Solvent extraction of metals: Role of ionic liquids and microfluidics

MR Asrami, NN Tran, KDP Nigam, V Hessel - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microfluidic technology has attracted great interest across industry and academia. Its
engineering characteristics, through miniaturization, can enhance mass-and heat transfer …

Critical elements: opportunities for microfluidic processing and potential for ESG-powered mining investments

TNQ Le, QD Tran, NN Tran, C Priest, W Skinner… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Critical minerals are those minerals containing elements, typically metals, and element
allotropes which play an irreplaceable role in the ongoing revolution in technology and …

Synthesis and applications of surface-modified magnetic nanoparticles: Progress and future prospects

B García-Merino, E Bringas, I Ortiz - Reviews in Chemical …, 2022 - degruyter.com
The growing use of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) demands cost-effective methods for their
synthesis that allow proper control of particle size and size distribution. The unique …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of continuous-flow micro-reactors with curved geometries. Experimental and numerical analysis

C Fernández-Maza, M Fallanza, L Gómez-Coma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges in the design of micro-devices, when very fast reactions are
carried out, is to overcome the limited performance due to the poor mixing efficiency of the …

Robust system for the regenerative capture of aqueous pollutants with continuously synthesized and functionalized magnetic nanoparticles

B García-Merino, E Bringas, I Ortiz - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the design of efficient technologies for the detection and separation of
environmental pollutants from aqueous solutions continues to be a challenge to the …

Continuous-flow separation of magnetic particles from biofluids: how does the microdevice geometry determine the separation performance?

C González Fernández, J Gómez Pastora, A Basauri… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of functionalized magnetic particles for the detection or separation of multiple
chemicals and biomolecules from biofluids continues to attract significant attention. After …

[HTML][HTML] Tailored Euler-Lagrange modelling of microfluidic Solid/Liquid reactive separations

G González-Lavín, B García-Merino… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro-and nano-sized particles display an outstanding performance in the selective capture
or release of molecules after the target species is contacted. Microfluidics can hugely benefit …

A variational applied approach for Cr (III) removal by YY shaped microchannel; Experimental and CFD simulation studies

MJ Lashaki, S Movahedirad… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing importance of metal separation methods and the shortcomings of conventional
solvent extraction techniques, such as high energy consumption, long operation times, and …

Investigation of two-phase flow in a hydrophobic fuel-cell micro-channel

N Ibrahim-Rassoul, EK Si-Ahmed, A Serir, A Kessi… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a quantitative visualization study and a theoretical analysis of two-
phase flow relevant to polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) in which liquid …

Separation efficiency of parallel flow microfluidic extractors with transport enhanced by electric field

M Přibyl - Separation and Purification Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Parallel flow microfluidic contactors employing systems of two aqueous phases for the
separation of antibiotics, their intermediates or other solutes are investigated in this report. A …