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Title: Kinetic and thermodyamic separation of Cu(II) and Fe(III) by liquid-liquid extraction with a. beta. -hydroxy-oxime in toluene

Conference · · Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5619863

A quantitative study of the thermodynamic and kinetic separation of Cu(II) and Fe(III) by liquid-liquid extraction with toluene solutions of the oxime 2-hydroxy-5-t-octyl(acetophenone oxime) has been conducted. On the basis of the stoichiometry, equilibrium constants, rate laws and rate constants of the extraction reactions of Cu(II) and Fe(III) an equation has been derived which describes how the separation of Cu from Fe varies with the chemical composition of the system, the hydrodynamics of the extracting apparatus and the contact time between the aqueous and the organic phases. Our results show that separations which are not feasible thermodynamically are possible when the contact time between the two phases is kept much shorter than that required to reach equilibrium. 4 figures.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5619863
Report Number(s):
CONF-810520-
Journal Information:
Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 16:9; Conference: Symposium on separation science and technology for energy applications, Gatlinburg, TN, USA, 5 May 1981
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English