title: Counter current "emulsion flow" extractor for continuous liquid-liquid extraction from suspended solutions.
abstract: A single current "emulsion flow" liquid-liquid extraction apparatus has a head with a number of holes from which micrometer-sized droplets of an aqueous phase spout into an organic phase to mix the two liquid phases. For practical use, however, a fatal problem can occur when particulate components in the aqueous phase plug the holes. In the present study, we have succeeded in solving the problem by applying a counter current-type emulsion flow extractor where micrometer-sized droplets of the organic phase are generated.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan. yanase.nobuyuki@jaea.go.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yanase
authors.forename: Hirochika
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naganawa
authors.forename: Tetsushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noro