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Joseph kafumbila

Process Designer

SimSXCu Full Version 2.0

Copyright: 2016 joseph kafumbila


[email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-kafumbila-616a8936

SimSXCu Full Version 2.0


Introduction

SimSXCu Full Version 2.0 is a program to simulate copper solvent extraction configuratio
as the extractant. The principle of this static simulation program is described in the publi
"Simulation of Copper solvent extraction configuration using Microsoft Excel solvers".
Click on the link
Simulation of copper solvent extraction configuration using Microsoft Excel solver

The goal of this publication is to give a simple procedure for designing a static simulat
solvent extraction configuration. This simple procedure will allow designers to quickly h
program for complex configuration or new product that have not yet simulation program
It also will allow plant metallurgists to have a static simulation program for checking pla
static simulation program uses Excel solver program for optimization. Knowledge of the
not sufficient. The book also gives advice that prevents static simulation programs to c
change. This textbook gives the upgrade of the equilibrium line simulation models
Design of copper solvent extraction configurations and the experimental tests.

The specificity of each option

The option "1" is the option which gives the optimum value of the extractant volume perc
organic phase when the values of the others parameters are known. It is used by designe

The option 2 is the option which gives the values of extractant volume percentage, satu
efficiencies when the values of the others parameters are known. It is used by plant meta

The concept of this simulation program is described in the publication called "LIX REAGE
configuration. SimSXCu Full version applies this concept to all configurations of copper s
Click on the link
LIX REAGENT

Use of simulation

SimSXCu Full version 2.0 gives the simulation program of the 18 exiting configurations of
extraction. Each copper solvent extraction configuration is designated by the alphabetica
configuration, there are two options on two Excel worksheets. For each option, there is a
the option on the following worksheet .
On each worksheet (option and option graph), there is a Excel solver program already est
The exiting configurations of coppe solvent extraction are:

A - Series 2Ex1S
B - Series 2Ex2S
C - Series 3Ex1S
D - Series 3Ex2S
E - Series parallel 2Ex1Px1S
F - Series parallel 2Ex1Px2S
G - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex1S
H - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex2S
I - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1S
J - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px2S
K - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px1S
L - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px2S
M - Double series parallel 2Ex2Px1S
N - Doubles series parallel 2Ex2Px2S
O - Optimum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex1S
P - Optimum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex2S
Q - Organic by pass 2Ex2Px1S
R - Organic by pass 2Ex2Px2S

You can design yourself for the others configurations following the procedure described in
"simulation of copper solvent extraction configuration using Microsoft Excel solver"
Option 1

On the option 1 Excel worksheet, the user can only changes data having red color
color are the solver variables and data having green color are the solver constrai

v/v% : extractant volume percentage in the organic phase


AML : Maximum loaded when the free acid concentration in the PLS is zero
ML : Maximum loaded - value of copper concentration in the organic phase in steady stat
SR : saturation ratio - ratio of loaded organic (LO) to Maximum loaded (ML) - this value is
PLS : Pregnant leach solution
O/A : Ratio of organic flow to aqueous flow
Mixer Eff : mixer efficiency
When the red color data are completed

On the Data, in the Analysis group click solver (if the solver command is not availa
the solver add-in).Click Solve. To keep the solution values on the worksheet, in the Solv
click Keep solver solution. the results of solver give the optimum value of extractant volu
The user will moves to the option 1 graph Excel worksheet.

On the Data, in the Analysis group click solver (if the solver command is not availa
the solver add-in).Click Solve. To keep the solution values on the worksheet, in the Solv
click Keep solver solution. The results of solver give the graph of the option 1
Option 2

On the option 2 Excel worksheet, the user can only changes data having red color
color are the solver variables and data having green color are the solver constrai
The value of maximum loaded (ML) comes from the plant lab and the values of others
the plant.
When the red color data are completed

On the Data, in the Analysis group click solver (if the solver command is not availa
the solver add-in).Click Solve. To keep the solution values on the worksheet, in the Solv
click Keep solver solution. The results of solver give plant parameters
The user will moves to the option 2 graph Excel worksheet.

On the Data, in the Analysis group click solver (if the solver command is not availa
the solver add-in).Click Solve. To keep the solution values on the worksheet, in the Solv
click Keep solver solution. the results of solver give the graph of the option 2

Copyright: 2016 Joseph Kafumbila

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
Mef2e
ML
C1Cuor Ext
C2Cuor Ext
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor Str
Set objective

400
2.5
1.60
92
1
92
95
4.141
2.879
30
190
50
98
1.737

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

400
2.50
1.60

m3/h
g/l
g/l

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

400.00 m3/h
4.036 g/l Cu

Lix984N
8.66
4.417
4.386
92.00
90.09
55.81
0.26

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series 2Ex1S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

g/l per 1% extra

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
92.00 %

1.289

g/l Cu

2.824

g/l Cu

0.248
5.068

g/l
g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
95.00 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

1.783

g/l

S1
O/A
8.880
Mixer Ef
98.00 %

electrolyte
g/l

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

45.04 m3/h
30.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

Extraction step
5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
3.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Organic, Cu (g/l)

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor Ext
C2Cuor Ext
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str

400
2.5
1.55
1
4.386
4.145
2.912

C1Cuor Str
SO S1
Set objective

1.742

30
190
50

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

400
2.50
1.55

Lix984N
8.66
4.415
4.39
91.66
88.80
55.22
0.26

SimSXCu ve
Configuration Unknown paramet
Copyright 2016 Jo
jokafumb

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
90.48 %

1.310 g/l Cu

2.830

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
400.00 m3/h
4.020 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
9.009
Mixer Ef
97.44 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series 2Ex1S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

0.280 g/l
4.972 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
92.61 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

44.40 m3/h
30.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

1.800 g/l

Extraction step
5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
Organic,3.00
Cu (g/l)
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

3.50

4.00

4.50

2.50

3.00

4.00

4.50

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
SR
Ratio O/A
Mef1e
Mef2e
ML
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Mefs2
Ratio O/A strip
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
Set objective

400
6.71
2
80
1.1
90
93
8.739
4.635
35
190
50
94
80
3.222
2.390

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
18.93
10.434
10.393
80.00
93.39
68.51
0.30

Sim
Config
Optimum value o
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joka

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

400
6.71
2.00

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E1
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
90.00 %

2.507

g/l Cu

4.494

g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.633
Mixer Ef
94.00 %

3.528

g/l Cu

37.40

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

440.00 m3/h
8.315 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

Comptete data in red color and click on solver

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - series 2Ex2S
Optimum value of extratant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

0.444 g/l
11.650 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
93.00 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

2.618

g/l

S2

Mixer Ef
80.00 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

167.10 m3/h
35.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

7.00

8.00

8.00

9.00

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
Ratio O/A
ML
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A strip
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
SO S1
SO S2
Set objective

700
6.8
1.96
1.07
10.500
8.943
4.745

35
190
50
3.251
2.410

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
19.10
10.539
10.50
81.54
93.68
69.75
0.31

Sim
Config
Unknown
Copyright
joka

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

700
6.80
1.96

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E1
O/A
1.07
Mixer Ef
91.17 %

2.600 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.512
Mixer Ef
93.44 %

3.600 g/l Cu

4.624

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

746.67 m3/h
8.562 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

Comptete data and click on solver

37.54

g/l Cu

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - series 2Ex2S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

0.430 g/l
11.770 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
94.40 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

2.590 g/l

S2

Mixer Ef
84.85 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

297.27 m3/h
35.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

7.00

8.00

8.00

9.00

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
SR
Ratio O/A
Mef1e
Mef2e
Mef3e
ML
C1Cuor Ext
C2Cuor Ext
C3Cuor Ext
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor Str
Set objective

400
2.5
1.55
92
1
92
94
97
4.423
3.144
2.088
30
190
50
98
1.837

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

AML

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

400
2.50
1.55

Lix984N
9.21
4.722
4.691
92.00
97.15
56.28
0.26

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
92.00 %

1.265

g/l Cu

3.081

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
400.00 m3/h
4.316 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series 3Ex1S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

E2

Mixer Ef
94.00 %

0.266

g/l Cu

2.082

g/l Cu

E3

Mixer Ef
97.00 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

S1
O/A
8.235
Mixer Ef
98
%
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

48.57 m3/h
30.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

0.071
5.293

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
1.887

g/l

Extraction step
5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
Organic,
3.00Cu (g/l)
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

3.50

4.00

4.50

5.00

2.50

3.00

.00

4.50

5.00

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor Ext
C2Cuor Ext
C3Cuor Ext
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
SP Cu
SPAc

400
2.5
1.55
1
4.700
4.443
3.187
2.104

AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor Str
SO S1
Set objective

50

30
190

1.843

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

AML

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

400
2.50
1.55

Lix984N
9.22
4.731
4.70
92.09
97.12
56.10
0.26

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
91.23 %

1.300 g/l Cu

3.128

Loaded Organic
400.00 m3/h
4.328 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

g/l Cu

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series 3Ex1S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

E2

Mixer Ef
94.58 %

0.270 g/l Cu

2.098

E3

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
97.10 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

S1
O/A
8.237
Mixer Ef
97.71 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

48.56 m3/h
30.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

0.072 g/l
5.292 g/l

Stripped Organic
1.900 g/l

Extraction step
5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
Organic,
3.00Cu (g/l)
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

3.50

4.00

4.50

5.00

2.50

3.00

00

4.50

5.00

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
SR
Ratio O/A
Mef1e
Mef2e
Mef3e
ML
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Mef2s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
Set objective

400
12
1.55
92
1.5
92
94
97
10.815
7.837
4.243
35
180
50
95
85
3.684
2.734

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

AML

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
20.67
11.493
11.477
92.00
95.39
72.27
0.37

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

400
m3/h
12.00 g/l
1.55 g/l

E1
O/A
1.50
Mixer Ef
92.00 %

7.590

g/l Cu

7.619

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
600.00 m3/h
10.559 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.966
Mixer Ef
95.00 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

4.028

37.16

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series 3Ex2S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

E2

Mixer Ef
94.00 %

2.467

g/l Cu

4.204

g/l Cu

E3

Mixer Ef
97.00 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

g/l Cu

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
85.00 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

305.23 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

0.554 g/l
19.181 g/l

Stripped Organic
2.928

g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

14.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
Ratio O/A
ML
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
SO S1
SO S2
Set objective

400
12
1.55
1
16.800
15.859
11.448
5.971

35
180
50
5.247
3.904

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
29.22
16.823
16.80
92.26
95.83
74.19
0.39

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

400
m3/h
12.00 g/l
1.55 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
92.45 %

7.600 g/l Cu

11.100 g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

400.00 m3/h
15.500 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.304
Mixer Ef
97.54 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series 3Ex2S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

E2

Mixer Ef
93.73 %

5.500 g/l Cu

36.96

g/l Cu

2.400 g/l Cu

5.900

g/l Cu

E3

Mixer Ef
96.41 %

S2

Mixer Ef
94.01 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

306.67 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

0.500 g/l
19.263 g/l

Stripped Organic
Cu

4.000 g/l

Extraction step
18.00
16.00
14.00
12.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
0.00

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

14.00

16.00

18.00

12.00

14.00

16.00

18.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
Mef2e
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Mef3e
C3Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
Set objective

400
7
2.00
80
1.5
92
95
9.103
5.815
200
3.5

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

4.00
97

0.000
0.000

4.568
35
190
50
98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.339

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
20.00
11.085
11.043
80.00
92.14
93.07
60.96
0.27

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

400
m3/h
7.000 g/l
2.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.5
Mixer Ef
92.00 %

2.374

g/l Cu

5.751

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
600.00 m3/h
8.835 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series parallel 2Ex1Px1S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

PLS2
Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

0.550 g/l
11.933 g/l

flow
Cu

200
m3/h
3.500 g/l

Acid

4.000 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
95.00 %

4.535

E3
O/A
3.00
Mixer Ef
97
%

g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.785
Mixer Ef
98
%
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

215.43 m3/h
35.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

Raffinate2
Cu
0.243
Acid

9.016

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
Cu

3.449

g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

Colum
nC

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

Colum
nC

7.00

8.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 1
C3Cuor
ML

140
3.74
0.74
1.29
15.200
12.369
9.976
180
3.74
0.74
9.434

Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
SO S1
Set objective

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

35
180.3
50
4.867

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
26.67
15.216
15.20
78.26
91.98
89.30
50.40
0.22

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.740 g/l

E1
O/A
1.29
Mixer Ef
80.60 %

1.200 g/l Cu

9.927

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
180.60 m3/h
11.896 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 1,0


Configuration - Series parallel 2Ex1Px1S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

PLS2
Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

0.300 g/l
6.038 g/l

flow
Cu

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l

Acid

0.740 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
93.34 %

9.229

E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
94.21 %

g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.502
Mixer Ef
85.30 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

72.19 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.30 g/l

Raffinate2
Cu
0.400 g/l
Acid

5.884

g/l

Stripped Organic
Cu

5.900 g/l

Extraction step
16.00

14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic,
Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00
Colum
nC

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

10.00

12.00

14.00

Colum
nC

00

3.50

4.00

12.00

14.00

PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
SR
Ratio O/A
Mef1e
Mef2e
ML
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
PLS flow
PLS Cu
PLS Ac
Mef3e
C1Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Mef2s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor
C1Cuor
Set objective

140
3.74
0.90
80
1.29
82.74
97.31
9.035
6.723
180
3.74
0.90
97.02
6.028
30
180.3
43.5
98
88.24
3.187
2.343

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

140
3.74
0.90

Lix984N
19.54
10.807
10.790
80.00
93.49
93.01
71.56
0.32

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E1
O/A
1.29
Mixer Ef
82.74 %

1.249

g/l Cu

6.701

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
180.60 m3/h
8.632 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.185
Mixer Ef
98
%
Advance electrolyte
Cu

43.50 g/l

3.296

31.84

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series parallel 2Ex1Px2S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.243
6.285

g/l
g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

180
3.74
0.90

E2

Mixer Ef
97.31 %

g/l Cu

g/l Cu

5.922

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
97.02 %

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
88.24 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

82.64 m3/h
30.00 g/l
180.30 g/l

Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

0.261
6.257

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
Cu

2.455

g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00

Colum
nC

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

Colum
nC

3.50

4.00

.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
C3Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
SO S1
SO S2
Set objective

140
3.74
0.90
1.29
11.200
9.349
7.063
180
3.74
0.90
6.366

30
180.3
43.5
3.409
2.549

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

140
3.74
0.90

Lix984N
20.21
11.217
11.20
79.42
91.98
91.98
68.52
0.30

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E1
O/A
1.29
Mixer Ef
80.66 %

1.300 g/l Cu

7.004

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
180.60 m3/h
8.895 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.215
Mixer Ef
83.76 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

43.50 g/l

4.300

33.32

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Series parallel 2Ex1Px2S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.300 g/l
6.198 g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

180
3.74
0.90

E2

Mixer Ef
92.87 %

g/l Cu

g/l Cu

6.229

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
96.13 %

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
85.68 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

81.54 m3/h
30.00 g/l
180.30 g/l

Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

0.300 g/l
6.198 g/l

Stripped Organic
Cu

2.800 g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00

Colum
nC

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

Colum
nC

3.50

4.00

.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
Mef3e
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2

180
3.74
0.87
80
1
93
97
10.418
140
3.74

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

PLS Ac 2
Mef2e
C2Cuor

0.87
95
7.446

0.000
0.000
0.000

C3Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor
Set objective

4.694
30
180
45
98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.774

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
22.74
12.769
12.751
80.00
97.88
90.67
61.74
0.28

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
93.00 %

7.307

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

180.00 m3/h
10.201 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex1S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

0.847

Raffinate2
Cu
0.349
Acid
6.092

g/l
g/l

g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.286
Mixer Ef
95.00 %

E3

4.670

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
97.00

S1
O/A
2.382
Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

75.58 m3/h
30.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

1Px1Ex1S
entage

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

0.079
6.508

g/l
g/l

%
Stripped Organic
Cu

3.902

g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00Cu (g/l)
Organic,
8.00

6.00
Colum
nC

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

Colum
nC

3.50

4.00

.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
C2Cuor
C3Cuor

180
3.74
0.87
1
13.100
10.553
140
3.74
0.87
7.409
4.649

ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor
SO S1
Set objective

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

30
180
45
3.862

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
23.31
13.118
13.10
79.67
97.86
95.45
61.67
0.28

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
96.32 %

7.397

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

180.00 m3/h
10.437 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex1S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

Raffinate2
Cu
0.170 g/l
Acid
6.368 g/l

0.700 g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.286
Mixer Ef
99.57 %

E3

4.620

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
95.57

S1
O/A
2.330
Mixer Ef
97.91 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

77.24 m3/h
30.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

1Px1Ex1S

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

0.080 g/l
6.506 g/l

%
Stripped Organic
Cu

4.000 g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00
Colum
nC

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

Colum
nC

3.50

4.00

.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
Mef3e
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2

180
3.74
0.87
80
1
97.93
96.75
9.243
140
3.74

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

PLS Ac 2
Mef2e
C2Cuor

0.87
99.72
6.101

0.000
0.000
0.000

C2Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Mef2s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
Set objective

3.316
31.1
175
44.4
98
91.36

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.491
2.610

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
20.66
11.489
11.473
80.00
98.50
96.19
70.62
0.31

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra
PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
97.93 %

6.094

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
180.00 m3/h
9.178 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.052
Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

44.40 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex2S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
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140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

0.655

Raffinate2
Cu
0.143
Acid
6.410

g/l
g/l

g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.286
Mixer Ef
99.72 %

3.605

g/l Cu

32.96

g/l Cu

E3

3.296

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
96.75 %

S2

Mixer Ef
91.36 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

87.72 m3/h
31.10 g/l
175.00 g/l

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

0.056
6.543

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
Cu

2.696

g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00

Colum
nC

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

Colum
nC

3.50

4.00

00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
C2Cuor
C3Cuor

180
3.74
0.87
1
11.800
9.535
140
3.74
0.87
6.401
3.620

ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
SO S1
SO S2
Set objective

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

31.1
175
44.4
3.695
2.802

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
21.20
11.817
11.80
80.27
98.40
95.99
68.33
0.31

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
98.01 %

6.392

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

180.00 m3/h
9.472 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.055
Mixer Ef
84.34
Advance electrolyte
Cu

44.40 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex2S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

Raffinate2
Cu
0.150 g/l
Acid
6.399 g/l

0.660 g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.286
Mixer Ef
99.70 %

4.600 g/l Cu

34.39
%

g/l Cu

E3

3.600

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
96.74

S2

Mixer Ef
88.99 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

87.59
31.10
175.00

1Px1Ex2S

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

0.060 g/l
6.537 g/l

%
Stripped Organic
Cu

m3/h
g/l
g/l

3.000 g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00
Colum
nC

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

Colum
nC

3.50

4.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2

10.891
250
1

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

PLS Ac 2
Mef2e
C2Cuor
PLS flow 3

0.84
96
10.145
500

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

1
0.84
97
8.139
35
190
45
98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

PLS Cu 3
PLS Ac 3
Mef3e
C3Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
Set objective

100
1
0.84
80
1.1
95

3.560

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Extraction recovery3
Stripping recovery

Net transfer

100
m3/h
1.000 g/l
0.840 g/l

Lix984N
24.12
13.623
13.561
80.00
86.86
90.34
94.61
65.84
0.30

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%

PLS2

g/l per 1% extra

flow
Cu
Acid

Raffinate1
Cu
0.131
Acid
2.178

E1
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
95.00 %

g/l
g/l

10.059 g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
110.00 m3/h
10.849 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
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250
m3/h
1.000 g/l
0.840 g/l
PLS3
Raffinate2
Cu
0.097
Acid
2.231

E2
O/A
0.440
Mixer Ef
96.00 %

flow
Cu
Acid

g/l
g/l

8.006

500
m3/h
1.000 g/l
0.840 g/l

E3
O/A
0.220
Mixer Ef
97.00 %

g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.400
Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

78.57 m3/h
35.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

Raffinate3
Cu
0.054
Acid
2.297

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
Cu

3.706

g/l

Extraction step
16.00

14.00

12.00
Organic,
Cu (g/l)
10.00

8.00

6.00

4.00

PLS1
PLS2

2.00

0.00
0.00

PLS3

0.20

0.40

0.60

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

0.80

1.00

1.20

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

9.00

10.00

11.00

12

PLS1
PLS2
PLS3

1.00

1.20

9.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
C2Cuor
PLS flow 3
PLS Cu 3
PLS Ac 3
C3Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
SO S1
Set objective

100
1
0.84
1.1
13.600
10.927
250
1
0.84
10.184

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

500
1
0.84
8.182

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

35
190
45

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.573

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Extraction recovery3
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
24.18
13.662
13.60
79.98
86.00
90.20
94.50
65.52
0.29

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%

%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

100
m3/h
1.000 g/l
0.840 g/l

Raffinate1
Cu
0.140 g/l
Acid
2.164 g/l

E1
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
94.07 %

10.095 g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

110.00 m3/h
10.877 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

250
m3/h
1.000 g/l
0.840 g/l
PLS3
flow
Cu
Acid

Raffinate2
Cu
0.098 g/l
Acid
2.229 g/l

E2
O/A
0.440
Mixer Ef
95.88 %

8.045

500
m3/h
1.000 g/l
0.840 g/l

E3
O/A
0.220
Mixer Ef
96.91

g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.403
Mixer Ef
97.57 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

78.40 m3/h
35.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

Px1S

Raffinate3
Cu
0.055 g/l
Acid
2.295 g/l

%
Stripped Organic
Cu

3.750 g/l

Extraction step
16.00

14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00
PLS1
PLS2

4.00

PLS3
2.00

0.00
0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

0.80

1.00

1.20

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

9.00

10.00

11.00

12

PLS1
PLS2
PLS3

1.00

1.20

9.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2

150
2.5
0.84
80
2
95
8.984
300

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Mef2e
C2Cuor
PLS flow 3

2.5
0.84
96
7.985
400

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

PLS Cu 3
PLS Ac 3
Mef3e
C3Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Mef2s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
Set objective

2.5
0.84
97
5.765
35
190
45
98
85

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.015
2.405

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Extraction recovery3

Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
20.16
11.183
11.162
80.00
82.99
88.99
94.58
71.84
0.32

150
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
PLS2
%
g/l per 1% extra

Raffinate1
Cu
0.425
Acid
4.035

E1
O/A
2.00
Mixer Ef
95.00 %

flow
Cu
Acid

g/l
g/l

7.892

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
300.00 m3/h
8.929 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.559
Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px2S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

300
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l
PLS3
Raffinate2
Cu
0.275
Acid
4.266

E2
O/A
1.000
Mixer Ef
96.00 %

3.133

g/l Cu

35.96

g/l Cu

flow
Cu
Acid

g/l
g/l

5.667

400
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

E3
O/A
0.750
Mixer Ef
97.00 %

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
85.00 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

192.44 m3/h
35.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

Raffinate3
Cu
0.136
Acid
4.481

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
Cu

2.515

g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00
PLS1
PLS2

2.00

PLS3

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10

PLS1
PLS2
PLS3

2.50

3.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
C2Cuor
PLS flow 3
PLS Cu 3
PLS Ac 3
C3Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
SO S1
SO S2
Set objective

150
2.5
0.84
2
11.000
8.979
300
2.5
0.84

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

7.967
400
2.5
0.84
5.747

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

35
190
45
2.982
2.377

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Extraction recovery3
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
19.89
11.021
11.00
81.36
84.00
89.60
94.80
72.07
0.32

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%

%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

150
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

Raffinate1
Cu
0.400 g/l
Acid
4.074 g/l

E1
O/A
2.00
Mixer Ef
97.28 %

7.900

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

300.00 m3/h
8.950 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.550
Mixer Ef
97.69
Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px2S
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

300
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l
PLS3
Raffinate2
Cu
0.260 g/l
Acid
4.290 g/l

E2
O/A
1.000
Mixer Ef
97.08 %

3.120 g/l Cu

35.96
%

g/l Cu

flow
Cu
Acid

5.660

400
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

E3
O/A
0.750
Mixer Ef
97.31

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
83.49 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

193.50
35.00
190.00

Px2S

Raffinate3
Cu
0.130 g/l
Acid
4.490 g/l

%
Stripped Organic
Cu

m3/h
g/l
g/l

2.500 g/l

Extraction step

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00
PLS1
PLS2

2.00

PLS3
0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10

PLS1
PLS2
PLS3

2.50

3.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A str
Mef1e
Mef3e
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Mef2e
Mef4e
C2Cuor
C3Cuor
C4Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor
Set objective

180
5
0.87
90
1
92
96
9.957
140
2

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

0.87
94
98

0.000
0.000
0.000

7.016
5.612
3.609
31.1
175
44.4
98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.334

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
19.54
10.805
10.794
90.00
94.25
98.96
64.36
0.32

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
5.000 g/l
0.870 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
92.00 %
Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

180.00 m3/h
9.714 g/l Cu

6.927

g/l Cu

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Interlaced 1Ex1
Optimum value of extractant volum
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PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

140
m3/h
2.000 g/l
0.870 g/l
0.206
2.213

g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.286
Mixer Ef
94.00 %

E3

5.531

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
96.00

S1
O/A
2.127
Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

g/l Cu

44.40 g/l

mSXCu version 2.0


n - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px1S
of extractant volume percentage
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

Raffinate2
0.287
8.128

g/l
g/l

Cu
Acid

E4

3.606

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

84.62 m3/h
31.10 g/l
175.00 g/l

Raffinate2
0.021
3.918

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
3.462

g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

Colum
nC

1.00

2.00

3.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

um

5.00

6.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
C2Cuor
C3Cuor

180
3.74
0.87
1
15.500
12.519
140
3.74
0.87
9.451
6.691

ML
Raf E1
Raf E3
C4Cuor
Raf E2
Raf E4
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A str
C1Cuor str
SO S1
Set objective

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

6.133

31.1
175
44.4
4.774

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
27.16
15.522
15.50
80.43
97.97
98.21
52.31
0.24

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra
PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
98.34 %

Loaded Organic
180.00 m3/h
12.467 g/l Cu

9.364

g/l Cu

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px
Unknown parameters of the plant
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140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l
0.302 g/l Cu
0.637 g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.286
Mixer Ef
96.85 %

E3

6.690

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
99.85 %

S1
O/A
2.040
Mixer Ef
84.76 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

44.40 g/l

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

ersion 2.0
ced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px1S
ters of the plant
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

Raffinate2
0.076 g/l
6.513 g/l

Cu
Acid

0.067
6.526

E4

6.129

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
97.94 %
Stripped Organic
Cu
5.946

Spent electrolyte
88.25 m3/h
31.10 g/l
175.00 g/l

g/l
g/l

g/l

Extraction step
18.00
16.00
14.00
12.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
Colum
nC

2.00
0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

10.00

12.00

14.00

3.50

4.00

12.00

14.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
Mef3e
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Mef2e
Mef4e
C2Cuor
C3Cuor
C4Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Mef2s
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
Set objective

180
3.74
0.87
80
1
92
96
9.510
140

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.74
0.87
94
98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

6.587
3.837
2.990
35
180
45
98
91.36

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.309
2.655

0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
20.83
11.594
11.578
80.00
97.86
99.02
70.61
0.31

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
92.00 %

6.420

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

180.00 m3/h
9.262 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Interlaced 1Ex1
Optimum value of extractant volum
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PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l
0.375
0.898

g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.286
Mixer Ef
94
%

E3

3.803

S1
O/A
1.529
Mixer Ef
98.00 %

electrolyte
g/l

g/l Cu

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
96.00

3.428

g/l Cu

S2

36.08

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
91.36

mSXCu version 2.0


n - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px2S
of extractant volume percentage
ht 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
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Raffinate1
Cu
0.080
Acid
6.506

Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

g/l
g/l

E4

2.985

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
98
%

Stripped Organic
Cu

%
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

117.73 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

Raffinate2
0.037
6.573

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
2.722

g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00

Colum
nC

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

olum
C

3.50

4.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
C2Cuor

180
3.74
0.87
1
11.800
9.551
140
3.74
0.87
6.420

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

C3Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E3

3.640

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

C4Cuor
Raf E2
Raf E4
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
SO S1
SO S2

3.029

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Set objective

35
180
45
3.449
2.788

0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
21.20
11.817
11.80
80.52
98.40
99.14
69.09
0.31

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l

E1
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
98.40 %

6.414

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

180.00 m3/h
9.501 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Interlaced 1Ex1
Unknow parameters of the
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PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
0.870 g/l
0.148 g/l Cu
0.653 g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.286
Mixer Ef
99.79 %

E3

3.620

S1
O/A
1.523
Mixer Ef
84.80 %

electrolyte
g/l

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
96.77

4.369 g/l Cu

37.18

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
90.58

mSXCu version 2.0


n - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px2S
parameters of the plant
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Raffinate1
Cu
0.060 g/l
Acid
6.537 g/l

Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

E4

3.027

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
97.79 %

Stripped Organic
Cu

%
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

118.15 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

Raffinate2
0.032 g/l
6.580 g/l

Stripped Organic
2.937 g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00
Colum
nC

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

3.50

4.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A ext
Mef1e
Mef2e
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2

140
3.74
2.00
80
1.29
94
97.31

Mef3e
Mef4e
C3Cuor
C4Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
Set objective

97.02
98.02
7.144
3.655
35
190
45
98

9.847
7.565
180
3.74
2.00

3.240

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
21.85
12.220
12.137
80.00
92.07
98.47
65.29
0.29

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
2.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.29
Mixer Ef
94.00 %

0.955

g/l Cu

7.551

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
180.60 m3/h
9.709 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Double series parallel 2Ex2Px1S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.297
7.303

g/l
g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

E2

Mixer Ef
97.31 %

7.040

g/l Cu

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
2.000 g/l

E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
97.02 %

0.338

3.649

S1
O/A
1.577
Mixer Ef
98.00 %

electrolyte
g/l

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

114.49 m3/h
35.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

0
allel 2Ex2Px1S
ume percentage
afumbila
om

Raffinate2
Cu
0.057
Acid
7.671

g/l Cu

g/l Cu

g/l
g/l

E4
O/A
Mixer Ef
98.02 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

3.370

g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00
Colum
nC

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

olum
C

3.50

4.00

.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2

140
3.74
2.00
1.29
12.000
9.777
7.541

C1Cuor
C2Cuor
Raf E3
Raf E4
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
SO S1
Set objective

7.123
3.640

180
3.74
2.00

35
190
45
3.212

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
21.63
12.083
12.00
80.44
90.70
98.45
65.26
0.29

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
2.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.29
Mixer Ef
94.53 %

0.955 g/l Cu

7.493

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

180.60 m3/h
9.652 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

SimSXCu version 1,0


Configuration - Double series parallel 2Ex2
Value of the extractant concentration (v/
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.348 g/l
7.224 g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

E2

Mixer Ef
90.79 %

7.023

g/l Cu

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
2.000 g/l

E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
97.13 %

S1
O/A
1.587
Mixer Ef
97.81 %

Advance electrolyte
45.00 g/l

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

113.76
35.00
190.00

ersion 1,0
eries parallel 2Ex2Px1S
t concentration (v/v%)
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Raffinate2
Cu
0.058 g/l
Acid
7.670 g/l

0.340 g/l Cu

3.634

g/l Cu

E4
O/A
Mixer Ef
98.06 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

m3/h
g/l
g/l

3.353 g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

Colum
nC

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

3.50

4.00

.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
Mef2e
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2

140
3.74
2.00
80
1.29
82.74
97.31

Mef3e
Mef4e
C3Cuor
C4Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Mef2s
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str

97.02
98.02
6.227
2.718
30
180
45
98
98

Set objective

9.146
6.968
180
3.74
2.00

3.357
2.418

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
19.91
11.033
10.957
80.00
91.17
98.83
72.18
0.32

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
2.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.29
Mixer Ef
82.74 %

1.391

g/l Cu

6.945

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
180.60 m3/h
8.766 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Double series parallel 2Ex2Px2S
Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.330
7.251

g/l
g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

E2

Mixer Ef
97.31 %

6.123

S1
O/A
2.371
Mixer Ef
98.00 %

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
2.000 g/l

E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
97.02 %

g/l Cu

3.465

g/l Cu

32.43

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
98.00 %

0.319

2.713

0
allel 2Ex2Px2S
ume percentage
afumbila
om

Raffinate2
Cu
0.044
Acid
7.692

g/l Cu

g/l
g/l

E4
O/A

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
98.02 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

76.18 m3/h
30.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

2.439

g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

Colum
nC

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

3.50

4.00

.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
C3Cuor
C4Cuor
Raf E1
Raf E2
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
SO S1
SO S2
Set objective

140
3.74
2.00
1.29
10.900
9.132
6.964

180
3.74
2.00
6.225
2.719

30
180
45
3.345
2.409

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO
Extraction recovery
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Extractant

Saturation ratio (LO/ML)


Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
19.82
10.975
10.90
80.42
91.18
98.82
72.18
0.32

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

140
m3/h
3.740 g/l
2.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.29
Mixer Ef
83.27 %

1.391 g/l Cu

6.945

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
180.60 m3/h
8.766 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Double series parallel 2Ex2Px2S
Unknown parameters of the plant
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.330 g/l
7.251 g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

E2

Mixer Ef
97.78 %

6.123

S1
O/A
2.371
Mixer Ef
97.81 %

E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Ef
97.10 %

g/l Cu

3.464 g/l Cu

32.43

180
m3/h
3.740 g/l
2.000 g/l

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
97.12 %

0.319

2.713

0
allel 2Ex2Px2S
he plant
afumbila
om

Raffinate2
Cu
0.044 g/l
Acid
7.692 g/l

g/l Cu

E4
O/A

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
98.03 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

76.18 m3/h
30.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

2.439 g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

Colum
nC

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

3.00

3.50

4.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

3.50

4.00

.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
Mef4e
ML
C1Cuor

150
2.5
0.84
80
2
92
98
10.251

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Mef2e

300
2.5
0.84
94

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

C2Cuor
PLS flow 3

9.297
400

0.000
0.000

PLS Cu 3
PLS Ac 3
Mef3e
C3Cuor
C4Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
Set objective

2.5
0.84
96
7.125
3.899
30
190
45
98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

3.530

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Extraction recovery3
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
22.68
12.728
12.704
80.00
98.83
86.55
93.04
63.96
0.29

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%

%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

150
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

E1
O/A
2.00
Mixer Ef
92.00 %
Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

300.00 m3/h
10.163 g/l Cu

9.159

g/l Cu

SimSXCu version 1,0


Configuration - Optimum triple paralle
Optimum value of extractant volum
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PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

300
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l
PLS3
Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

0.492

0.336
4.172

g/l
g/l

flow
Cu

400
m3/h
2.500 g/l

Acid

0.840 g/l

g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.000
Mixer Ef
94.00 %

6.995

g/l Cu

E3
O/A
0.750
Mixer Ef
96.00

S1
O/A
2.308
Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

mSXCu version 1,0


mum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex1S
of extractant volume percentage
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Raffinate3
Cu
Acid

Raffinate1
0.174
4.422

g/l
g/l

Cu
Acid

E4

3.894
%

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

Spent electrolyte
130.01 m3/h
30.00 g/l
190.00 g/l

Raffinate1
0.029
4.645

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
3.663

g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

PLS1

4.00

PLS2
PLS3

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

2.50

3.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

2.50

3.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2

150
2.5
0.84
2
12.900
10.437
300
2.5
0.84

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

C2Cuor
PLS flow 3
PLS Cu 3
PLS Ac 3

9.412
400
2.5
0.84

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

C3Cuor
C4Cuor

7.202
3.974

0.000
0.000

ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
Raf E4
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
SO S1
Set objective

35
180
45
3.621

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Extraction recovery3
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
22.99
12.925
12.90
80.52
98.88
89.60
94.12
63.67
0.29

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%

%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

150
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

E1
O/A
2.00
Mixer Ef
95.46 %
Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

300.00 m3/h
10.387 g/l Cu

9.347

g/l Cu

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Optimum triple paralle
Unknown parameters of th
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PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

300
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l
PLS3
Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

0.260 g/l
4.290 g/l

flow
Cu

400
m3/h
2.500 g/l

Acid

0.840 g/l

0.420 g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.000
Mixer Ef
97.19 %

7.107

g/l Cu

E3
O/A
0.750
Mixer Ef
97.07

S1
O/A
1.512
Mixer Ef
97.74 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

45.00 g/l

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

mSXCu version 2.0


mum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex1S
n parameters of the plant
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[email protected]

Raffinate3
Cu
Acid

Raffinate1
0.147 g/l
4.464 g/l

Cu
Acid

E4

3.970
%

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
97.95 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

Spent electrolyte
198.40 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

Raffinate1
0.028 g/l
4.647 g/l

Stripped Organic
3.774 g/l

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

4.00
PLS1
PLS2

2.00

0.00
0.00

PLS3

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

2.50

3.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext
Mef1e
Mef4e
ML

150
2.5
0.84
85
2
95
98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Mef2e
C2Cuor
PLS flow 3
PLS Cu 3
PLS Ac 3
Mef3e
C3Cuor
C4Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Mef2s
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
Set objective

8.857
300
2.5
0.84
96
7.921
400
2.5
0.84
97
5.765
2.540
35
190
45
98
98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

2.843
2.258

Extractant
v/v%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery 1
Extraction recovery 2
Extraction recocery 3
Stripping recovery
Net tranfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Lix984
18.84
10.379
10.359
85.00
99.01
86.53
93.98
74.20
0.35

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%

%
g/l per 1% extra

150
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

E1
O/A
2.00
Mixer Ef
95.00 %

7.831

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
300.00 m3/h
Cu
8.805 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu
45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Optimum triple paralle
Optimum value of extractant volum
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PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

300
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

Raffinate2
Cu
0.337
Acid
4.171

0.551

PLS3
flow
Cu
Acid

g/l
g/l

400
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.000
Mixer Ef
96.00 %

S1
O/A
1.531
Mixer Ef
98.00 %

5.668

g/l Cu

2.963

g/l Cu

36.06

g/l Cu

E3
O/A
0.750
Mixer Ef
97.00

S2

Mixer Ef
98.00 %

mSXCu version 2.0


mum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex2S
of extractant volume percentage
ht 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate3
Cu
0.150
Acid
4.458

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

g/l
g/l

E4

2.535

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

Spent electrolyte
flow
196.01 m3/h
Cu
35.00 g/l
Acid
190.00 g/l

Raffinate1
0.025
4.652

g/l
g/l

Stripped Organic
2.272

g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00
PLS1
PLS2

2.00

0.00
0.00

PLS3

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10

2.50

3.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext
ML
C1Cuor
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2

150
2.5
0.84
2
10.300
8.850
300
2.5

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

PLS Ac 2
C2Cuor
PLS flow 3
PLS Cu 3
PLS Ac 3
C3Cuor
C4Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
Raf E3
Raf E4
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
SO S1
SO S2
Set objective

0.84
7.916
400
2.5
0.84
5.763
2.540

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

35
190
45
2.832
2.248

Extractant
v/v%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery 1
Extraction recovery 2
Extraction recocery 3
Stripping recovery
Net tranfer

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

Lix984N
18.74
10.320
10.30
85.49
99.00
86.52
94.00
74.20
0.35

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

150
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

E1
O/A
2.00
Mixer Ef
95.69 %

7.831

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
300.00 m3/h
Cu
8.806 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu
45.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration - Optimum triple paralle
Unknow parameters of the
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PLS2
flow
Cu
Acid

300
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l
PLS3
flow
Cu
Acid

Raffinate2
Cu
0.337 g/l
Acid
4.171 g/l

400
m3/h
2.500 g/l
0.840 g/l

0.551 g/l Cu

E2
O/A
1.000
Mixer Ef
96.25 %

S1
O/A
1.530
Mixer Ef
97.81 %

5.668

g/l Cu

2.963 g/l Cu

36.06

E3
O/A
0.750
Mixer Ef
97.07

g/l Cu

S2

Mixer Ef
96.64 %

mSXCu version 2.0


mum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex2S
parameters of the plant
ht 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate3
Cu
0.150 g/l
Acid
4.459 g/l

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

E4

2.535

g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
97.99 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

Spent electrolyte
flow
196.01 m3/h
Cu
35.00 g/l
Acid
190.00 g/l

Raffinate1
0.025 g/l
4.652 g/l

Stripped Organic
2.272 g/l

Extraction step
12.00

10.00

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
6.00

4.00

PLS1
PLS2
PLS3

2.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

2.00

2.50

3.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

7.00

8.00

9.00

10

PLS1

PLS2

PLS3

2.50

3.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext1
Mef1e
Mef2e
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Ratio O/A
Mef1e
Mef2e
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
Set objective

400
6.71
3.00
80
1.1
92
93
11.821
7.687
35
180
50
98
4.444
180
3.4
1.50
1.1
92
93
7.847
4.905

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
25.49
14.473
14.350
80.00
90.72
97.87
60.06
0.27

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

400
m3/h
6.710 g/l
3.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
92.00 %

2.403

g/l Cu

7.565

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow

440.00 m3/h

Cu

11.480 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.175
Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration -Organic bypass 2Ex2Px1
Optimum value of extractant volume perce
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.622 g/l
12.375 g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.400 g/l
1.500 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
93.00 %

5.946

g/l Cu

7.610

g/l Cu

Stripped Organic
flow
Stripped Organic
4.585 g/l Cu

Spent electrolyte
202.27 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

242.00 m3/h

E3
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
92.00

ersion 2.0
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Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

0.400

g/l Cu

4.883

g/l Cu

0.072
6.625

E4
O/A
Mixer Ef
93.00 %
Stripped Organic
flow

198.00

g/l
g/l

m3/h

Extraction step
16.00

14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

Colum
nC

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

9.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

7.00

8.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext1
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A st

400
6.71
3.00
1.1
14.300
11.804
7.683

C1Cuor str
SO S1
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Ratio O/A ext2
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
Raf E1
Raf E2
Set objective

4.431

35
180
50

180
3.4
1.50
1.1
7.846
4.905

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
25.40
14.422
14.30
80.29
90.73
97.88
60.06
0.27

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

400
m3/h
6.710 g/l
3.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
92.38 %

2.403 g/l Cu

7.566

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow

440.00 m3/h

Cu

11.481 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.175
Mixer Ef
97.82 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu

50.00 g/l

Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration -Organic bypass 2Ex2Px1
Unknown parameters of the plant
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.622 g/l
12.376 g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.400 g/l
1.500 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
93.22 %

5.946

g/l Cu

7.610

g/l Cu

Stripped Organic
flow
Stripped Organic
4.585 g/l Cu

Spent electrolyte
202.28 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

242.00 m3/h

E3
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
92.05

ersion 2.0
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Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

0.400 g/l Cu

4.883
%

g/l Cu

0.072
6.625

E4
O/A
Mixer Ef
93.16 %
Stripped Organic
flow

198.00

g/l
g/l

m3/h

Extraction step
16.00

14.00

12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

Colum
nC

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

8.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

9.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

7.00

8.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
SR
Ratio O/A Ext1
Mef1e
Mef2e
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Mef1s

400
6.71
3.00
80
1.1
92
93
10.238
6.161
35
180
50
98

Mef2s
Ratio O/A st
C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Ratio O/A
Mef1e
Mef2e
C1Cuor

3.899
2.918
180
3.4
1.50
1.1
92
93
6.220

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

C2Cuor

3.255

0.000

Set objective

98

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
22.28
12.483
12.377
80.00
91.69
98.38
70.31
0.31

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

400
m3/h
6.710 g/l
3.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
92.00 %

2.453

g/l Cu

6.031

g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.155
Mixer Ef
98.00 %

4.019

g/l Cu

37.32

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

440.00 m3/h
9.901

g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu
50.00 g/l

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration -Organic bypass 2Ex2Px2
Optimum value of extractant volume perce
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
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Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.558 g/l
12.474 g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.400 g/l
1.500 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
93.00 %

4.309

g/l Cu

5.981

g/l Cu

Stripped Organic
flow

S2

242.00 m3/h

Stripped Organic
2.940 g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
98.00 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

204.20 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

E3
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
92.00

ersion 2.0
nic bypass 2Ex2Px2S
tant volume percentage
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Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

0.377

g/l Cu

3.233

g/l Cu

0.055
6.651

E4
O/A
Mixer Ef
93.00 %
Stripped Organic
flow

198.00

g/l
g/l

m3/h

Extraction step Data


PLSCu1 PLSAc1
6.71
3.00
Cuaq
6.71
5.72
4.93
4.11
3.33
2.51
1.93
1.50
1.17
0.92
0.72
0.57
0.45
0.35
0.27
0.21
0.16
0.12
0.09
0.06

v%
22.28

Cor
12.38
12.22
12.02
11.71
11.29
10.67
10.06
9.44
8.82
8.20
7.58
6.96
6.34
5.72
5.11
4.49
3.87
3.25
2.63
2.01

PLSCu2 PLSAc2
3.40
1.50
Cuaq
6.71
2.45
2.45
0.56
0.56
6.71

Cor
9.90
9.90
6.03
6.03
4.31
9.90

Cuaq
3.40
2.62
2.10
1.63
1.23
0.86
0.62
0.46
0.35
0.26
0.20
0.16
0.12
0.09
0.07
0.06
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02

Striping step Data


SPCu
35.00

SPAc
180.00

Cuaq
51.00
50.15
49.30
48.45
47.60

Cor
3.90
3.83
3.77
3.71
3.64

ADCu
50.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Cuaq
50.00
50.00
37.32
37.32
35.00

Cor
9.90
4.02
4.02
2.94
2.94

Cor
12.43
12.27
12.07
11.76
11.34
10.72
10.10
9.48
8.86
8.23
7.61
6.99
6.37
5.75
5.13
4.51
3.88
3.26
2.64
2.02

46.75
45.90
45.05
44.20
43.35
42.50
41.65
40.80
39.95
39.10
38.25
37.40
36.55
35.70
34.85
34.00

3.58
3.52
3.45
3.39
3.33
3.26
3.20
3.14
3.07
3.01
2.94
2.88
2.82
2.75
2.69
2.62

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

50.00

9.90

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

0.00

Cuaq
3.40
0.38
0.38
0.05
0.05
3.40

Cor
5.98
5.98
3.23
3.23
2.94
5.98

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00

Colum
nC

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

6.0

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

tion step

Colum
nC

4.00

5.00

us, Cu (g/l)

ng step

6.00

7.00

8.00

6.00

7.00

ganic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

PLS flow 1
PLS Cu 1
PLS Ac 1
Ratio O/A Ext1
ML
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
ML
Raf E1
Raf E2
SP Cu
SPAc
AD Cu
Ratio O/A st

400
6.71
3.00
1.1
12.300
10.209
6.156

C1Cuor str
C2Cuor str
SO S1
SO S2
PLS flow 2
PLS Cu 2
PLS Ac 2
Ratio O/A Ext2
C1Cuor
C2Cuor
Raf E1

3.882
2.905

35
180
50

180
3.4
1.50
1.1
6.218
3.254

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

Raf E2

0.000

Set objective

0.000

Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery1
Extraction recovery2
Stripping recovery
Net transfer

Lix984N
22.15
12.406
12.30
80.50
91.68
98.38
70.31
0.31

%
g/l Cu
g/l Cu
%
%
%
g/l per 1% extra

PLS1
flow
Cu
Acid

400
m3/h
6.710 g/l
3.000 g/l

E1
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
92.63 %

2.453 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.155
Mixer Ef
97.72 %

4.019 g/l Cu

6.031

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

440.00 m3/h
9.901

g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu
50.00 g/l

37.33

g/l Cu

SimSXCu version 2.0


Configuration -Organic bypass 2Ex2Px2
Unknown parameters of the plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
[email protected]

Raffinate1
Cu
Acid

PLS2
0.558 g/l
12.474 g/l

flow
Cu
Acid

180
m3/h
3.400 g/l
1.500 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
93.26 %

4.308

g/l Cu

5.981

g/l Cu

Stripped Organic
flow

S2

242.00 m3/h

Stripped Organic
2.940 g/l Cu

Mixer Ef
96.84 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

204.19 m3/h
35.00 g/l
180.00 g/l

E3
O/A
1.10
Mixer Ef
92.04

ersion 2.0
nic bypass 2Ex2Px2S
ters of the plant
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Raffinate2
Cu
Acid

0.377 g/l Cu

3.233
%

g/l Cu

0.055
6.651

E4
O/A
Mixer Ef
93.10 %
Stripped Organic
flow

198.00

g/l
g/l

m3/h

Extraction step Data


PLSCu1 PLSAc1
6.71
3.00
Cuaq
6.71
5.72
4.93
4.11
3.33
2.51
1.93
1.50
1.17
0.92
0.72
0.57
0.45
0.35
0.27
0.21
0.16
0.12
0.09
0.06

v%
22.15

Cor
12.30
12.15
11.94
11.63
11.22
10.61
9.99
9.38
8.76
8.15
7.53
6.92
6.30
5.69
5.07
4.46
3.84
3.23
2.61
2.00

PLSCu2 PLSAc2
3.40
1.50
Cuaq
6.71
2.45
2.45
0.56
0.56
6.71

Cor
9.90
9.90
6.03
6.03
4.31
9.90

Cuaq
3.40
2.62
2.10
1.63
1.23
0.86
0.62
0.46
0.35
0.26
0.20
0.16
0.12
0.09
0.07
0.06
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02

Striping step Data


SPCu
35.00

SPAc
180.00

Cuaq
51.00
50.15
49.30
48.45
47.60

Cor
3.88
3.82
3.75
3.69
3.63

ADCu
50.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Cuaq
50.00
50.00
37.33
37.33
35.00

Cor
9.90
4.02
4.02
2.94
2.94

Cor
12.35
12.20
11.99
11.68
11.27
10.65
10.04
9.42
8.80
8.18
7.57
6.95
6.33
5.71
5.10
4.48
3.86
3.24
2.62
2.01

46.75
45.90
45.05
44.20
43.35
42.50
41.65
40.80
39.95
39.10
38.25
37.40
36.55
35.70
34.85
34.00

3.56
3.50
3.44
3.37
3.31
3.25
3.18
3.12
3.06
2.99
2.93
2.86
2.80
2.74
2.67
2.61

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

50.00

9.90

Extraction step
14.00

12.00

0.00

Cuaq
3.40
0.38
0.38
0.06
0.06
3.40

Cor
5.98
5.98
3.23
3.23
2.94
5.98

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)
8.00

6.00
Colum
nC

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

6.0

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)
40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

tion step

Colum
nC

4.00

5.00

us, Cu (g/l)

ng step

6.00

7.00

8.00

6.00

7.00

ganic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

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