The extraction of lactic acid by emulsion type of liquid membranes using alamine 336 in escaid 100

The extraction of lactic acid from aqueous solutions through an emulsion liquid membrane containing Alamine 336 as carrier was investigated. The influence of mixing speed, diluent type, surfactant concentration, extractant concentration, feed solution pH, stripping concentration, phase ratio, and feed concentration were examined. Liquid membrane consists of a diluent (n‐heptane, toluene, kerosene, Escaid 100, and Escaid 200), a surfactant (Span 80) and an extractant (Alamine 336), and Na₂CO₃ were used as a stripping solution. It is possible to extract 91% of lactic acid from aqueous solutions using Alamine 336 in Escaid 100, as an extractant and a diluent respectively.     

Selective transport of cobalt (II) from ammoniacal solutions containing cobalt (II) and nickel (II) by emulsion liquid membranes using 8-hydroxyquinoline

The selective transport of cobalt (II) from ammoniacal solutions containing nickel (II) and cobalt (II) by emulsion liquid membranes (ELMs) using 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ) as extractant has been presented. Membrane solution consists of a diluent (kerosene), a surfactant (ECA 4360J), and an extractant (8-HQ). Very dilute sulphuric solution buffered at pH 5.0 has been used as a stripping solution. The ammoniacal feed solution pH was adjusted to 9.0 with hydrochloric acid. The important variables governing the permeation of cobalt (II) have been studied. These variables are membrane composition, pH of the feed solution, cobalt (II) and nickel (II) concentrations of the feed solution, stirring speed, surfactant concentration, extractant concentration, complexing agent concentration and pH of the stripping solution, and phase ratio. After the optimum conditions had been determined, it was possible to selectively transport 95.0% of cobalt (II) from ammoniacal feed solution containing Co²⁺ and Ni²⁺ ions. The separation factors of cobalt (II) with respect to nickel (II), based on initial feed concentration, have experimentally found to be of as high as 31 for equimolar Co(II)–Ni(II) feed solution.     

Selective Extraction of Cadmium from Multicomponent Acidic Leach Solutions by Emulsion Liquid Membrane using Amberlite LA-2 as Extractant

The zinc plant purification cake (CINKUR Co., Turkey) was leached with hydrochloric acid. The extraction and concentration of cadmium from this acidic leach solution by an emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) using secondary amine (Amberlite LA-2) as extractant has been studied. The effect of the fundamental parameters influencing the extraction process, for example, acid type and concentration of the acidic leach solution, base type and concentration of stripping solution, extractant and surfactant concentrations, mixing speed, phase ratio, and cadmium concentration of the acidic leach solution has been investigated and discussed. The selectivity and efficiency of the proposed method was evaluated. The results showed that it is possible to extract 99% of cadmium after contact time of 10 min by the ELM from the acidic leach solution, containing Zn (II), Pb (II), Cu (II), Co (II), Ni (II), Fe (III), and Al (III) ions, at the optimum operating conditions.     

Separation of yttrium from europium using a hollow fiber-supported liquid membrane with 2-ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester as an extractant

The separation of Y(III) from Eu(III) using a hollow fiber-supported liquid membrane with 2-ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester (EHPNA) as an extractant was studied. The effects of HCl and metal concentrations in the feed solution, the EHPNA concentration in the membrane, and the HCl concentration in the stripping solution on the initial fluxes of the two metals and the separation factor were investigated. The optimum conditions for selective recovery of Y(III) from an equimolar solution of Y(III) and Eu(III) chlorides (0.001?mol?L^?1 each) were as follows: HCl concentration in the feed solution, 0.1?mol?L^?1; EHPNA dimer concentration in the organic phase in the membrane, 0.1?mol?L^?1; and HCl concentration in the stripping solution, 4?mol?L^?1. Under these conditions, complete Y(III) extraction was achieved after 1 ks of operation, and the Y(III) purity in the stripping solution was 84%.     

Separation and Recovery of Cadmium from Acidic Leach Liquors of Spent Ni-Cd Batteries using Molten Paraffin Wax Solvent Extraction

Separation and recovery of cadmium from sulphate leach liquors of spent Ni-Cd batteries using TBP, HDEHP (D2EHPA), EHEHPA (PC 88A or Ionquest 801 or P507) have been investigated in a laboratory scale. Cadmium can be extracted into paraffin waxes from acidic solutions in the temperature range of 55–75°C using different extractants. The influence of various parameters on extraction and stripping were studied in detail. The feasibility of separation of cadmium from nickel using these extractants and their combination was studied. The mixture extractant of EHEHPA and TBP was found to be the best for the separation of Cd and Ni. A three-stage counter-current extraction simulation test for cadmium extraction was carried out at an A/O phase ratio of 4:1 and pH 2.5. More than 99.97% Cd²⁺ was extracted with the organic phase containing 0.7 mol L^?1 EHEHPA and 0.5 mol L^?1 TBP, while more than 99.97% nickel was left in the raffinate. The cadmium loaded organic phase was stripped with 2 mol L^?1 hydrochloric acid in the stripping stage. The present method can be applied to the separation and recovery of cadmium from acidic leach liquor of spent Ni-Cd batteries or related waste liquor.     

Extraction of cadmium from solutions containing various heavy metal ions by Amberlite LA-2

In present study, selective extraction of cadmium from acidic leach solutions, containing various heavy metal ions, by emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) is studied. For this reason, the zinc plant copper cake was leached with sulfuric acid and main acidic leach solution containing Zn(II), Cu(II), Fe(II), Cd(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) ions was obtained. After Zn(II), Cu(II), Fe(II) and Cd(II) ions in the acidic leach solution were separated, the important parameters influencing the extent of cadmium extraction were investigated and optimum conditions were determined. Cadmium extraction was influenced by number of parameters like initial metal ion concentration, mixing speed, phase ratio, extractant concentration, surfactant concentration, the stripping solution type and concentration, and the feed solution acid concentration. The optimum values of parameter above mentioned were used and cadmium in the acidic leach solution containing 650 mg Cd/L, 365 mg Co/L, 535 mg Ni/L, and 1260 mg Zn/L was almost completely extracted within 10 min. The results showed that it is possible to extract 99% of cadmium after 10 min contact time by using ELM from aqueous solutions, containing Fe(II), Al(III), Cu(II), Zn(II), Pb(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) ions, at the optimum operating conditions.     

Selective extraction and concentration of chromium(VI) from acidic solutions containing various metal ions through emulsion liquid membranes using Amberlite LA-2

Chromium(VI) is a very harmful metal, highly toxic and carcinogenic in nature. Its separation from industrial effluents is of primordial importance. An extensive study on selective extraction and concentration of chromium(VI) from the acidic solutions containing various metal ions using an emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) technique is presented. The ELM consists of Amberlite LA-2 as an extractant, commercial kerosene as organic solvent, ECA 4360J as a surfactant and 0.5 M ammonium carbonate solution as stripping phase. The study has highlighted the importance and influence of membrane composition for maximizing the extraction of chromium(VI). For this reason, effects of various parameters such as chromium(VI) concentration in the acidic solution, mixing speed, type and concentration of stripping solution, type and acid concentration of the acidic solution, extractant and surfactant concentrations, phase ratio and treatment ratio were studied and optimum conditions were determined. The results showed that it is possible to extract 99% of chromium(VI) from the acidic solution containing Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) ions, at the optimum conditions.     

Separation and recovery of copper from waste printed circuit boards leach solution using solvent extraction with Acorga M5640 as extractant

Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) have received extensive attention in recent years because of its harmfulness and resource. In this work, two-step leaching process was carried out by using steel pickling waste liquor (SPWL) as the leaching agent. The leaching solution contains a variety of metals, especially iron, which will have an effect on the recovery of copper. Acorga M5640 (M5640) extractant with a kerosene diluent was used to recover copper from WPCBs leach solution, and the separation factor is adopted to analyze the effects of these metal ions. The effect of different parameters such as pH of aqueous phase, phase ratio (O/A), M5640 concentration, contact time as well as the concentration of H₂SO₄ as stripping reagent were investigated. Over 90.0% copper was extracted with pH 1.1, phase ratio (O/A) 1/1, M5640 concentration 16%, contact time 3 min at room temperature. For the stripping process, the 60 s contact time and 2.5 mol/L H₂SO₄ concentration are suitable with 90.0% stripping percentage of copper. Copper extraction isotherm accords with Langmuir isotherm equation and the results show that iron is the most influential metal ion for copper extraction, which will reduce the theoretical saturation of the extractant. The extractant M5640 has excellent reuse performance and can be recycled more than 10 times, which demonstrated M5640 has the industrial application value in the extraction of copper from WPCBs leach solution.     

Pseudo-Emulsion Based Hollow Fiber Strip Dispersion Technique (PEHFSD): Optimization,Modelling and Application of PEHFSD for Recovery of U(VI) from Process Effluent

Abstract

Pseudo emulsion based hollow fiber strip dispersion technique (PEHFSD) is the first of its kind ever explored in radioactive environment for the extraction of uranium from acidic process streams. Permeation of U(VI) was investigated as a function of various experimental variables such as hydrodynamic conditions (flow rates of pseudo-emulsion and feed phase), concentration of U(VI) in the feed phase, concentration of tri-n-butylphosphate (TBP), HNO₃ concentration in feed phase, O/A ratio and 0.01 M HNO₃ as stripping agent in pseudo-emulsion phase. The mass transfer coefficient was calculated from the experimental results and a model has been presented for determining mass transfer characteristics. PEHFSD has been demonstrated for separation/recovery of uranium from oxalate supernatant waste generated during plutonium precipitation by oxalic acid. PEHFSD and HFSLM (hollow fiber supported liquid membrane) performance has been compared in order to analyze the efficiency of the technique.     

Facilitated Transport of Cd(II) Through a Supported Liquid Membrane with Aliquat 336 as a Carrier

Selective removal of cadmium from wastewaters is very important, because cadmium is toxic for the environment and for human health. This work is a comprehensive study on the selective removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solutions by using a co-current flow flat sheet supported liquid membrane system. 4.4 × 10^?4 M Cd(II) concentration was used as a feed solution in the experiments. Toluene containing Aliquat 336 was used as the membrane liquid in the membrane system. Parameters such as the properties of feed and stripping solutions, carrier concentration, and flow rate, which have roles in transport of Cd(II) ions, were optimized. The efficiency of the system is expressed in terms of permeability and flux values, and transport efficiency. The optimum process conditions for the Cd(II) transport are experimentally found as follows: The feed solution as 2 M HCl, the carrier concentration as 0.1 M Aliquat 336, the stripping solution as 0.06 M EDTA, and the flow rates for the feed and stripping solutions as 50 mL/min and 80 mL/min, respectively. Under these conditions, the Cd(II) transport efficiency is found to be 82%.     

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。     

粉煤灰酸浸溶液中铁铝离子的萃取分离

采用N503和TBP、正辛醇、煤油组成的复合萃取体系,对粉煤灰酸浸溶液中的铝与铁进行萃取分离,考察盐酸浓度、氯离子浓度、萃取剂比例对Fe3+萃取率的影响,以低浓度HCl溶液反萃负载铁有机相,并通过逆流实验确定最佳工艺条件. 结果表明,采用N503:TBP:正辛醇:煤油=3:1:1:5(j)的萃取体系,在初始铁浓度为0.96 mol/L、铝浓度为0.22 mol/L、萃取相比O/A=2:1条件下,经5级逆流萃取,Fe3+的萃取率大于99.8%,铝几乎没有损失. 用0.01 mol/L HCl溶液作反萃剂,反萃相比O/A=2.5:1,经6级逆流反萃,反萃液中铁浓度达1.8 mol/L. 分析了有机相负载铁前后官能团的红外光谱图.     

Separation of Simulated Mixed Mo(VI) and V(V) From HNO3 and HCl Solutions by Selective Extraction and Stripping with Tri-N-Butyl Phosphate as Extractant

Equilibrium study was carried out to determine the optimum conditions required for Mo(VI) extraction from HNO₃ solutions and subsequently, simulated mixed Mo(VI), and V(V) were extracted from HNO₃ (pH = 1.0) and 6.0 mol L^?1 HCl solutions with TBP dissolved in n-hexane. The variation of pH (selective extraction) and selective stripping were investigated as methods of separation of Mo(VI) and V(V). The latter method was found inefficient for separations from HNO₃ solutions (pH = 1.0) except supplemented with selective stripping (back-extraction with 2.0 mol L^?1 H₂SO₄/14.5 mol L^?1 NH₄OH). While from 6.0 mol L^?1 HCl, selective stripping was adequate to quantitatively strip in turns the Mo(VI) and V(V) co-extracted into the TBP phase. About 100% of the co-extracted V(V) from the HCl medium was stripped in a two-stage process, in contrast to a single-stage required for Mo(VI) of the same result. The selective stripping method was found to be better because an initial appreciable co-extraction had occurred prior to stripping separation. Based on analytical and spectra data, the extracted complexes from HNO₃ and HCl media were formulated as ((MoO₂)_7–8n(VO₂)_2n · (NO₃)₁₆) ^(16–18)n- · m TBP (where n>m) and (MoO₂Cl₂ · VO₂ Cl) · xTBP, respectively.     

Performance of hollow fiber supported liquid membrane on the extraction of mercury(II) ions

The extraction and recovery or stripping of mercury ions from chloride media using microporous hydrophobic hollow fiber supported liquid membranes (HFSLM) has been studied. Tri-n-octylamine (TOA) dissolved in kerosene was used as an extractant. Sodium hydroxide was used as a stripping solution. The transport system was studied as a function of several variables: the concentration of hydrochloric acid in the feed solution, the concentration of TOA in the liquid membrane, the concentration of sodium hydroxide in the stripping solution, the concentration of mercury ions in the feed solution and the flow rates of both feed and stripping solutions. The results indicated that the maximum percentages of the extraction and recovery of mercury ions of 100% and 97% were achieved at the concentration of hydrochloric acid in the feed solution of 0.1 mol/l, the concentration of TOA at 3% v/v, the concentration of sodium hydroxide at 0.5 mol/l and the flow rates of the feed and stripping solutions of 100 ml/min. However, the concentration of mercury ions from 1–100 ppm in the feed solution had no effect on the percentages of extraction and recovery of mercury ions. Thus, these results have identified that the hollow fiber supported liquid membrane process has high efficiency on both the extraction and recovery of mercury (II) ions. Moreover, the mass transfer coefficients of the aqueous phase (k _i ) and membrane or organic phase (k _m ) were calculated. The mass transfer coefficients of the aqueous phase and organic phase are 0.42 and 1.67 cm/s, respectively. The mass transfer coefficient of the organic phase is higher than that of the aqueous phase. Therefore, the mass transfer controlling step is the diffusion of the mercury ions through the film layer between the feed solution and the liquid membrane.     

Emulsion liquid membrane stability in the extraction of ionized nanosilver from wash water

The discharge of ionized nanosilver into environment triggers a great concern owing to the toxicity problem for aquatic organism. In this study, emulsion liquid membrane used to extract the ionized nanosilver from wash water. Variables like carrier, stripping agent and surfactant concentrations, emulsifying time, homogenizer and agitation speed, pH feed phase, and effect of ionic liquid [BMIM]⁺[NTf₂]⁻were investigated. The membrane phase containing Cyanex 302, Span 80, acidic Thiourea, and kerosene as carrier, surfactant, stripping agent, and diluent respectively. Results demonstrated that 99.89% of silver ion was extracted and ionic liquid show good performance on emulsion stability with 10% swelling.     

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

Abstract

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.     

Separation of Molybdenum(VI) and Tungsten(VI) through a Supported Liquid Membrane Impregnated with Trioctylmethylammonium Chloride

Abstract

Transport separation of molybdenum(VI) through a supported liquid membrane (SLM) was investigated by employing trioctylmethylammonium chloride (TOMAC) as a mobile carrier. The transport behavior of Mo(VI) and W(VI) was greatly dependent on hydrochloric acid and chloride ion concentrations in the feed solution. Molybdenum(VI) was effectively transported together with W(VI) from dilute HCl solutions in the presence of 0.1 M tartaric acid into NaOH stripping solutions. Molybdenum(VI) in high HCl concentration was transported in preference to W(VI). Addition of NaCl to the feed solution reduced the W(VI) transport, and this enhanced the separation of Mo(VI) from W(VI). Lower TOMAC concentration in SLM was favorable for the separation of the two metal ions, and a separation factor (α_Mo/W) of 46 was obtained with 0.1 M TOMAC-SLM.     

The Hafnium-Selective Extraction Fom a Zirconium(Hafnium) Heptafluoride Ammonium Solution Using Organophosphorus-Based Extractants

ABSTRACT

The suitability of the organophosphorus-based extractants, DiOPA, Ionquest 801 and D2EHPA was evaluated for the selective extraction of Zr and Hf from an (NH₄)₃Zr(Hf)F₇ acidic solution using both dispersive and pertraction solvent extraction (SX). A stock solution of (NH₄)₃Zr(Hf)F₇ was dissolved in either HCl or H₂SO₄ (0.1–8 M). The following extraction variables were investigated: type and concentration of the acidic solution, the contact time, and extractant to metal ratio. Subsequently, the stripping was investigated using (NH₄)₂CO₃, CaCl₂, H₂SO₄ and C₂H₂O₄ in the concentration ranges of 0–2 M. During extraction, scrubbing and stripping using D2EHPA, CaCl₂ and C₂H₂O₄, the Zr purity was increased from 97.2% to 99.0%. When extracting from 4 M H₂SO₄ with 9 wt% D2EHPA, a Hf selectivity of 32% was observed where after stripping with C₂H₂O₄ resulted in a 98.7% recovery of Zr. With 1.2 M CaCl₂ as stripping liquor, almost no Hf and 75% Zr stripping was obtained. During the pertraction 72% Hf and 44% Zr extraction was achieved after 180 min when extracting with 9 wt% D2EHPA from 4 M H₂SO₄. Pertraction based stripping with 1.2 M C₂H₂O₄ yielded 75% of both Zr and Hf, while stripping with 2 M CaCl₂ resulted in 58% Hf stripped with almost no Zr stripping.     

Liquid‐Liquid Extraction of Tetravalent Hafnium from Acidic Chloride Solutions using Bis(2,4,4‐trimethylpentyl) Dithiophosphinic Acid (Cyanex 301)

Abstract

Liquid‐liquid extraction studies of tetravalent hafnium from acidic chloride solutions have been carried out with bis(2,4,4‐trimethylpentyl) dithiophosphinic acid (Cyanex 301) as an extractant diluted in kerosene. Increase of acid concentration decreases the percentage extraction of metal. Plot of log D vs. log [HCl] gave a straight line with a negative slope of 2±0.1 indicating the exchange of two moles of hydrogen ions for every mole of Hf(IV) extractacted into the organic phase. Extraction of Hf(IV) increases with increase of extractant concentration. The plot of log D vs. log [HA] is linear with slope 2±0.1, indicating the association of two moles of extractant with the extracted metal species. The addition of sodium salts enhanced the percentage extraction of metal, and followed the order NaSCN>Na₂SO₄> NaNO₃>NaCl. Stripping of metal from the loaded organic (LO) with HCl and H₂SO₄ indicated sulphuric acid as the best stripping agent. Increase of temperature increases the percentage extraction of metal indicating the process is endothermic. Regeneration and recycling capacity of Cyanex 301, extraction behavior of associated elements such as Zr(IV), Ti(IV), Al(III), Fe(III), and IR spectra of the Hf(IV)‐Cyanex 301 complex was studied.     

Selective and Synergistic Extraction of Nickel from Simulated Cr-Ni Electroplating Bath Solutions using LIX 63 and D2EHPA as Carriers

The main goal of the present study is to explain synergistic extraction of nickel from simulated Cr-Ni electroplating bath solutions (SEBS) using 5,8-diethyl-7-hydroxydodecane-6-one oxime (LIX 63) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) as extractants by emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) technique. The importance of membrane composition and aqueous phase properties on nickel extraction percentage has been highlighted for the selective extraction of nickel. Some important parameters like acid concentration, stripping solution type and concentration, mixing speed, extractant concentrations, phase ratio, and surfactant concentration was studied to improve the extraction and stripping efficiencies. Higher than > 99% of nickel was recovered at optimum conditions within 6 min. The higher separation factors (β_Ni/Cr) were obtained as 580. As a result, the nickel extraction kinetic with D2EHPA has been defined as faster than LIX63. So, the kinetic transport of nickel mainly depends on LIX63 than D2EHPA. According to these results, D2EHPA behaves as a synergistic extractant in the present extraction mechanism.