Application of pseudo emulsion based hollow fiber strip dispersion for the extraction of p nitrophenol from aqueous solutions
ABSTRACT The extraction of p nitrophenol (PNP) from aqueous solutions through a pseudo emulsion hollow fiber strip dispersion (PEHFSD) system was conducted in a microporous hydrophobic polypropylene hollow fiber membrane contactor. For the optimization of the process variables, face centered central composite design (FCCD) has been used. It was observed that initial feed concentration, carrier composition and stripping phase concentration were the three FCCD factors, which influenced the nitrophenol extraction. Using the optimized process conditions for the separation of PNP, experiments were also performed for the separation of other nitrophenols through PEHFSD system. By the FCCD design and analysis, almost 99% extraction of all three nitrophenols was achieved at optimum conditions. A mass transfer model was also developed and aqueous and membrane resistances were evaluated as 196.46 s cm 1 and 50.14 s cm 1, respectively.
Environmental technology