Extraction of fission palladium by Aliquat 336 and electrochemical studies on direct recovery from ionic liquid phase

The wide electrochemical window and ion exchange properties of a room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) have been exploited for the extraction of palladium from nitric acid medium into ionic liquid phase — followed by direct electrodeposition of the metal from the organic phase. Extraction of palladium by commercial Aliquat 336 ionic liquids, tri-n-octylmethylammonium chloride (TOMAC) and tri-n-octylmethylammonium nitrate (TOMAN), was studied as a function of [HNO₃], [NO₃⁻] and [TOMAN]. The distribution ratio (D_Pd(II)) of palladium in TOMAN increased with an increase in the concentration of nitric acid and passed through a maximum at 1.0 M nitric acid. In contrast, the D_Pd(II) value of palladium in TOMAC decreased continuously with an increase in the concentration of nitric acid. Substantial amounts of water and nitric acid were also co-extracted into the organic phase with palladium.     

Equilibrium and kinetic studies of the extraction of chelated copper(II) anions with Aliquat 336

The equilibrium and kinetics of solvent extraction of Cu²⁺ from aqueous solutions containing equimolar EDTA with Aliquat 336 in n‐decanol and kerosene at 298 K were investigated. The concentrations of Cu²⁺ (8–50 mol m^?3), Cl^? (5–60 mol m^?3), and Aliquat 336 (20–100 mol m^?3) were varied. A semi‐empirical model with three parameters was proposed to describe the equilibrium behavior, in which the non‐idealities in both aqueous and organic phases were considered. Over the ranges studied, the model agreed reasonably well with the experimental data (standard deviation, 15%). The forward and backward reaction rate constants were determined as (5.31 ± 0.16)×10^?6 m^9/4 mol^?3/4 s^?1 and (2.62 ± 0.09)×10^?7 s^?1, respectively, at 298 K. An interfacial reaction mechanism was proposed, which revealed that the reaction between the chelated anions and trimeric amine molecules at the interface was rate limiting. The derived rate laws were consistent with the experimental results. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

Rectangle packing with additional restrictions

We formulate a generalization of the NP-complete rectangle packing problem by parameterizing it in terms of packing density, the ratio of rectangle areas, and the aspect ratio of individual rectangles. Then we show that almost all restrictions of this problem remain NP-complete and identify some cases where the answer to the decision problem can be found in constant time.     

Studies on solvent extraction of La(III) using [A336][NO3–] and modeling by statistical analysis and neural network

Solvent extraction of La(III) from acidic nitrate medium has been studied with [A336][NO₃^–] in kerosene. The factors affecting the extraction of La(III) like equilibration time, nitrate ion, extractant and La(III) concentrations, aqueous acidity, O/A ratio variation, nature of diluent, and temperature have been investigated. McCabe-Thiele diagram has been plotted to find out the actual number of theoretical stages needed for complete extraction of lanthanum. The solvent has been successfully regenerated for further use after stripping of the metal. IR studies of [A336][NO₃^–] and La(III) loaded [A336][NO₃^–] have been carried out. Modeling of extraction data has been done using Multiple linear regression analysis and Artificial Neural Network, and the performances have been compared. Error in each case was evaluated in terms of R² and Root mean squared error (RMSE). Maximum extraction of La(III) was 82% when 0.6 M [A336][NO₃^–] was used for extraction. About 98% of the metal has been recovered using 0.2 M HNO₃ as stripping agent. Extractive separation of La(III) and Sm(III) was maximum (β = 65.2) using 0.1 M [A336][NO₃^–]. IR studies revealed formation of lanthanum complex in the extraction process. Artificial Neural Network proved to be better over Multiple linear regression in data prediction.     

Reactive extraction of itaconic acid using tri‐n‐butyl phosphate and aliquat 336 in sunflower oil as a non‐toxic diluent

Itaconic acid finds a place in various industrial applications. It can be produced by biocultivation in a clean and environment friendly route but recovery of the acid from the dilute stream of the bioreactor is an economic problem. Reactive extraction is a promising method to recover carboxylic acid but suffers from toxicity problems of the diluent and extractant employed. So there is need for a non‐toxic extractant and diluent or a combination of less toxic extractants in a non‐toxic diluent that can recover acid efficiently. Effect of different extractants: tri‐n‐butylphosphate (TBP) (an organophosporous compound) and Aliquat 336 (a quaternary amine) in sunflower oil was studied to find the best extractant–sunflower oil combination. Equilibrium complexation constant, K_E, values of 1.789 and 2.385 m³ kmol^?1, respectively, were obtained for itaconic acid extraction using TBP and Aliquat 336 in sunflower oil. The problem of toxicity in reactive extraction can be reduced by using a natural non‐toxic diluent (sunflower oil) with the extractant. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

宇佐美曲霉L-336酸性蛋白酶2m~3罐中试发酵研究报告

宇佐美曲霉栗色变种Ｌ－３３６是分泌高单位酸性蛋白酶的生产菌，在摇瓶小试工艺基础上进行２ｍ３罐发酵中试，结果表明：较优发酵培养基（％）为黄豆粉４．３，玉米粉１．０，鱼粉０．７，蚕蛹水解液１０，Ｎａ２ＨＰＯ４０．２，ＣａＣｌ２０．５，ＮＨ４Ｃｌ１．０，豆油１．６；风量为０～２５ｈ时１∶０．４ｖ／ｖ／ｍ，２５～５０ｈ时１∶１．０ｖ／ｖ／ｍ，５０ｈ后１∶１．３ｖ／ｖ／ｍ；接种量１０％，温度３１℃，搅拌转速２００ｒ／ｍｉｎ，发酵周期７５ｈ。在上述条件下，发酵酶活力稳定在５５００ｕ／ｍｌ左右。     

一株链霉菌的杀虫活性及分类鉴定初步研究

菌株Streptomyces SN336是以小菜蛾为筛选靶标,从辽宁省沈阳采集的土壤样品中分离得到的具有杀虫活性的菌株。采用叶片夹毒法和玻片浸渍法分别检测其对小菜蛾和二斑叶螨的杀虫活性,48h后校正死亡率分别为72.7%和59%。根据其形态学特征、生理生化特性初步鉴定认为,该菌株属于链霉菌属的金色链霉菌类群,值得深入研究。     

Selective separation of cobalt and nickel by supported liquid membranes

The selective separation of cobalt from acidic media, containing both equimolar and nonequimolar mixtures of cobalt and nickel, was examined by supported liquid membranes using Alamine 336 as mobile carrier dissolved in various diluents. The membrane support was microporous hydrophobic polypropylene Celgard 2500 (25 μm thick, 0.209 × 0.054 μm pore size and 55% porosity). Acetic acid-Na acetate buffer was used for the adjustment of the feed pH which was critical. Various parameters were experimentally studied and the optimum conditions were determined.     

Heterogeneous kinetics of oxidation of alcohols: PTC techniques

2‐ethyl‐1‐hexanol, n‐heptanol, and n‐hexanol oxidation by potassium permanganate was carried out in a baffled stirred reactor under heterogeneous conditions using phase transfer techniques. Tricaprylylmethylammonium chloride (Aliquat 336) was employed as the phase transfer catalyst. Kinetics of the oxidation was investigated. The rate constants were determined by varying the concentration of the catalyst, the concentration of alcohols and temperature. The rate constants agree well with those obtained under homogeneous conditions for all the three alcohols. The variation in the values under heterogeneous conditions were found to be less than 6 %.