A mathematical model for the distribution balance of extraction processes from waste batteries

The experiments of metal Cd extraction were carried out three times at oil phase/aqueous phase (O/A) = 1 and pH 2.2 by using 1.3 mol/L di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (DEHPA) as the agent, with an extraction rate of 99.5%. Experiments on metal Co extraction were done three times at O/A = 0.5 and pH 4.7 by using 0.4 mol/L Cyanex 272 as the agent, with an extraction rate of 99.2%. By using equilibrium data and massive calculations to analyze and predict the interaction among the extraction systems, this paper came out with the polynomials of the empirical model as well as their parameter values for the equilibrium concentration of the above two extraction loops.