Status of the Reactive Extraction as a Method of Separation
Table 2
Extractant/diluent system for the separation of carboxylic acids by reactive extraction: kinetic studies.
SL number
Carboxylic acid
Extractant
Diluent
Parameters
Findings
References
1
Penicillin G
Amberlite LA-2
Kerosene
Agitation speed, interfacial area between two immiscible solutions, pH of aqueous phase, initial carrier, and penicillin G concentration
A rate equation for the mass transfer was proposed with the forward and backward rate constants as = 1.64 L3 mol−2 s−1 and = 6.56 × 10−5 L s−1, respectively