چكيده به لاتين
In this work, mechanism of metal ions extraction in aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) has been studied. Also for perediction of metal ion extrachtion in such systems, a new approach has been developed. The approach uses the Ex-UNIQUAC model for calculating of activity coefficient. The parameters of the equation were obtained by fitting experimental equilibrium data. The model has been applied for 15 aqueous two phase extraction systems including PEG (with different molecular weights), various salts and metal ions have been modeled. For all systems, parameters of the model were estimated by using an optimization program. Comparison between experimental and calculated tie line data showed mean deviations always lower than 3%, thus indicating a good correlation. Predicted and experimental partition coefficients (D) correlated quite successfully. As can be understood with regard to the values of R2 and RMSE, this model shows a good reliability for the correlation of the partition coefficient of metal ions. The results are satisfactory, with root mean square deviation (%Δw) of the phase–forming components obtained about 2.7% for all studied systems.
Keywords: Aqueous Two Phase system, Extraction, Heavy metal ion, Partition Coefficient, Termodynamic Modeling