Li, Q;
Angeli, P;
(2016)
Intensified Eu(III) extraction using ionic liquids in small channels.
Chemical Engineering Science
, 143
pp. 276-286.
10.1016/j.ces.2016.01.004.
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Abstract
The extraction of Eu(III) from nitric acid solutions was studied in intensified small scale separation units using an ionic liquid solution (0.2 M n-octyl(phenyl)-N,N-diisobutylcarbamoylmethyphosphine oxide (CMPO)-1.2 M Tributylphosphate) (TBP)/1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]amide; ([C4min][NTf2])as the extraction phase. The investigations were carried out in channels with 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm diameter for phase flowrates that result in plug flow with the aqueous solution as the dispersed phase. The interfacial area in plug flow and the velocity profiles within the plugs were studied with high speed imaging and bright field micro Particle Image Velocimetry. Distribution and mass transfer coefficients were found to have maximum values at nitric acid concentration of 1M. Mass transfer coefficients were higher in the small channel, where recirculation within the plugs and interfacial area are large, compared to the large channel for the same mixture velocities and phase flow rate ratio. Within the same channel, mass transfer coefficients decreased with increasing residence time indicating that significant mass transfer takes place at the channel inlet where the two phases come into contact. The experimental results were compared with previous correlations on mass transfer coefficients in plug flows.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Intensified Eu(III) extraction using ionic liquids in small channels |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ces.2016.01.004 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.01.004 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/. Access may be initially restricted by the publisher. |
| Keywords: | Small channels; Ionic liquids; Extraction; Intensification; MicroPIV |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1475766 |
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