McCabe-Thiele diagrams leaching

McCabe-Thiele diagrams can also be used for leaching if flow rates are close to constant. If flow rates are not constant, curved operating lines can be constructed on the McCabe-Thiele diagram with the... [Pg.591]

There are two types of extraction processes, namely, leaching where solids are extracted and liquid-liquid extraction. The commonly used leaching equipment is the extraction battery where counter current flow is established resulting in a number of extracting stages. This can be modeled as equilibrium process. The McCabe-Thiele procedure can be used to model this process. In liquid-liquid extraction, ternary diagrams and tie lines are used to determine the extent of extraction. Batch extractive distillation is a commonly used extractive method for liquid-liquid extraction. [Pg.103]