In the extraction method for preparing KH2PO4, one of the key processes is the selective extraction of HCI over H3PO4. In our work, extraction kinetic studies have been carried out in a microfluidic device with a coax...In the extraction method for preparing KH2PO4, one of the key processes is the selective extraction of HCI over H3PO4. In our work, extraction kinetic studies have been carried out in a microfluidic device with a coaxial microchannel, using the extractant of 33.3% (by volume) trioctylamine (TOA) dissolved in n-octanol, with differ- ent aqueous phases: the HCI solution, the H3P04 solution, and H3PO4 and KCI solutions of different concentra- tions. The changes of the extraction efficiency of HC1 and H3P04 and the selectivity for HC1 along with the residence time were investigated. We found that fast extraction kinetics could be realized in microfluidic devices, and that HC1 could be extracted faster than H3P04 due to smaller mass transfer resistance and much stronger re- action between HCI and TOA. For the extraction of H3PO4 and KC1 solutions, the selectivity for HC1 first increased and then decreased when TOA was in excess of H3PO4 in the initial feeds, and in contrast, always increased when H3PO4 was in excess of TOA in the initial feeds. The diverse changes of selectivity for HCI along with the residence time indicate that a dynamic control of selectivity in microfluidic devices may be important and accessible for im- proving the KH2P04 conversion efficiency in extraction method.展开更多
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文摘In the extraction method for preparing KH2PO4, one of the key processes is the selective extraction of HCI over H3PO4. In our work, extraction kinetic studies have been carried out in a microfluidic device with a coaxial microchannel, using the extractant of 33.3% (by volume) trioctylamine (TOA) dissolved in n-octanol, with differ- ent aqueous phases: the HCI solution, the H3P04 solution, and H3PO4 and KCI solutions of different concentra- tions. The changes of the extraction efficiency of HC1 and H3P04 and the selectivity for HC1 along with the residence time were investigated. We found that fast extraction kinetics could be realized in microfluidic devices, and that HC1 could be extracted faster than H3P04 due to smaller mass transfer resistance and much stronger re- action between HCI and TOA. For the extraction of H3PO4 and KC1 solutions, the selectivity for HC1 first increased and then decreased when TOA was in excess of H3PO4 in the initial feeds, and in contrast, always increased when H3PO4 was in excess of TOA in the initial feeds. The diverse changes of selectivity for HCI along with the residence time indicate that a dynamic control of selectivity in microfluidic devices may be important and accessible for im- proving the KH2P04 conversion efficiency in extraction method.