Electrocoalescence of emulsions in raffinate from the solvent extraction phase under AC electrical fields

Raffinate is an aqueous acid phase with low copper content obtained in the solvent extraction phase (SX). This solution, which drags a significant amount of the organic phase that forms an oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion, is recycled back to the leaching phase as an irrigation solution. In addition, the...

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Main Authors: Julio Valenzuela-Elgueta, Manuel Cánovas, Antonio García, Ramón Zárate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785419314012