Recovery of Gallium from Zinc Hydrometallurgy System by Emulsion Liquid Membrane

The investigation of recovery Ga 3+ by emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) using Tri alkyl oxide phosphine (TRPO) as the mobile carrier was reported. The optimum emulsion liquid membrane conditions were determinated. They were: the feed pH 1.0, organic phase consisting of 5% TRPO, 4% LMS 2 and 2% liquid paraffin in kerosene solution, 10% K 4[Fe(CN) 6] aq. solution as the stripping agent, R oi =2∶1, R ew =1∶5. At the optimum ELM operating condition, the recovery rate of gallium was 96.5%, and the oil phase can be reused for 5 times.

Recovery of Copper Ions from Wastewater by Hollow Fiber Supported Emulsion Liquid Membrane

Recovery of copper ions from wastewater using a hollow fiber supported emulsion liquid membrane (HFSELM) was studied with LIX984N as carrier, kerosene as diluents, and sulfuric acid solution as stripping phase. Effects of compositions of feed and emulsion liquid phase, flow rates on both sides of membrane, and hollow fiber module parameters were investigated. The stability of the emulsion liquid phase without surfactant and the effect of buffer in the feed phase on the extraction rate were also evaluated. It is found that the stability of the emulsion phase without surfactant is poor. Higher flow velocity gives shorter residence time for the emulsion liquid phase on the tube side, reducing the effect of particle coalescence on the separation process. The extraction rate increases with the increase of feed phase pH, carrier concentration, hydrogen ion concentration in the stripping phase, and ef- fective hollow fiber area. The phase ratio in the emulsion liquid phase has a negative effect on extraction rate. The flow rates on both sides have little influence on the extraction performance of the HFSELM, while buffer addition in the feed solution improves the extraction efficiency.

Study of Transport and Separation of Rare Earth Ions through the Emulsion Liquid Membrane of Bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic Acid-Span 80-Toluene

It is indicated from a study of transport of rare earth ions through the emulsion liquid mem- brane of bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid-Span 80-toluene that transporting rare earth ions com- pletely and rapidly was realized under the optimum experimental conditions:1.0×10^(-3)～3.0×10^(-3)mol/L bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid and 2%～4%(W/V)Span 80 in toluene solution as membrane phase,0.50～2.0 mol/L HCl as inner phase,rare earth ion solutions with pH 3.5～5.0 as outer phase.Ac- cording to the differences of transport behavior for rare earth ions,it is possible to separate rare earth ions from mixed solutions of rare earth ions by this liquid membrane system.

Preparation of 6-APA by Enzymatic Bioconversion in an Emulsion Liquid Membrane Reactor

Production of 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) by hydrolysis using penicillin acylase (PA) was studied as a model of an enzymatic emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) process. The loss of PA activity was examined for various membrane compositions (organic solvent, surfactant, carrier). The effects of some experimental variables on the stability of emulsion were investigated. It was found that the choice of organic solvent greatly affected the stability of the emulsion. Increasing the concentration of the carrier in the membrane phase increases the transfer rate of substrate and products but also has a destabilizing effect on the emulsion. The recovery of 6-APA obtained by a di-carrier system (N263-N1923) was much higher than those when either of the di-carriers was used separately. The whole process was controlled both by the enzymatic reaction rate and by the transfer rate of the substrate and the products, however, the ratio of them could be changed by varying the composition of the system. For an optimum condition, it was obtained that the recovery ratio of 6-APA was over 80% and the conversion of benzyl penicillin (PG) was up to 90% in the external phase after 30 minutes. Meanwhile, the breakage percentage of the emulsion was less than 2%.

Assembling Synthesis of ZnSe Orthohexagonal Slices through Emulsion Liquid Membrane System of Gas-liquid Transport

Orthohexagonal slices assembled by ZnSe quantum dots were synthesized through emulsion liquid membrane system. These orthohexagonal slices were 1.5-3.5 μm in side length and were self-assembled by ZnSe quantum dots of 2-3 nm. It was proposed the surfactant molecules on ZnSe quantum dots played a key role in the self-assembly process.

Extraction of Neodymium by Emulsion-Liquid-Membrane within Hollow-Fiber-contactor and Its Mass Transfer Properties

A non-dispersive extraction technique, using an emulsion liquid membrane within a hollow-fiber-contactor for the extraction and enrichment of Nd^3＋ from the dilute feed aqueous, was applied. The emulsion system is consisted of span80 [ sorbitian monooleate], paraffin oil, D2EHPA [ 2-（ 2-ethylhexyl- phosphonic acid）], kerosene as well as HCl solution. The extraction under various conditions such as the span80 concentrations, the flow rate of aqueous, the extraction time and HCl concentrations in receiving phase were studied. Results show that the lower the flow rates of aqueous are, the higher the extraction percentage and enrichment-fold are, and the extraction percentage increases with the increasing of HCl concentrations. When the initial Nd^3＋ concentration in feed is maintained at 1000 mg· L^-1 and the emulsion is recycled with 70 times by a counter-flow,

Nano-baskets of Calix[4]-l,3-crown in Emulsion Membranes for Selective Extraction of Alkali Metal Cations

Nano-assisted inclusion separation of alkali metals from basic solutions was reported by inclu sion-facilitated emulsion liquid membrane process. The novelty of this study is application of nano-baskets of calixcrown in the selective and efficient separation of alkali metals as both the carrier and the surfactant. For this aim, four derivatives of diacid calix[4]-1,3-crowns-4,5 were synthesized, and their inclusion-extraction parameters were optimized including the calixcrown scaffold （4.4%, by mass） as the carrier/demulsifier, the commercial kero sene as diluent in membrane, sulphonic acid （0.2 mol.L-1） and ammonium carbonate （0.4 mol.L-1） as the strip and the feed phases, the phase and the treat ratios of 0.8 and 0.3, mixing speed （300 r.min-1）, and initial solute concentration （100 mg.L-1）. The selectivity of membrane over more than ten interfering cations was examined and the re sults reveled that under the optimized operating condition, the degree of inclusion-extraction of alkali metals was as high as 98%-99%.

Enrichment of Trace Cerium by Liquid Membrane and Its Determination by Spectrophotometry

Introduction Since it was discovered in 1968,liquid membrane separation technique has been widely studied,particularly in separating or recovering some metal ions.It is a novel study that trace substances in analytical chemistry are enriched by liquid membrane.There have been few reports on enriching cerium by emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) now.Therefore,authors studied the liquid membrane methed for enriching trace cerium.The sensibility measuring cerium by spectrophotometry was increased greatly.

Extraction of rare earth ions from phosphate leach solution using emulsion liquid membrane in concentrated nitric acid medium

It is very significant to recover rare earths （REs） from wet-process phosphoric acid, in terms of extraction rate and selectivity, the current carrier di（2-ethlhexly） phosphate （D2EHPA） out there is still inferior. Based on this question, our team modified D2EHPA to synthesize new extractants. This paper presents a comprehensive study on the extraction of rare earth ions （RE3＋） from phosphate leach solution using emulsion liquid membrane （ELM） in concentrated nitric acid medium. The ELM system is made up of （RO）2P（O）OPh-COOH as carrier, polyisocrotyl succinimide （T154） as surfactant, sulfonated kerosene as diluent, phosphoric acid （H3PO4） as stripping solution. Different chemical parameters such as type and concentration of carrier, surfactant, stripping solution, volume ratio of oil phase to internal phase, and volume ratio of emulsion ratio to external phase were analyzed. The extraction of RE^3＋ was evaluated by the yield of extraction. In addition, the demulsification process was also investigated. The proposed method of ELM using （RO）2P（O）OPh-COOH as carrier can he expected to provide an efficient, simplify operation, and facilitated method for extractine RE^3＋.

Rare earth extraction from wet process phosphoric acid by emulsion liquid membrane

The recovery of rare earths （RE） during the wet processing of phosphoric acid is very important, the method of emul- sion liquid membrane （ELM） with di（2-ethylhexly） phosphate （D2EHPA） as carrier has the high selectivity while cannot provide a satisfactory extraction rate. Here novel method of emulsion liquid membrane （ELM） using Aniline as carrier to extract RE from the feed solution was proposed. The method could increase the extraction rate of RE in the real sample to 93%. The effects of dif- ferent parameters such as type and concentration of carrier and surfactant, hydrochloric acid concentration, organic to internal phase volume ratio, membrane to external phase volume ratio on extraction of RE3＋ were investigated. Quantitative extraction （〉93%） of RE3＋ was observed with 6 vol.% Aniline and 4 vol.% T 154 liquid membrane at external to internal phase volume ratio of 10 for the feed solution. The proposed method of ELM using Aniline as carrier can be expected to provide a practical, efficient, and economical method for extracting RE from phosphate leach solution with high acidity in the industry of wet process phosphoric acid.

Biomimetic Synthesis of CdSe Quantum Dots through Emulsion Liquid Membrane System of Gas-Liquid Transport

The cadmium selenide quantum dots (QD) have been synthesized by template-control in an emulsion liquid membrane system. The system consisted of kerosene as solvent, L152 (dialkylene succinimide) as surfactant, N7301 (trialiphatic amine, Ra, R=C8-C10) as carrier, 0.1 mol/L CdCl2 solution as internal-aqueous phase and H2Se gas as external phase. Additive organic template agent in internal-aqueous phase was necessary to fom CdSe QD. The influence of the nature of template and its concentration on sizes of the formed CdSe QD has also been studied. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the sizes of the products could be controlled down to 3-4 nm. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the crystals had cubic structure. The formation process and the optical properties of CdSe QD have also been presented.

Transport of Ca^(2+) Ion through a Bubbling Pseudo-emulsion Liquid Membrane with Calixarenes and Calixcrowns as Carriers

Several new calixcrowns were synthesized and characterized. The transport of Ca 2+ ion was investigated through a bubbling pseudo emulsion liquid membrane with these calixcrowns, the parent calixarenes ( n =4, 6, 8) and the ester, acid derivatives of calixarene as mobile carriers. The effects of the initial concentrations of Ca 2+ ion in the source phase and the initial pH difference (ΔpH) between the receiving phase and the source phase were studied. The results suggest that there are two different transport mechanisms. The transports using calixarenes and their ester, acid derivatives as carriers represent a proton coupled co transport with a flow of protons in the opposite direction, while the transports using the calixcrowns as carriers exhibit the characteristics of an anion coupled co transport with a flow of anion in the same direction.

Determination of Dioxins in Blood Using Nano-baskets Doped in Emulsion Liquid Membranes

Extraction of dioxins from blood samples was carried out by inclusion-facilitated emulsion liquid membrane process. The novelty of this work is the application of nano-baskets of calixarene and emulsion liquid membranes in the selective and efficient preconcentration of dioxin. For this aim, four derivatives ofp-tert-calix[4]arene bearing different sulfonamide moieties were synthesized and their inclusion-extraction parameters were optimized including the calixarene＇s scaffold and concentration（as the carrier/demulsifier）, the diluent type in membrane, the phase and the treat ratio, mixing speed, and initial solute concentration. Determinations were followed by a gas chromatograph and the results reveal that under the optimized operating conditions, the preconcentration of dioxins was improved and the method achieved lower limit of detections（LODs）. Under optimal conditions, the figures of merits were determined to be LOD 1.0 pg/L, dynamic range 0.6--112.0 pg/L, RSD 5.5%（n=5）, and the maximum enrichment factor and recovery were determined to be 3.3 and 99%, respectively.

Treatment of Zn-Containing Acidic Waste Water by Emulsion Liquid Membrane Process

Zn containing waste water from a viscose staple fiber plant has been treated using the emulsion liquid membrane (ELM) process since 1995. The flow sheet and operating parameters of the ELM process are introduced. After adjusting the membrane composition, changing the emulsion phase ratio, and adding a scrubbing step, the ELM process operated normally without trouble for emulsion splitting and mass transport throughput. The splitter voltage was decreased to 3.55 kV. The zinc concentration of treated waste water was lowered to less than 10 mg·L -1 . More than 95% of the zinc was recovered and reused.

Recovery of Sc^(3+) from one certain deposit of rare earth

The extraction of scandium from one certain deposit was studied by the liquid membrane emulsion technique using P507-Span80-sulphonating kerosene-HCl.The emulsion conditions,the technological factors such as ratios of oil to the internal aqueous phase and water to emulsion,and the extraction time etc.were investigated.