A técnica da transformada integral na modelagem e simulação de processos de separação de metais por membranas difusivas poliméricas

Abstract

The Generalized Integral Transform Technique (GITT) was used in the analysis of the metal extraction process with flat and tubular membranes. For the study of flat membrane, we analyzed the extraction of metals cadmium, Cd (II), gold, Au (III) and palladium, Pd (II) in polymeric diffusive membrane with Aliquat 336/PVC and the equations of chemical species were solved by the GITT methodology. In a second study, the Coupled Integral Equations Approach (CIEA) was used to analyze the same problem. In the study of hollow-fiber tubular membrane, the GITT methodology was also utilized for analyzing the influence of transport conditions for the solute of interest at the interface fluid and membrane phases of a mass separation process in tubular membranes as a function of the governing parameters of the problem. In this type of extraction, liquid extractants are used in the pores of the fiber membrane to facilitate the separation of the mass. In both studies, comparisons were made with those results from the literature demonstrating the potential of this technique in dealing with problems of such natures.