extract and simulated pineapple wine. RESULTS: The extraction of alcohol was found to depend on the many factors such as surfactant concentration, contact time, stirring speed, stirring time, and ratio of membrane emulsion to feed volume. Results showed that optimum conditions for maximum alcohol extraction (25%) were lecithin concentration 3%, contact time 20 min, stirring speed 250 rpm and ratio of membrane emulsion to feed volume 1:2. Multistage extraction using this liquid emulsion membrane was found to completely remove alcohol from anthocyanin extract and from simulated pineapple wine in seven stages and five stages, respectively. CONCLUSION: This liquid emulsion membrane was found to be a useful method for the extraction of alcohol from aqueous feed. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

乳状液膜法提取浓海水中溴的研究

采用乳状液膜对海水中溴进行提取分离,考查了表面活性剂的用量、内水相浓度、乳水比、油内比等因素对提取性能的影响。结果表明,以民用煤油为溶剂,0.54%体积分数的L-113A为表面活性剂,内相为0.05 mol/L的Na2CO3,油内比为1:1,制乳时间为18 min,萃取接触时间为8 min,乳水比1:40,浓海水溴的提取率达到99.4%,表明乳状液膜能有效的从海水中提取溴。     

Studies of extraction of methylene blue from synthetic waste water using liquid emulsion membrane technology

A comprehensive study pertaining to liquid emulsion membrane (LEM) extraction process of methylene blue from wastewater is presented. The liquid membrane is made of an emulsifying agent (Monumal 80) with various organic diluents. Surfactant (5 wt%) (Monumal 80) and kerosene gave good extraction. Important variables affecting LEM permeation process include stability of membrane, contact time of extraction, strip phase concentration, treat ratio (strip phase: organic phase), stirring speed, feed phase concentration were systematically studied for percentage of extraction by LEM. Kerosene as diluent gave 99.57% extraction with NaOH as strip phase. © 2012 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering     

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%.     

乳状液膜法提取苯丙氨酸的研究

本文采用以Ｐ２０４为载体，Ｓｐａｎ８０为表面活性剂，煤油为溶剂，ＨＣｌ为内 解析剂，氨基酸料液为外水相的液膜体系，在适宜的酸度下，以Ｈ＾＋浓度差的推动力，对苯丙氨酸在液膜体系中的迁移行为进行了研究，讨论了其迁移机理，确定了提取苯丙氨酸的适宜条件，撮率可达８０５以上，并探讨了工业应用液膜法从氨基酸发酵液中提取氨基酸的可行性。     

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.     

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%.     

乳状液膜分离提取荷叶中3种生物碱

建立了用W/O型乳状液膜分离提取荷叶中3种生物碱——N-去甲基荷叶碱、O-去甲基荷叶碱和荷叶碱的方法。通过对迁移时间、表面活性剂Span 80用量、载体D2EHPA浓度、油内比、乳水比和内水相盐酸浓度的优化,获得了高效的液膜体系,为:迁移时间2.5 min,表面活性剂Span 80的质量分数为3.0%,载体D2EHPA的浓度为0.01 mol/L,油内比为10∶6,乳水比为10∶60,内水相盐酸浓度为0.2 mol/L。在优化的实验条件下,对荷叶中3种生物碱N-去甲基荷叶碱、O-去甲基荷叶碱和荷叶碱的萃取率分别达到了95.6%、100%和97.9%,相应的富集因子依次为8.73、8.50和8.04。说明该乳状液膜体系能够很好地分离提取荷叶中的N-去甲基荷叶碱、O-去甲基荷叶碱和荷叶碱。     

Modeling of the Permeation of Thorium through Liquid Emulsion Membrane

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A general permeation model for the separation of thorium by liquid emulsion membrane (LEM), using theonyletrichloroacetone HTTA as a carrier is presented. The internal mass transfer in the W/O emulsion drop, the external mass transfer around the drop, the rates of formation, and the decomposition of the complex at the external aqueous‐organic interface were considered. Further, the leakage of the internal aqueous phase to the external phase due to the membrane break‐up is also taken into account. The batch extraction of thorium using HTTA as a carrier was carried out under various experimental conditions. It is found that the extraction rates can be satisfactorily simulated by the proposed model.     

Recovery of Nitrophenols from Aqueous Solutions by a Liquid Emulsion Membrane System

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The application of liquid emulsion membrane technology to the extraction of nitrophenols from aqueous solutions is discussed. The effects of various parameters such as hydrophilic lipophilic balance of the surfactants, speed of agitation, water volume fraction in the water-in-oil emulsion, treatment ratio, and the concentration of surfactant on the extraction of p-nitrophenol are studied, and a suitable formulation for a liquid emulsion membrane is developed. The same formulation was used to extract o-nitrophenol and 2,4-dinitrophenol, and the results are compared with those of p-nitrophenol. The swelling of the emulsion during extraction is minimized by the addition of cyclohexanone to the membrane phase. The demulsification of the emulsion phase after extraction is also carried out by a chemical demulsification technique. Acetone is used for demulsification.     

乳状液膜法提取红土矿浸出液中镍

采用Span-80-TBP-NH3×H2O体系乳状液膜法提取红土矿浸出液中的Ni(II),研究了膜相组成、内水相试剂浓度、膜相与内水相体积比(油内比)、乳水体积比对镍离子提取效果的影响. 采用微分法测定并比较了反应的浓度级数nC和时间级数nt. 结果表明,膜相组成为Span-80:TBP:石蜡:煤油(体积比)=5:4:2:89、内水相氨水浓度为2 mol/L、油内比为1:1、乳水体积比为1:3、外水相硫酸浓度为0.3 mol/L的条件下,经过二级提取后,红土矿浸出液中Ni(II)去除率可达80%;由浓度级数(nC=1)小于时间级数(nt=2.8)可知,该过程为化学反应控制过程.     

Mathematical modeling of penicillin G Extraction by a bifunctional surfactant in a continuous extraction column

A bifunctional surfactant was used as a carrier of penicillin G for its continuous extraction by an emulsion liquid membrane without an extradant in a countercurrent extraction column of Oldshue-Rushton type. A permeation model was presented to describe transport mechanism of penicillin G in the continuous extraction system, including an axial dispersion model for the continuous phase and a mass transfer model for the dispersed emulsion phase. The mass transfer model describes the external mass transfer around the emulsion drop, the reaction at the external interface, the diffusion as well as the reaction equilibrium within the w/o emulsion drop, and the pH change of internal aqueous phase. Here, we considered three experimental variables: penicillin G concentration, pH of continuous phase and surfactant concentration. The calculated results from the permeation model fitted the experimental data well. This paper is dedicated to Dr. Youn Yong Lee on the occasion of his retirement from Korea Institute of Science and Technology.