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Copper recovery using leach/solvent …

The Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2002 445 Introduction A keynote paper for solvent extraction (SX) applications in hydrometallurgy should 'set the stage' for the papers that follow by discussing a commercially successful application of SX in hydrometallurgy. In addition …Web

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Processes | Free Full-Text | Extraction Methods of Oils and

Similar oil extraction yields were obtained during the extraction of canola seeds with hexane (21–36%) and ethyl acetate (25 to 40%), while for camelina seeds, it ranged from 9–16% for both solvents . Thus, the literature provides evidence that alternative organic solvents could replace the use of hexane for a similar oil extraction …Web

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(PDF) Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange …

This article reviews recent African uranium developments with a focus on solvent-extraction, ion-exchange, and resin-in-pulp processes. The essential chemistry is outlined, followed by discussions ...Web

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(PDF) Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange …

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange Applications in Africa's Resurging Uranium Industry: A Review January 2011 Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2011.581101 Authors:...Web

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A cobalt solvent extraction investigation in Africa's Copper Belt

A cobalt solvent extraction investigation in Africa's Copper Belt. Processing of copper-cobalt orebodies in Africa's Copper Belt has received much recent attention with various flowsheet options being developed specifically for the refining of cobalt. The upfront leach and copper refining routes are well understood whereas the refining of ...Web

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Solvent Extraction | Solvay

Efficient Solvent Extraction Solutions. Solvay's solvent extractants are used by the world's largest mining operations. Our chemical reagents for hydrometallurgy support a variety of metal applications, such as the …Web

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Solvent Extraction of Polyphenolics from the Indigenous African …

The significant effect of extraction time on the extraction of phenolics and flavonoids when using 70% ethanol as the solvent is apparent from Figure 1 and Figure 2, where the optimal extraction time (based on spectrophotometric determination of total phenolics and total flavonoids) was found to be 120 min in both instances, with significant ...Web

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Solvent extraction in southern Africa: An update of some recent

Southern Africa was the site of one of the first large solvent-extraction (SX) plants built, following smaller plants in the North American uranium industry and the Ranchers and Bagdad copper ...Web

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Extraction of High-Value Chemicals from Plants for Technical and …

The investigation of the extraction of secondary metabolites from Syzygium campanulatum using scCO 2 with added ethanol resulted in a higher recovery (of 25–85%) compared with conventional solvent extraction, with values ranging from 0.9–66%, highlighting the potential benefit of adding an organic solvent to the extraction process …Web

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A review of modern and conventional extraction

Conventional extraction techniques Maceration. Maceration is a simple extraction method that involves soaking the plant prepared raw material in a coarse or powder form in a solvent of interest at room conditions for at least three days with intermittent agitation [9].After the extraction is completed, the mixture is strained either …Web

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Solvent extractants for nickel and cobalt: New opportunities

Solvent extraction is proving to be a powerful tool, opening new opportunities for simpler, more cost-efficient and environmentally sound metal refining processes. This article provides an overview of some of the latest developments regarding the solvent extractants. ... South Africa: South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2002), pp ...Web

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Solvent Extraction in Metal Hydrometallurgy | SpringerLink

The aqueous–organic solvent extraction system is most applied in metal hydrometallurgy. If a solvent has similar chemical structure as water, the solvent and water will dissolve in each other to cause phase disengagement issues. A solvent less miscible or completely immiscible with water will favor extraction.Web

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Solvent Extraction of a South African Bituminous Coal using a

The solvent extraction process and explanation of the terms used to describe the process (i.e. decomposition and depolymerization) was summarized by Sehume et al. 11 In …Web

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4.5: Extraction Theory

This result means that 0.12 g is extracted into the diethyl ether in the second extraction and 0.09 g remains in the aqueous layer ( 0.21 g − 0.12 g). The calculation for the third extraction is as follows: (4.5.12) 4.07 = ( x 50 mL ether) ( 0.09 g − x 150 mL water) After solving the algebra, x = 0.05 g.Web

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Solvent Extraction Process SX: Hydrometallurgical …

Second Step: Stripping. The second major part of the S-X operation is the recovery of the desired material from the organic solvent in a purified and concentrated form in such a way that the organic solvent …Web

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Solvent extraction in southern Africa: An update of some recent

Southern Africa was the site of one of the first large solvent-extraction (SX) plants built, following smaller plants in the North American uranium industry and the …Web

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Solvent extraction in southern Africa: An update of some …

Southern Africa was the site of one of the first large solvent-extraction (SX) plants built, following smaller plants in the North American uranium industry and the Ranchers and Bagdad copper ...Web

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A critical review on solvent extraction of rare earths from aqueous

Separation processes for RE solvent extraction from aqueous solutions have been reviewed. ... Rare earth mines have operated in South Africa, India, and Brazil in the 1950s, but from the 1960s to the 1980s, the largest global producer was a mine in Mountain Pass, California. In the 1990s, China began large scale production and exported cheaper ...Web

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Solvent extraction in southern Africa: An update of some recent …

Solvent extraction (SX) has been an integral part of the hydrometallurgist's arsenal in southern Africa for many decades. In the 1950s, uranium recovery (as a by …Web

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Solvent extraction in southern Africa: An update of some recent

Solvent extraction (SX) has been an integral part of the hydrometallurgist's arsenal in southern Africa for many decades. In the 1950s, uranium recovery (as a by-product of gold mining in South Africa) was the first major commercial application of SX technology in the hydrometallurgical industry.Web

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(PDF) Copper solvent extraction: Status, operating practices, and

Copper solvent extraction: Status, operating practices, and challenges in the African Copperbelt June 2016 Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 116(6):553-560Web

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Low-carbon footprint diluents in solvent extraction for lithium-ion

Solvent extraction experiments were performed by contacting 10 mL of the aqueous phase with 10 mL of the organic phase in a centrifuge tube (50 mL). The pH of the aqueous phase was adjusted with 10 mol per L NaOH. No precipitation was observed during liquid–liquid extraction experiments (the solution was clear and no solid was formed at the ...Web

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Solvent Extraction

Solvent extraction is the preferred method for the final separation of oil from oleaginous materials containing less than 30% oil by weight. For oleaginous materials with less than 30% oil by weight, such as soybeans, cottonseed, dry process corn germ and rice bran, the material is mechanically and thermally prepared and then sent to the solvent …Web

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Property Performance Relationships of Commercial Diluents …

Copper Cobalt Africa, incorporating the 8th Southern African Base Metals Conference Livingstone, Zambia, 6–8 July 2015 Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 269 Property–Performance Relationships of Commercial Diluents in Sub-Saharan Africa Copper Solvent-Extraction Conditions Chad W. BrownWeb

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(PDF) Purification of nickel by solvent extraction

A synergistic solvent extraction circuit consisting of D2EHPA and Cyanex 272 was applied to purify a concentrated Ni sulfuric solution ([Ni] = 88 g.L-1, [Mg] = 3.1 g.L-1, [Ca] = 0.5 g.L-1) similar ...Web

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Techniques for extraction and isolation of natural products: a

Extraction methods include solvent extraction, distillation method, pressing and sublimation according to the extraction principle. Solvent extraction is the most widely used method. The extraction of natural products progresses through the following stages: (1) the solvent penetrates into the solid matrix; (2) the solute dissolves in the ...Web

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Improved Copper/Iron Selectivity in Solvent Extraction …

Conference: Copper Cobalt Africa, incorporating the 8th Southern African Base Metals Conference; At: Livingstone, Zambia ... Copper solvent extraction reagents are now more than 35 years old ...Web

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Novel oil extraction technologies: Process conditions, quality

In modern extraction methods, green solvents such as water, ethanol, ethyl acetate, carbon dioxide, ionic liquids, and terpenes are currently gaining prominence. These green solvents present no signs of pollution and remain in liquid form over a temperature range of 0 to 140 °C. Other techniques covered in this review include microwave ...Web

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Production of cobalt from copper-cobalt ores on the African …

The extraction technologies used for the separation of copper and cobalt are dependent on the mineralogy of the ores. Sulphide ores can be recovered by flotation, whereas leaching and solvent extraction is used for oxides ores. The major producers from the DRC have over the last 15 years processed the oxidised zones by leaching.Web

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Effect of extraction technique, solvent polarity, and plant matrix on

Background Chrysophyllum albidum is a well-known medicinal plant in Africa and has many medicinal properties. This study investigated the effect of sonication, solvent polarity (acetone and ethanol), and plant matrix (bark and seeds) on the antioxidant property of C. albidum. The bark of C. albidum was subjected to sonication and soaking with …Web

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