Description

This Liquid-Liquid Extraction Unit is
designed to demonstrate the principles and
operation of liquid-liquid extraction and
solvent recovery processes. The mobile unit
consists of an extraction system and a
solvent recovery system.
This unit consists of:
• Extraction and distillation columns
• Feed and solvent tanks
• Extract and raffinate tanks
• Reboiler
• Distillate tank
• Feed metering pumps
• Condenser
Experimental capabilities:
• Mass balance study
• Effect of feed flow rates on extraction efficiency
• Hydrodynamics of liquid-liquid systems
• Effect of solvent to feed ratio on extraction efficiency
• Effect of organic and aqueous phase as continuous
phase
• Determination of number of theoretical plates