Kinetics and Mechanism for Copper(II) Extraction from Sulfate Solutions with Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric Acid

Ruey Shin Juang*, Yaw Tsong Chang

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Abstract

The rate of copper(II) extraction from 500 mol/m3 (Na,H,Cu)SO4 aqueous solution with bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (D2EHPA, HR) dissolved in kerosene were studied at 25 °C, using a constant interfacial area cell. It was found that, under the conditions studied, the extraction rate could be satisfactorily described by the interfacial chemical reaction model accompanied by the complex diffusion in the organic stagnant film, and the stripping rate, mainly by the diffusion process of the complex. In addition, it was deduced that the rate of complex formation of copper(II) with D2EHPA was controlled by the reaction of the adsorbed 1:2 copper-D2EHPA complex at the interface, CuR2, and the dimeric D2EHPA, [formula omitted] , in the organic phase adjacent to the interface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-213
Number of pages7
JournalIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume32
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

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