Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) Characterization of Water/Sodium Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Sulfosuccinate-HDEHP/n-Dodecane Reverse Micelles for Electroextraction of Neodymium
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for Electrochemical Extraction
2.2. Effect of Electric Field Strength
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for Electrochemical Extraction
3.1.1. Effect of AOT Concentration on EIS Analysis of Organic Solution Conductivity
3.1.2. Effect of AOT + HDEHP on EIS Analysis of the Conductivity of Organic Solution
3.1.3. Effect of Temperature on EIS Analysis of Organic Solution Conductivity
3.2. Effect of Electric Field Strength
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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[AOT] | Equation | Correlation |
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0.5 M | σ = 0.002680 × Wo3 − 0.03911 × Wo2 + 0.2870 × Wo − 0.2087 | 98.67% |
0.2 M | σ = 0.0002087 × Wo3 − 0.002359 × Wo2 + 0.02918 × Wo + 0.003058 | 98.41% |
0.1 M | σ = −0.000001473 × Wo3 + 0.001628 × Wo2 + 0.0002050 × Wo + 0.03963 | 92.79% |
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Anderson, S.; Nilsson, M.; Kalu, E.E. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) Characterization of Water/Sodium Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Sulfosuccinate-HDEHP/n-Dodecane Reverse Micelles for Electroextraction of Neodymium. ChemEngineering 2017, 1, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering1010003
Anderson S, Nilsson M, Kalu EE. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) Characterization of Water/Sodium Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Sulfosuccinate-HDEHP/n-Dodecane Reverse Micelles for Electroextraction of Neodymium. ChemEngineering. 2017; 1(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering1010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnderson, Shannon, Mikael Nilsson, and Egwu Eric Kalu. 2017. "Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) Characterization of Water/Sodium Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Sulfosuccinate-HDEHP/n-Dodecane Reverse Micelles for Electroextraction of Neodymium" ChemEngineering 1, no. 1: 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering1010003