Mixer-settler extractor - Liquid / Liquid

Country:
Belgium

Instruments:
Pilodist PILOEX 250 SR

Project:

Mixer-Settler extraction

The mixer-settler apparatus is primarily designed for studying liquid-liquid-extraction processes and was installed in a learning/research environment. The target component (A) is extracted from the feed (A+B) by a solvent (S). The advantage of the mixer-settler apparatus is a high efficiency of the exchange stages.

Liquid-liquid extraction

Liquid-liquid extraction is favorable as a process when it comes to separation of very heat sensitive products, substances which are non-volatile (i.e. they exhibit very low vapor pressures), show azeotropes, have very close boiling points or show other limitations that impede distillation as a separation technology.