Study on transport of Dy(Ⅲ) by dispersion supported liquid membrane

The transport of Dy（III） through a dispersion supported liquid membrane （DSLM） consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride membrane （PVDF） as the liquid membrane support and dispersion solution including HCI solution as the stripping solution and 2-ethyl hexyl phosphonic acid-mono-2-ethyl hexyl ester （PC-88A） dissolved in kerosene as the membrane solution, was studied. The effects of pH value, initial concentration of Dy（III） and different ionic strength in the feed phase, volume ratio of membrane solution and stripping solution, concentration of HCl solution, concentration of carrier, different stripping agents in the dispersion phase on transport of Dy（III） were also investigated, respectively. As a result, when the concentration of HCI solution was 4.0 mol/L, concentration of PC-88A was 0.10 mol/L, and volume ratio of membrane solution and stripping solution was 40：20 in the dispersion phase, and pH value was 5.0 in the feed phase, the transport effect of Dy（III） was the best. Ionic strength had no obvious effect on transport of Dy（III）. Under the optimum condition studied, when initial concentration of Dy（III） was 0.8×10^-4 mol/L, the transport rate of Dy（III） was up to 96.2% during the transport time of 95 rain. The kinetic equation was developed in terms of the law of mass diffusion and the theory of interface chemistry. The diffusion coefficient of Dy（III） in the membrane and the thickness of diffusion layer between feed phase and membrane phase were obtained and the values were 1.99×10^-7 m^2/s and 15.97 μm, respectively. The results were in good agreement with experimental results.

Modeling of Ce（IV） transport through a dispersion flat combined liquid membrane with carrier P507

A mathematical model for the transport of Ce （IV） from hydrochloric acid solutions through dispersion flat combined liquid membrane （DFCLM） with contain 2- ethyl hexyl phosphonic acid-mono-2-ethyl hexyl ester （P507） as the carrier, dissolved in kerosene as the membrane solution have been studied. This process of facilitated transport, based on membrane technology, is a variation on the conventional technique of solvent extraction and may be described mathematically using Fick＇s second law. The equations for transport velocity are derived considering the diffusion of P507 and its metallic complexes through the liquid membrane. In this work, the system is considered to be in a transient state, and chemical reaction between Ce（IV） and the carrier to take place only at the solvent-aqueous interfaces. Model concentration profiles are obtained for the Ce（IV）, from which extraction velocities are predicted. The experimental and simulated Ce（IV） extractions showed similar tendencies for a high Ce （IV） concentration and acidity case.The model results indicate that high initial Ce（IV） concentrations and acidity both have detrimental effects on Ce（IV） extraction and stripping. The diffusion coefficient of Ce（IV） in the membrane and the thickness of diffusion layer between feed phase and membrane phase are obtained and the values are 6.31 × 10-8m2·s-1 and 31.2 μm, respectively. The results are in good agreement with experimental results.

Study on supported combined liquid membrane containing HEH(EH)P and HNO_3 for trivalent gadolinium transfer

A novel kind of supported combined liquid membrane （SCLM） has been studied for the Gd（IIl） transfer. SCLM contained polyvinylidene fluoride membrane （PVDF） as the liquid membrane support and renewal solution including HNO3 solution as the stripping solution and 2-ethyl hexyl phosphonic acid-mono-2-ethyl hexyl ester （HEH（EH）P） as the carrier dissolved in kerosene. The mixed solution of carrier and kerosene was membrane solution. The optimum transport conditions of Gd（III） were that concentration of HNO3 solution was 4.00 tool/L, concentration of carrier was 0.16 mol/L, and volume ratio of membrane solution to stripping solution was 30：30 of the renewal phase, and pH value was 4.80 of the feed phase. Under the optimum condition studied, when initial concentration of Gd（III） was 1.00 × 10^-4 mol/L, the transfer rate of Gd（III） was 96.8% during 130 min.

Stripping dispersion hollow fiber liquid membrane containing carrier PC-88A and HNO_3 for the extraction of Sm^(3+)

Stripping dispersion hollow fiber liquid membrane system（SDHFLM） containing feed phase adding acetate buffer solution and dispersion solution with HNO_3 solution as the stripping solution and membrane solution of 2-ethyl hexyl phosphoric acid-mono-2-ethylhexyl ester（PC-88A） dissolved in kerosene,has been studied for the extraction of Sm^（3＋）.Many factors including pH value, volume ratio of membrane solution to stripping solution（OAV） and carrier concentration on Sm^（3＋） extraction were investigated. Experimental results indicate that the optimum extraction conditions of Sm^（3＋） were obtained as that PC-88A concentration was 0.120 mol/L,and OAV was 1.00 in the dispersion phase,and pH value was 4.80 in the feed phase.When initial Sm^（3＋） concentration was 1.20×10^（-4） mol/L,the extraction percentage of Sm^（3＋） was up to 92.8%in 160 min.