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Rotary Evaporation to Remove Solvent
Published on: April 30, 2023
Removal of Fluorine from Wet-Process Phosphoric Acid Using a Solvent Extraction Technique with Tributyl Phosphate and
Yonghui Zuo1, Qianlin Chen1,2, Cuiqin Li1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Abstract:
The deep removal of fluorine from wet-process phosphoric acid is currently a very serious issue. In this paper, an efficient liquid-liquid separation method based on a bubble membrane was developed to solve this problem. Tributyl phosphate (TBP) and silicon oil (SIO) were used as the organic phase. The effects of the component proportion in the organic phase (TBP/SIO v/v), organic to aqueous phase ratio (O/A), pH, temperature, and reaction time on the extraction ratio were investigated. The extraction ratio of fluorine was 98.4% when using only one stage with the following conditions: 90 °C, pH -0.46, volume ratio (TBP/SIO v/v) of 7:3, phase ratio (O/A) of 1:5, stirring speed of 200 rpm, and reaction time of 50 min. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and inverted fluorescence microscopy were used to investigate the reaction mechanism and reaction kinetics. In addition, the scrubbing and stripping process was investigated. When a 2 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution ([NaOH]) was used as the stripping agent with a phase ratio (O/A) of 1:10, a stirring speed of 200 rpm, and a reaction time of 30 min, a maximum stripping ratio of 90.1% was obtained.
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