Author(s)

Y.T. Mohamed, Ahmed M. H. Ibrahim

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The extraction of copper from acidic medium using Liquid Emulsion Membrane LEM as contactors was studied. b diketone LIX 54 as an extractant ,sesqueoleate which is nonionic surfactant with HLB value 3.7 and 0.1 M H₂SO₄ as stripping solution were used. The influence of initial concentration of copper in the aqueous feed phase, pH of external and internal aqueous phase, stirring speed, and concentration of extractant on the extraction rate was examined. The results obtained showed that practically all the copper content was removed from the acidic feed solution. The recovery of copper attained 96–100% and concentration ratios of about 40-fold could be achieved.

LIX 54; Copper Extraction; Liquid Emulsion Membrane

Y. Mohamed and A. Ibrahim, "Extraction of Copper from Waste Solution Using Liquid Emulsion Membrane," Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 3 No. 1, 2012, pp. 129-134. doi: 10.4236/jep.2012.31016.