(1) Department of Chemical Engineering, Dongeui University, 617-714 Busan, Korea;(2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Dong-A University, 604-714 Busan, Korea
Abstract:
Removal of cadmium ion by using a hollow fiber module is investigated experimentally, and organic extradant is applied to enhance the removal rate. The roles of pH, flow rates of the aqueous phase and the organic phase, initial concentration of cadmium ion and coexisting metals are investigated to find an optimum operating condition of the module. The experimental outcome indicates that the best performance is yielded with pH of 4 and the flow rate of aqueous phase in tube side flow controls mass transfer rate. In addition, the initial concentration of 100 ppm gives the best removal. Effect of coexisting component is negligible except Zn and Cu when both of them are present at the same time.
