Raffinate

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Method for recovering methane from a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation

Abstract: A method for treating a mixture of gaseous fluids within a solid carbonaceous subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the invention provides for the disposal of a strongly adsorbing gaseous fluid within the formation. In other embodiments, the invention provides a means for fractionating a mixture of gaseous fluids within the formation. In still other embodiments, the invention provides for the recovery of a raffinate from the formation which is enriched in relatively weaker adsorbing gaseous fluids. In still other embodiments, the invention provides for the recovery of methane from the formation.

Lithium recycling and cathode material regeneration from acid leach liquor of spent lithium-ion battery via facile co-extraction and co-precipitation processes

Abstract: A novel process for extracting transition metals, recovering lithium and regenerating cathode materials based on facile co-extraction and co-precipitation processes has been developed. 100% manganese, 99% cobalt and 85% nickel are co-extracted and separated from lithium by D2EHPA in kerosene. Then, Li is recovered from the raffinate as Li2CO3 with the purity of 99.2% by precipitation method. Finally, organic load phase is stripped with 0.5M H2SO4, and the cathode material LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 is directly regenerated from stripping liquor without separating metal individually by co-precipitation method. The regenerative cathode material LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 is miro spherical morphology without any impurities, which can meet with LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 production standard of China and exhibits good electrochemical performance. Moreover, a waste battery management model is introduced to guarantee the material supply for spent battery recycling.

Hydrometallurgical process for recovery of cobalt from waste cathodic active material generated during manufacturing of lithium ion batteries

Abstract: The paper presents a new leaching-solvent extraction hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of a pure and marketable form of cobalt sulfate solution from waste cathodic active material generated during manufacturing of lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Leaching of the waste was carried out as a function of the leachant H2SO4 concentration, temperature, pulp density and reductant H2O2 concentration. The 93% of cobalt and 94% of lithium were leached at suitable optimum conditions of pulp density: 100 g L −1 ,2 M H 2SO4, 5 vol.% of H2O2, with a leaching time 30 min and a temperature 75 ◦ C. In subsequent the solvent extraction study, 85.42% of the cobalt was recovered using 1.5 M Cyanex 272 as an extractant at an O/A ratio of 1.6 from the leach liquor at pH 5.00. The rest of the cobalt was totally recovered from the raffinate using 0.5 M of Cyanex 272 and an O/A ratio of 1, and a feed pH of 5.35. Then the co-extracted lithium was scrubbed from the cobalt-loaded organic using 0.1 M Na2CO3. Finally, the cobalt sulfate solution with a purity 99.99% was obtained from the cobalt-loaded organic by stripping with H2SO4. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Protein extractions with hollow fibers

Abstract: Differential protein extractions were measured with two types of extractants: inverted micelles and two-phase aqueous systems. The results show that hollow-fiber extractions are substantially faster than those possible in conventional equipment. The extractions are not compromised by loading or flooding because the flows of extractant and raffinate are almost completely independent. Mass transfer coefficients inferred from the measurements both support and extend design equations for these contactors.

Development of a TODGA based Process for Partitioning of Actinides from a PUREX Raffinate Part I: Batch Extraction Optimization Studies and Stability Tests

Abstract: The extractant, N,N,N′,N′‐tetraoctyl diglycolamide (TODGA) has been evaluated for the separation of actinides(III) and lanthanides(III) from a high active raffinate (HAR). The effect of oxalic acid and HEDTA complexant on the extraction of actinides(III), lanthanides(III), and important fission products (e.g. Mo, Pd, Sr, Zr, Ru etc.) from synthetic HAR has been studied with 0.2 mol/L TODGA in TPH. With an extractant mixture of TODGA and tributyl phosphate (TBP) the amount of oxalic acid can be reduced to less than 0.3 mol/L for the effective complexation of zirconium, whereas the distribution ratios of actinides(III) and lanthanides(III) are still high for the separation from HAR. Furthermore the maximum loading of lanthanides (e.g. Nd) can be significantly increased by adding TBP to the extractant. However, the extraction of oxalic acid and nitric acid also increased by the addition of TBP, which can lead to problems during back extraction of the loaded extractant. Extraction studies after radio...