Section 4.10 Solvent Extraction, SX

Stirred column extractor (Oldshue-Rushton, Scheibel) 304 s/s including motor and variable speed drive. FOB cost 380000 at the product of (height, m) (diameter, m) = 10 with n = 0.66 for the range 0.5-55. L+M = 2.0 L/M = 0.48. 

Centrifuge, continuous extraction, 316 s/s including flexible connedions, explosion-proof motor, variable speed drive, ammeter, tachometer, excluding pumps, starter, flowmeters and control valves. FOB cost 220,000 at aqueous feed rated capacity = 2.2 L/s with n = 0.25 for the range 0.03-2.2 and n = 0.38 for the range 2.2-36. L-i-M = 1.70. L/M = 0.96. 

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