Solvent extraction–sequential injection without segmentation and phase separation based on the wetting film formed on a Teflon tube wall

The Analyst ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 121 (5) ◽  
pp. 601-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongyi Luo ◽  
Rashed Al-Othman ◽  
Jaromir Ruzicka ◽  
Gary D. Christian
Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Asad Asad ◽  
Masoud Rastgar ◽  
Hadi Nazaripoor ◽  
Mohtada Sadrzadeh ◽  
Dan Sameoto

Hydrogel-facilitated phase separation (HFPS) has recently been applied to make microstructured porous membranes by modified phase separation processes. In HFPS, a soft lithographically patterned hydrogel mold is used as a water content source that initiates the phase separation process in membrane fabrication. However, after each membrane casting, the hydrogel content changes due to the diffusion of organic solvent into the hydrogel from the original membrane solution. The absorption of solvent into the hydrogel mold limits the continuous use of the mold in repeated membrane casts. In this study, we investigated a simple treatment process for hydrogel mold recovery, consisting of warm and cold treatment steps to provide solvent extraction without changing the hydrogel mold integrity. The best recovery result was 96%, which was obtained by placing the hydrogel in a warm water bath (50 °C) for 10 min followed by immersing in a cold bath (23 °C) for 4 min and finally 4 min drying in air. This recovery was attributed to nearly complete solvent extraction without any deformation of the hydrogel structure. The reusability of hydrogel can assist in the development of a continuous membrane fabrication process using HFPS.


2001 ◽  
Vol 447 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 211-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Alonso ◽  
M.J. Almendral ◽  
M.J. Porras ◽  
Y. Curto ◽  
C. Garcı́a de Marı́a

Author(s):  
Jingfang Zhou ◽  
Craig Priest ◽  
Rossen Sedev ◽  
John Ralston ◽  
Arata Aota ◽  
...  

Solvent extraction of copper has been explored in a microfluidic chip (μSX). The transfer efficiency and rate of phase separation in μSX were compared to that achieved using conventional methods (bulk dispersion) both with and without fine silica particles present. Using the microfluidic approach, transfer efficiency was comparable to that achieved in conventional extraction. Phase separation is slow or totally arrested in bulk extraction, while instantaneous phase separation was achieved in μSX, even at high particle concentrations.


1997 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigenori Nakano ◽  
Yongyi Luo ◽  
David Holman ◽  
Jaromir Ruzicka ◽  
Gary D. Christian

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