Solvent Extraction of Metal Ions from Synthetic Copper Leaching Solution Using R4NCy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Liquid/Liquid Extraction
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of the R4NCy Concentration in Metal Ions Extraction
3.2. Effect of Initial pH in Metal Ions Extraction
3.3. Effect of O/A Ratio in Metal Ions Extraction
3.4. Effect of Sulfuric Acid in Metal Ions Stripping
3.5. Effect of O/A in Metal Ions Stripping
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Metal | Concentration (mg/L) |
---|---|
Cu(II) | 3360 |
Fe(III) | 1570 |
Mn(II) | 1000 |
Zn(II) | 110 |
Metal | IL Concentration (M) | E(%) | D | βCu(II) | βFe(III) | βMn(II) | βZn(II) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu(II) | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.0 | - | 113,755.00 | 702.70 | 373.20 |
0.27 | 37.93 | 0.61 | - | 884.20 | 0.80 | 275.30 | |
0.54 | 85.82 | 6.05 | - | 55.30 | 0.1. | 60.40 | |
Fe(III) | 0.10 | 99.70 | 336.63 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 |
0.27 | 99.82 | 540.38 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.30 | |
0.54 | 99.70 | 336.63 | 0.02 | - | 0.00 | 1.10 | |
Mn(II) | 0.10 | 17.30 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 1609.20 | - | 0.50 |
0.27 | 32.50 | 0.48 | 1.27 | 1122.30 | - | 349.40 | |
0.54 | 47.10 | 0.89 | 6.79 | 375.70 | - | 410.70 | |
Zn(II) | 0.10 | 10.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 3029.70 | 1.9 | - |
0.27 | 99.41 | 168.23 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 0.00 | - | |
0.54 | 99.73 | 365.67 | 0.02 | 0.9 | 0.00 | - |
Metal | O/A Rate | Metal Concentration in Loaded IL (mg/L) | S(%) | Metal Concentration in Aqueous (mg/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cu(II) | 1:1 | 85.7 | 2497.0 | |
3:1 | 2912.3 | 73.1 | 6391.0 | |
6:1 | 43.3 | 7569.0 | ||
Fe(III) | 1:1 | 28.7 | 447.3 | |
3:1 | 1560.0 | 0.6 | 28.1 | |
6:1 | 0.5 | 42.4 | ||
Mn(II) | 1:1 | 81.6 | 185.0 | |
3:1 | 226.7 | 63.3 | 430.4 | |
6:1 | 41.9 | 570.0 | ||
Zn(II) | 1:1 | 100.0 | 110.0 | |
3:1 | 110.0 | 21.3 | 70.2 | |
6:1 | 2.4 | 15.6 |
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Sepúlveda, R.; Toro, N.; Hernández, P.; Navarro, P.; Vargas, C.; Gálvez, E.; Castillo, J. Solvent Extraction of Metal Ions from Synthetic Copper Leaching Solution Using R4NCy. Metals 2022, 12, 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12061053
Sepúlveda R, Toro N, Hernández P, Navarro P, Vargas C, Gálvez E, Castillo J. Solvent Extraction of Metal Ions from Synthetic Copper Leaching Solution Using R4NCy. Metals. 2022; 12(6):1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12061053
Chicago/Turabian StyleSepúlveda, Rossana, Norman Toro, Pía Hernández, Patricio Navarro, Cristian Vargas, Edelmira Gálvez, and Jonathan Castillo. 2022. "Solvent Extraction of Metal Ions from Synthetic Copper Leaching Solution Using R4NCy" Metals 12, no. 6: 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12061053