Apparatus for liquid-liquid extraction
US4277445A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D11/0457
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A multistage liquid-liquid extraction apparatus of the mixer-settler type, which is especially suited for performing liquid-liquid extractions accompanied by the formation of a solid phase, comprises a vessel the side-wall of which defines a cylinder or a regular polygonal body, the vessel being divided by means of radial partitions into sectors, each sector comprising a mixer and a settler, and the mixers and the settlers being located near the side-wall of the vessel. The agitators of the mixers are constituted by pumping turbines; the outlets of the mixers are constituted by weirs located near the side-wall of the vessel; means are provided for making the mixed liquids, discharged at the outlet of the mixers, flow by gravity towards a zone near the axis of the vessel; and the bottom of the vessel is inclined towards the axis of the vessel so as to define a reversed cone or pyramid.
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