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Muhammad Jawad Ismaeel
Muhammad Jawad Ismaeel
by supported liquid
membrane (SLM) extraction
Presented by:
Muhammad Jawad Ismaeel
Registration Number:
MS-20-MC-506412
INTRODUCTION:
LIQUID MEMBRANES:
A liquid acting as a semipermeable barrier between two fluid phases.
Driving Force:
Solute concentration gradient. (in most cases).
Mechanism:
Solution-diffusion (sometimes also chemical reaction).
Abstract/Purpose:
D c /c
Ni = Ni,o Ni,a
D c /c
Mg = Mg,o Mg,a
α = (cNi,o/cNi,a) /(cMg,o/cMg,a)
Calculation of Flux :
Man+ + nHLo ↔ MLno + nHa+
with Mn+ = metal ion and HL = ligand.
The flow of metal ions in the boundary layer (Jbl) is given by
Jm = -Dm d[M ]
n+ o
Assuming that thedconcentration [MLn] at the interface between membrane and strip phase is
zero as a result of x
the very acidic strip solution, an integration over the membrane results in:
Jm = Dm [M ]
n+ o,i
L
where l is the membrane thickness. Under steady-state conditions the fluxes are equal
(otherwise accumulation would occur), i.e. Jbl = Jm and, in addition, are equal to the
overall flux J.
J = -V
A d
d[M ]
n+ a
x
where V is the total feed volume and A is the membrane area.
Calculation of permeability coefficient
P=J/c
where P is the
permeability coefficient
(m s-1), J the flux
(g m-2 s-1) and c is the
concentration (g m-3).
supported liquid membrane (SLM) extraction
Advantages:
High Interfacial Area per Unit Volume.
Low Solvent Loss.
Low possibilities of concentration polarization.
Disadvantages:
Instability of liquid film.
The reason for a supported liquid membrane to become instable is the loss of the
liquid membrane phase out of the pores of the support.
Resistance due to membrane itself.