Method of extracting and separating gallium by emulsion liquid membrane

Abstract

Provided is method of extracting and separating gallium by emulsion liquid membrane. The method of extracting and separating gallium by emulsion liquid membrane includes preparation of the emulsion liquid membrane, extraction and deextraction. By establishing a proper emulsion liquid membrane system, gallium is selectively extracted from the gallium leaching solution. In the scheme of the present disclosure, chosen factors are optimized through fractional fractorial design and central composite design so as to obtain an optimal processing scheme. The influences of gallium solution/emulsion volume ratio, extractant concentration, H2SO4 concentration, emulsion stirring duration and emulsion stirring speed on the gallium extraction rate are studied, and efficient enrichment of gallium is achieved. Besides, reproducibility of the emulsion liquid membrane is also studied, and after demulsification, the separated oil is used again for experiments, without obvious difference from newly prepared emulsion liquid membrane.

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