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Modeling of gadolinium recovery from nitrate medium with 8-hydroxyquinoline by emulsion liquid membrane
M A Hasan1, R F Aglan, S A El-Reefy
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 13759, Egypt. mamhasan@tedata.net.eg
Abstract:
The extraction equilibrium of Gd(III) from nitrate medium by 8-hydroxyquinoline (HOX) in toluene was studied. Liquid-liquid investigations were first carried out. Based on the equilibrium results, the extraction of Gd(III) from aqueous nitrate medium into an emulsion liquid membrane system (ELM) containing 8-hydroxyquinoline in toluene as extractant, HNO(3) as stripping solution, Span-80 as surfactant was studied. The stability of the prepared ELM was studied in terms of the degree of membrane breakage. The different parameters affecting the permeation of gadolinium (III) were also studied. A general permeation model for the recovery of Gd(III) by the selected membrane is presented. The internal mass transfer in the water in oil (W/O) emulsion drop, the external mass transfer around the drop, the rates of formation and decomposition of the complex at the external aqueous-organic interface were considered.
