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COUNTERCURRENT SEPARATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

A liquid-liquid extraction process in which the solvent and the process stream in contact with each other flow in opposite directions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Génie chimique
CONT

L'extraction liquide-liquide est un procédé de fractionnement permettant de faire une séparation des constituants d'un mélange homogène suivant leur solubilité relative en présence d'un autre liquide, non ou partiellement miscible. (...) L'extraction à contre-courant permet de mieux utiliser la capacité d'extraction du solvant (...) à cause de l'enrichissement progressif du solvant mis en contact successivement avec des phases de plus en plus concentrées.

Key term(s)
  • séparation à contre-courant

Spanish

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