Recovery of copper from ammoniacal medium using liquid membranes with LIX 54

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 287-296

  Gameiro, M Lurdes F ^a   Ismael, M Rosinda C ^a   Reis, M Teresa A ^a   Carvalho, Jorge M R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Copper extraction; Emulsion liquid membranes; LIX 54; Non dispersive solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; EMULSIFICATION; EXTRACTION; KETONES; LIQUID MEMBRANES; MASS TRANSFER; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; STRIPPING (DYES);

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION RATIOS; COPPER CONTENTS; COPPER EXTRACTION; DIKE TONES; EMULSION LIQUID MEMBRANES; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; EXTRACTANT; EXTRACTION RATES; FEED SOLUTIONS; HOLLOW FIBRES; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LIX 54; NON-DISPERSIVE SOLVENT EXTRACTION; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OVERALL MASS; RESISTANCE-IN-SERIES MODEL; SIMULTANEOUS EXTRACTION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 52949135522     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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