Influence of Impurities in Commercial Solvent Extraction Processes. This project directly supports the solvent extraction industry in Australia. This industry is responsible for generating in excess of $600M annually of export earnings for Australia. This type of technology can be applied in the recovery of base metals such as coper, nickel, cobalt, etc and in the environmental area for the clean up of heavy metals from waste water. Solvent extraction has the advantage of high selectivity that ....Influence of Impurities in Commercial Solvent Extraction Processes. This project directly supports the solvent extraction industry in Australia. This industry is responsible for generating in excess of $600M annually of export earnings for Australia. This type of technology can be applied in the recovery of base metals such as coper, nickel, cobalt, etc and in the environmental area for the clean up of heavy metals from waste water. Solvent extraction has the advantage of high selectivity that enables metals to be recovered and recycled, thus reducing the wastage of these metals in, for example, the chromium plating process.Read moreRead less
The Role of the Interface in Solvent Extraction. This project involves a fundamental study of the kinetics of reactions that occur in solvent extraction processes used for separation of many of Australia's metals from minerals. The understanding gained from this will enable a greater efficiency to be obtained from Australia's minerals industry. In particular, it is intended to investigate the role of additives on the kinetics of metal extraction; these additives either enter the solution from ....The Role of the Interface in Solvent Extraction. This project involves a fundamental study of the kinetics of reactions that occur in solvent extraction processes used for separation of many of Australia's metals from minerals. The understanding gained from this will enable a greater efficiency to be obtained from Australia's minerals industry. In particular, it is intended to investigate the role of additives on the kinetics of metal extraction; these additives either enter the solution from the ore or are added as flocculants during the process, and have a significant effect on the performance. With the move to smaller, shorter residence time contactors, this has become increasingly important if these new contactors are to be used efficiently.Read moreRead less