Liquid extraction is a unit operation to recover or separate substances with a close boiling point, which are temperature sensitive or ionic species. The latter can be recovered via complex formation in reactive extraction processes. 25% of primary copper production is based on this technology.
The purpose of this university course, which is aimed at PhD students or young professionals in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, is to exemplify key extraction techniques (column design, phase separation) and to obtain a fundamental understanding in economically effective process steps.
