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Solid Liquid
ExtractionPrepared by Dr.Nagwa El-Mansy
Chemical Engineering Department
Cairo University
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Solid-Liquid Extraction
Solid liqid e!traction"leaching# means the removalo$ a
constitent $rom a mi!tre o$ solids by bringing the
solid material into contact with a liqid solvent thatdissolves this particlar constitent.
Applications:-
%- leaching o$ soybean oil $rom &a'ed soybeans with
he!ane.(- )eaching o$ sgar $rom sgar beets with hot
water.
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*- Prodction o$ vegetable oils with organic solvents
sch as he!ane + acetone and ether by e!traction
the oilpeants + soybeans+ sn&ower seeds+ cotton seeds
and
halibt livers.
,- Solble tea is prodced by water leaching o$ tea)eaves.
- old is leached $rom its ore sing an aqeos
sodim cyanide soltion.
/- E!traction o$ copper o!ide $rom low grade oreswith
dilte 0(S1,acid.
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Mechanism of leaching:-
E!traction involves two steps which are2-
%- Contacting step2- o$ solvent and the material to be3reated+ so as to trans$er solble constitent to the
Solvent.
(- Separation step2- o$ the soltion $ormed $rom the
relatively e!hasted solids.3he above two steps may be condcted in separate
Eqipment or in one and the same eqipment.
Soltion reslting $rom separation step is termed
1ver&ow+ Solids le$t over are termed Under&ow.
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E!traction 3erminology2-
%-Contacting Step2-
4asically it5s a mass trans$er step + it aims attrans$erring
3he solble constitent $rom the solid phase into the
liqid phase by di6sion and dissoltion.
3he solte is 7rst dissolved $rom the sr$ace o$ the
solid+ then passes into the main body o$ the soltion by
di6sion.
3his process may reslt in the $ormation o$ pores in the
solid material which e!poses $resh"new# sr$aces tosbseqent solvent penetration to sch sr$aces.
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8n ideal contacting "mi!ing# stage yields a prodct in
3hermodynamic Eqilibrim9 No mass trans$er.
No heat trans$er. No momentm
trans$er.
:hy its di;clt to reach an ideal stage behavior+
thermodynamic eqilibrim than the solbility in the solvent+
so the reali?ation o$ an ideal stage needs rather longtimes i$ the operations is carried ot batch wise or an
E!cessively large apparats i$ the operation is continos.
How to increase the rate of mass transfer?
%- @ncrease the agitation speed+ thic'ness o$ the bondary
)ayer decreases.
(- 8s the temperatre increase+ the solbility increase+
0ence+ the di6sion increases + the viscosity decreases
leading to decrease in the 7lm thic'ness + hence the pore
resistance decreases.
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*-Si?e redction o$ solid to increase the e!posed mass
trans$er area.
(-Separation step2-
3his is a momentm trans$er step that can be carried
ot by "settling or 7ltration#.
Calclations2-
3he design problem o$ calclating nmber o$theoretical stages reqire simltaneos soltion o$
material balance and eqilibrim relations.
:e have three component system2-
%- solte "8#(- @nert solid"4#
*- Solvent "S#
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Aepresenting the three component systemon right
angle triangle2-
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Addition of two streams:-
AP AQ AR
BP BQ BR
SP SQ SR
P + Q = R
P x + Q x = R x
P x + Q x = R x
P x + Q x = R xBy using lever arm principle,
the length and amounts
are calculated as follows!PR Q a
= =RQ P "
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Sutraction of two streams:-
A# A$ A%
B# B$ B%
S# S$ S%
# ! $ = %
# x ! $ x = % x
# x ! $ x = % x
# x ! $ x = % xBy using lever arm principle,
the length and amounts
are calculated as follows!
#% $ "&= =
$% # a& + "&
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Equilirium !elations:-
8-)ocs o$ nder &ow2-
%-3he mass o$ soltion retainedBnit masso$ inert
insolble solids is obtained e!perimentally
as a $nctiono$ soltion composition 8.3he data is
sally available
in tablar $orm.
"#g solution $ #g solids % &"A'S%$(
)A & " A$ A' S%
.* .%
.*( .(
.* .*
., .,
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(- @n some cases the soltion retainedB'gsolids is
appro!imated constant.i.e independent o$
composition.
3his means that thelocs o$ nder&ow
is a line parallel
to the hypotense.
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*-)ocs is a straight line2-
)ocs between two points " + . # F " .,+
#
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,- GG @b solvent retainedB @b solte-$reesolid2-
( )
( )
S
B
S
A S
S A S A S
S A
S A
S A
A
S= r = '
BS
xA+B+S rB x
A+B+S
x = r' ! ( x + x )
x = r ! r (x + x ) = r ! r x + r x
('+ r) x = r ! r x
r rx = ! x ( *t&s a striaght line euation)
'+ r '+ r
*f x = x ='
*f x =
= =
S
x = '-.
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4- )ocs o$ over&ow2-
8lso the over&ow consists generally o$
soltion only +i.e"solid-$ree or inert-$ree# its locs is2-
%-3he hypotense.
(- @n some cases the over&ow contains %Hsolids and
IH soltion.
4 2 8 J S
% 2 I
!4K 4 B " 8 J 4 J S # K .%
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*- GGG..and the over&ow $rom the 7rststage contains
%H $rom the solids in the $eed.
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@deal E!traction Stage2-
@deal e!traction stage indicates
whether or not we are close
to thermodynamic eqilibrim.
3he ideal stage in leaching is represented as astraight
line going throgh point "4# and ctting the two locs
in !%and y%.
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Methods of *peration "+,pes of contact%:-
-Simple single stage:-
Considering a theoretical e!traction stage where )
with composition !is broght into contact with a
solvent Lhaving composition y . 3he amont )%and
Composition !%o$ the
prodct nder&ow aswell as
the amont L%and
comp. y%
o$ the over&ow are to be
determined.
determ
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' '
' ' ' ' $
$
' ' $
$
$
$
/$B! 0 + 1 = 0 + 1 = $
2$B! 0 x + 1 y = 0 x + 1 y = $ x
x , y , x lies on straight line and x , y , x lies on straight line
y x 0 a = =
x x 1 "
0 0 y x = =0 +1 $ y x
' $ '
' $ '
' ' ' $' '
' ' ' $
a= get a 3 "
a+"
Also!
y x 0 d= =x x 1 c
0 0 y x d= = get 0 31
0 +1 $ x x d+c
=
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$
$
' '
' '
x is the point of intersection
"etween the two straight lines,
2onnect x with (B) to cut thetwo loci in x and y 45o o"tain
the flow rates (amounts 1 , 0 )
apply lever arm principle4
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.- Multi-stage cross current contact:-
'
'
'
' '
' ' ' ' $
$
' ' $
$aterial Balance on first Stage!
/$B! 1 + 0 = 1 + 0 = $
2$B! 1 y + 0 x = 1 y + 0 x = $ x
y , x , x lies on a straight line4
3 y , x , x lies on a s
traight line4
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'
'
$
$ ' '
' '
x is the point of intersection "etween the two straight lines,
connect x with (B) to cut the two loci in x and y 45o o"tain
the flow rates (amounts 1 , 0 ) apply lever arm principle4
$aterial Bal
.
.
.
. .
. . . . $
$
' ' $
ance on second Stage!
/$B! 1 + 0 = 1 + 0 = $
2$B! 1 y + 0 x = 1 y + 0 x = $ x
y , x , x lies on a straight line4
3 y , x , x lies on a straight lin
.
.
$
$ . .
. .
e4
x is the point of intersection "etween the two straight lines4
Again connect x with (B) to cut the two loci in x and y 4
5o o"tain the flow rates (amounts 1 , 0 ) apply lever arm principle
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/- Multi-stage counter current contact:-
Considering a $eed with rate )Dand
composition !D
which is to be treated with a solvent having a
composition ynJ%at a rate o$ LnJ%. 3he weight
$ractionin the U. sholdn5t e!ceed a given vale !n8.
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3o determine the nmber o$ ideal stages reqired to
achieve this e!traction dty se the $ollowing steps2-
3he overall M.4 on the n stages may be written as2-
= ! + ynJ%+ and !nare located $rom the speci7cationso$ the problem.
= !M + !and ynJ%lies on the same straight line where
!M
Divides the distance between !and ynJ%in the ratioo$ LnJ% B ).
n+' ' n
n+' n+' ' ' n n $
/$B! 1 + 0 = 1 + 0 = $
2$B! 1 y + 0 x = 1 y + 0 x = $ x
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M being the sm o$ )nand L%+ the points
!n+!M+y%lies
on one straight line. 0ence y% may belocated by
E!trapolating !n !M to meet the locs o$ the
over&ow.n+' n '
n+' n+' ' '
n+' n
'
5he $4B on each stage can "e written as!
1 ! 0 1 ! 0 = R
Also 1 y ! 0 x = 1 y ! 0 x = R
y , x , R lies on a straight line4
3 y , x , R lies on a straight line4
R is lo
n n
=
' n n+'
' ' . . n n
' ' . .
cated "y extrapolating x y and x y 4
5ie line is drawn "etween y x , y x ,4444444444, y x
"y 6oining ( , x ,y ) , ( , x ,y ) and so on4
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0ondition of in1nite numer of stages:-
3o increase over&ow composition the nmber o$ stages
mst be increased.
the nmber o$ stages
increases till reaching
the ma!imm over&ow
composition "y%ma!#.Steps:-
Connect ynJ%with "4#
3o ct U. locs in ! n min
connect it with !M thene!tend the line to ct 1.
in y %ma!.
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Stage E2cienc,:-
8 deviation between the behavior o$ actal and
3heoretical stages is e!pected.@n theoretical stage2-
"SolventB Solte# 1. K "SolventB Solte# U.
8ctal stage is less e;cient becase2-
%- Slow rates o$ mass trans$er reslting in
nattainment o$ 3.D.E "complete dissoltion# inthe
contact time provided $or the stage.(-3he solte is adsorbed by the solid to a higher
content than the solvent.
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*- 3he pore strctre o$ the solid-solte mi!tre issch
that only a portion o$ the solte is accessible to the
solvent.
0alculation of actual numer of stages:-
8- Constrction when over&ow e;ciency is 'nown2-
3he tie line representingan actal stage passes no
)onger throgh the origin "4#.
n+' n act/47 8
n+' n
y ! y9 = 4:
y ! y
=
Actual change in concentration95heoretical change in concentration
=
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4- Constrction when nder&ow e;ciency is'nown2-
3he tie line representing
an actal stage passes no
)onger throgh the origin "4#.
n!' n act;47 8
n!' n
! x9 = 4:
! x
x
x
=
Actual change in concentration
9 5heoretical change in concentration=
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Solids-free coordinates:-
3he constrction is in general less crowded
than inthe case o$ trianglar diagram. No calclations
are
needed be$ore plotting the eqilibrim
relations +btthe same procedres described be$ore are
$ollowed.
3he amonts o$ varios streams shold bee!pressed
on solid-$ree basis.
Some notes on Aectanglar Diagram System2-
3he abscissa O "wei ht $raction o$ solte on a
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Equilirium !elations:-
5he concentration of inert (B) in the solution mixture
is expressed in %g units!
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Some notes on the diagram!
Pure A = ' , B = , S =
A A B x or y = = , # = A + S A + A + S '
Pure S = ' , A = , B = A B
x or y = = = , # = A + S + ' A + S '
P
= =
+
= =
+
ure B = ' , A = , S =
A B 'x or y = = = , # =
A + S + A + S = =
+
i lid
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8 typical eqilibrim diagram is shown in the$ollowing
igre.
3he lower crve o$ 3vs ,A+ where N K on thea!is+ represents the locs o$ over&ow"where all the
solids has been removed#.
3he pper crve 3vs xA + Aepresents the locs o$
nder&ow.3he tie lines are vertical+ and on !-y diagram+ the
Eqilibrim line is y8K !8
n+' n+'
%g inert solid7or the entering solid feed to "e leached, # =
%g solute A
and x = '4 4 And for pure solvent # = , y = 4
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+,pes of contact:-
"%#Simple Single Stage2-3he application o$ material
balance eqations in connction with sch diagram +
the qantities o$ varios streams shold bee!pressed
on solid-$ree basis.
)K mass o$ $eed.
K "8J4# or "8J4JS#.
)5K mass o$ $eed on solid
ree-basis K "8# or "8JS#.
LK mass o$ solvent K "SJ8#
L5K mass o$ solvent on solid
ree-basis K "SJ8#.
/$B 0 &+ 1 & 0 &+ 1 & $&
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' '
' ' ' ' $
$
' ' $
$
$
/$B! 0 &+ 1 & = 0 &+ 1 & = $&
2$B! 0 &x + 1 & y = 0 &x + 1& y = $& x
x , y , x lies on straight line
and x , y , x lies on straight line
y x 0 & a
= =x x 1 & "
0 & =0 &+1 &
$
' $ '
' $ '
' ' ' $' '
' ' ' $
0 & y x a= = get a 3 "
$ y x a+"
Also!
y x 0 & d= =
x x 1 & c
0 & 0 & y x d= = get 0 &31 &
0 &+1 & $& x x d+c
=
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' '' '
' '
0 A + S B
= (A+S) + B
= 0 & + B
0 A + S B = +
A + S A + S A + S
0 = ' + #0 &
00 & =
' + #1 0
also 1 & = 3 0 &'+# '+ #
= +
=
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Single stage $or the other type o$eqilibrim2-
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*- Mlti-stage conter crrent contact2-
n+' ' n
n+' ' n
n+' n+' ' ' n n $
n+' n ' . '
n+' n+
/$B! 1 + 0 = 1 + 0 = $
1 & + 0 & = 1 & + 0 & = $&
2$B! 1 & y + 0 & x = 1 & y + 0 & x = $& x/perating relations!
1 & ! 0 & 1 & 0 & =1 & ! 0 & R
1 & y
= = =
' n n ' ' . . ' ' R ! 0 &x =1 &y !0 &x = 1 &y ! 0 &x = R x
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Equipments in leaching:-
%- i!ed-bed leaching2-
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i!ed bed leaching is sed in the beet sgar and is also
$or e!traction o$ pharmaceticals $rom bar's and seeds+
and $or other processes.
@n the igre+ the cover is removable so sgar beet
slices can be dmped into the 4ed. 0ot water at Q% to
QQRC &ows into the bed to leach ot the sgar.
3he leached sgar soltion &ows ot the bottom onto
the ne!t tan' in series. 3he top and bottom covers are
removable so that the leached beets can be removed
and a $resh charge added. 8bot IH 1$ the sgar in
the beets is leached.
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(-4ollman bc'et-type e!tractor2-
D lid dd d h i h id
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Dry solids are added at the pper right side to a
Per$orated bas'et or bc'et. 3he solid leached by a
dilte soltion called hal$ miscella.
3he liqid downward throgh the moving bc'etsand
is collected at the bottom as the strong soltion or$ll
miscella.
3he bc'ets moving pward on the le$t are leached
conter crrently by $resh solvent sprayed on thetop
bc'et. 3he wet &as's are dmped as shown in the
igre and removed continosly.
* ild b d
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*-0ildebrandt screw-conveyor e!tractor2-
C i $ h d
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Consists o$ three screw conveyers arrangedin a U
shape.
3he solids are charged at the top rightconveyed
downward+ across the bottom + and then p
the other)eg . 3he solvent &ows conter crrently to
the solid.
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