Extraction of copper from aqueous solutions by liquid membrane processes

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-108

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

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Copper extraction; Hollow fiber; Liquid membranes; Non dispersive solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIA; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; COPPER CONTENT; COPPER EXTRACTION; EMULSION LIQUID MEMBRANES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FEED PHASE; FEED SOLUTION; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE CONTACTORS; HOLLOW FIBER MODULE; NON-DISPERSIVE SOLVENT EXTRACTION; OVERALL MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RESISTANCE-IN-SERIES MODEL; SINGLE EXTRACTION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COPPER; EMULSIFICATION; FIBERS; LIQUID MEMBRANES; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; SOLVENTS; STRIPPING (DYES);

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 77951625006     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290903408557     Document Type: Article

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