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Toward a mechanistic understanding of microfluidic droplet-based extraction and separation of lanthanides
journal contribution
posted on 2018-10-08, 13:21 authored by Hao Zhang, Huizhi Wang, Xiaojiao Luo, Dennis Y. Leung, Qishou Pang, Hong Xu, Li Zhang, Jin XuanDroplet-based microfluidic extraction is a promising way for effective lanthanides extraction due to its outstanding mass transfer performance. The separation process can be greatly enhanced with the droplet-based microfluidic extraction technique. However, the interactions between mass transfer, microfluidic dynamics and extraction kinetics are still unclear, which has hindered further manipulation on microfluidic extraction to boost extraction performance. In this study, the mechanisms of microfluidic droplet-based extraction and separation intensification of lanthanides are for the first time unveiled by using a numerical simulation model. The limiting factors for the performance of droplet-based microfluidic extraction are identified through a model-based parametric analysis. The numerical analyses provide a comprehensive understanding of droplet-based microfluidic extraction systems and offer operation and optimization guidelines for future research in this area.
Funding
The research work presented in this paper is supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China (20171BAB216023), Research Project of Jiangxi Department of Education, China (GJJ150639), Program for Excellent Young Talents, JXUST.
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Chemical Engineering
Published in
Chemical Engineering JournalVolume
356Pages
673 - 679Citation
ZHANG, H. ... et al, 2018. Toward a mechanistic understanding of microfluidic droplet-based extraction and separation of lanthanides. Chemical Engineering Journal, 356, pp.673-679.Publisher
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This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Chemical Engineering Journal and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.09.043.Publication date
2018ISSN
1385-8947Publisher version
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- en