Joseph kafumbila

Process Designer

SimSXCu Full Version 2.0

©Copyright: 2016 joseph kafumbila

jokafumbila@hotmail.com
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SimSXCu – Full Version 2.0

Introduction

SimSXCu Full Version 2.0 is a program to simulate copper solvent extraction configurations using the Lix984N
as the extractant. The principle of this static simulation program is described in the publication called
"Simulation of Copper solvent extraction configuration using Microsoft Excel solvers".

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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 simulation program of copper
solvent extraction configuration. This simple procedure will allow designers to quickly have a static simulation
program for complex configuration or new product that have not yet simulation program developed by supplier.
It also will allow plant metallurgists to have a static simulation program for checking plant performances. This
static simulation program uses Excel solver program for optimization. Knowledge of the use of Excel Solver is
not sufficient. The book also gives advice that prevents static simulation programs to crash when initial data
change. This textbook gives the upgrade of the equilibrium line simulation models of the textbook called ‘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 percentage (v/v%) in the
organic phase when the values of the others parameters are known. It is used by designers.

The option “2” is the option which gives the values of extractant volume percentage, saturation ratio and mixer
efficiencies when the values of the others parameters are known. It is used by plant metallurgist.

The concept of this simulation program is described in the publication called "LIX REAGENT" for the 2Ex1S
configuration. SimSXCu Full version applies this concept to all configurations of copper solvent extraction.

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LIX REAGENT

Use of simulation

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

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 the paper called
"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. Data having blue color
are the solver variables and data having green color are the solver constraints.
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 state with the PLS
SR : saturation ratio - ratio of loaded organic (LO) to Maximum loaded (ML) - this value is fixed by designer
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 available, you must activate
the solver add-in).Click ‘Solve’. To keep the solution values on the worksheet, in the ‘Solver Results’ dialog
box, click ‘Keep solver solution’. the results of solver give the optimum value of extractant volume percentage.

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 available, you must activate
the solver add-in).Click ‘Solve’. To keep the solution values on the worksheet, in the ‘Solver Results’ dialog
box, 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. Data having blue color
are the solver variables and data having green color are the solver constraints.

The value of maximum loaded (ML) comes from the plant lab and the values of others parameters come from the
plant.
When the red color data are completed

On the ‘Data’, in the ‘Analysis group’ click solver (if the solver command is not available, you must activate
the solver add-in).Click ‘Solve’. To keep the solution values on the worksheet, in the ‘Solver Results’ dialog
box, 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 available, you must activate
the solver add-in).Click ‘Solve’. To keep the solution values on the worksheet, in the ‘Solver Results’ dialog
box, click ‘Keep solver solution’. the results of solver give the graph of the option 2

© Copyright: 2016 Joseph Kafumbila

PLS flow 400 0.000
PLS Cu 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1.60 0.000 V/V% 8.66 % Configuration - Series 2Ex1S
SR 92 0.000 AML 4.417 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 ML 4.386 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 92.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 95 0.000 Extraction recovery 90.09 %
ML 0.000 Stripping recovery 55.81 %
C1Cuor Ext 4.141 0.000 Net transfer 0.26 g/l per 1% extra
C2Cuor Ext 2.879 0.000
SP Cu 30 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 50 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000 PLS Raffinate
Ratio O/A str 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.248 g/l
C1Cuor Str 1.737 0.000 Cu 2.50 g/l Acid 5.068 g/l
Set objective 0.000 Acid 1.60 g/l

E1 1.289 g/l Cu E2
O/A
1.00
Mixer Eff 2.824 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
92.00 % 95.00 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 400.00 m3/h Cu 1.783 g/l
Cu 4.036 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
8.880
Mixer Eff
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 45.04 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
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4.50 ML

LO
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3.50

3.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

2.50

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1.50

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 400 0.000
PLS Cu 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1.55 0.000 V/V% 8.66 % Configuration - Series 2Ex1S
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 AML 4.415 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 4.386 0.000 ML 4.39 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor Ext 4.145 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 91.66 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C2Cuor Ext 2.912 0.000 Extraction recovery 88.80 %
ML 0.000 Stripping recovery 55.22 %
Raf E1 0.000 Net transfer 0.26 g/l per 1% extra
Raf E2 0.000
SP Cu 30 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 50 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000 PLS Raffinate
C1Cuor Str 1.742 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.280 g/l
SO S1 0.000 Cu 2.50 g/l Acid 4.972 g/l
Set objective 0.000 Acid 1.55 g/l

E1 1.310 g/l Cu E2
O/A
1.00
Mixer Eff 2.830 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
90.48 % 92.61 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 400.00 m3/h Cu 1.800 g/l
Cu 4.020 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
9.009
Mixer Eff
97.44 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 44.40 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
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5.00

4.50 ML

LO
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3.50
Organic, Cu (g/l)

3.00

2.50

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Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 400 0.000
PLS Cu 6.71 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 2 0.000 V/V% 18.93 % Configuration - series 2Ex2S
SR 80 0.000 AML 10.434 g/l Cu Optimum value of extratant volume percentage
Ratio O/A 1.1 0.000 ML 10.393 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 90 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 93 0.000 Extraction recovery 93.39 %
ML 0.000 Stripping recovery 68.51 %
C1Cuor 8.739 0.000 Net transfer 0.30 g/l per 1% extra
C1Cuor 4.635 0.000
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 50 0.000
Mef1s 94 0.000 PLS Raffinate
Mefs2 80 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.444 g/l
Ratio O/A strip 0.000 Cu 6.71 g/l Acid 11.650 g/l
C1Cuor 3.222 0.000 Acid 2.00 g/l
C1Cuor 2.390 0.000
Set objective 0.000
E1 2.507 g/l Cu E2
O/A
1.10
Mixer Eff 4.494 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
90.00 % 93.00 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 440.00 m3/h Cu 2.618 g/l
Cu 8.315 g/l Cu

S1 3.528 g/l Cu S2
O/A
2.633
Mixer Eff 37.40 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
94.00 % 80.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 167.10 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l

Comptete data in red color and click on solver

 Extraction step
12.00

ML
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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 700 0.000
PLS Cu 6.8 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1.96 0.000 V/V% 19.10 % Configuration - series 2Ex2S
Ratio O/A 1.07 0.000 AML 10.539 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 10.500 0.000 ML 10.50 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 8.943 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 81.54 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C1Cuor 4.745 0.000 Extraction recovery 93.68 %
ML 0.000 Stripping recovery 69.75 %
Raf E1 0.000 Net transfer 0.31 g/l per 1% extra
Raf E2 0.000
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 50 0.000 PLS Raffinate
Ratio O/A strip 0.000 flow 700 m3/h Cu 0.430 g/l
C1Cuor 3.251 0.000 Cu 6.80 g/l Acid 11.770 g/l
C1Cuor 2.410 0.000 Acid 1.96 g/l
SO S1 0.000
SO S2 0.000
Set objective 0.000 E1 2.600 g/l Cu E2
O/A
1.07
Mixer Eff 4.624 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
91.17 % 94.40 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 746.67 m3/h Cu 2.590 g/l
Cu 8.562 g/l Cu

S1 3.600 g/l Cu S2
O/A
2.512
Mixer Eff 37.54 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
93.44 % 84.85 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 297.27 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l

Comptete data and click on solver

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12.00

ML

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Organic, Cu (g/l)

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PLS flow 400 0.000
PLS Cu 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1.55 0.000 V/V% 9.21 % Configuration - Series 3Ex1S
SR 92 0.000 AML 4.722 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A 1 0.000 ML 4.691 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 92.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 94 0.000 Extraction recovery 97.15 %
Mef3e 97 0.000 Stripping recovery 56.28 %
ML 0.000 Net transfer 0.26 g/l per 1% extra
C1Cuor Ext 4.423 0.000
C2Cuor Ext 3.144 0.000
C3Cuor Ext 2.088 0.000
SP Cu 30 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000 PLS Raffinate
AD Cu 50 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.071 g/l
Mef1s 98 0.000 Cu 2.50 g/l Acid 5.293 g/l
Ratio O/A str 0.000 Acid 1.55 g/l
C1Cuor Str 1.837 0.000
Set objective 0.000
E1 1.265 g/l Cu E2 0.266 g/l Cu E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Eff 3.081 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 2.082 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
92.00 % 94.00 % 97.00 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 400.00 m3/h Cu 1.887 g/l
Cu 4.316 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
8.235
Mixer Eff
98 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 48.57 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
 Extraction step
5.00
ML
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Organic, Cu (g/l)

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 400 0.000
PLS Cu 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1.55 0.000 V/V% 9.22 % Configuration - Series 3Ex1S
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 AML 4.731 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 4.700 0.000 ML 4.70 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor Ext 4.443 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 92.09 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C2Cuor Ext 3.187 0.000 Extraction recovery 97.12 %
C3Cuor Ext 2.104 0.000 Stripping recovery 56.10 %
ML 0.000 Net transfer 0.26 g/l per 1% extra
Raf E1 0.000
Raf E2 0.000
Raf E3 0.000
SP Cu 30 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000 PLS Raffinate
AD Cu 50 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.072 g/l
Ratio O/A str 0.000 Cu 2.50 g/l Acid 5.292 g/l
C1Cuor Str 1.843 0.000 Acid 1.55 g/l
SO S1 0.000
Set objective 0.000
E1 1.300 g/l Cu E2 0.270 g/l Cu E3
O/A
1.00
Mixer Eff 3.128 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 2.098 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
91.23 % 94.58 % 97.10 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 400.00 m3/h Cu 1.900 g/l
Cu 4.328 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
8.237
Mixer Eff
97.71 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 48.56 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
 Extraction step
5.00
ML

4.50 LO

4.00

3.50
Organic, Cu (g/l)

3.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 400 0.000
PLS Cu 12 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1.55 0.000 V/V% 20.67 % Configuration - Series 3Ex2S
SR 92 0.000 AML 11.493 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A 1.5 0.000 ML 11.477 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 92.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 94 0.000 Extraction recovery 95.39 %
Mef3e 97 0.000 Stripping recovery 72.27 %
ML 0.000 Net transfer 0.37 g/l per 1% extra
C1Cuor 10.815 0.000
C1Cuor 7.837 0.000
C1Cuor 4.243 0.000
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000 PLS Raffinate
AD Cu 50 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.554 g/l
Mef1s 95 0.000 Cu 12.00 g/l Acid 19.181 g/l
Mef2s 85 0.000 Acid 1.55 g/l
Ratio O/A str 0.000
C1Cuor 3.684 0.000
C1Cuor 2.734 0.000 E1 7.590 g/l Cu E2 2.467 g/l Cu E3
Set objective 0.000 O/A
1.50
Mixer Eff 7.619 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 4.204 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
92.00 % 94.00 % 97.00 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 600.00 m3/h Cu 2.928 g/l
Cu 10.559 g/l Cu

S1 4.028 g/l Cu S2
O/A
1.966
Mixer Eff 37.16 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
95.00 % 85.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 305.23 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 400 0.000
PLS Cu 12 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1.55 0.000 V/V% 29.22 % Configuration - Series 3Ex2S
Ratio O/A 1 0.000 AML 16.823 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 16.800 0.000 ML 16.80 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 15.859 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 92.26 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C1Cuor 11.448 0.000 Extraction recovery 95.83 %
C1Cuor 5.971 0.000 Stripping recovery 74.19 %
ML 0.000 Net transfer 0.39 g/l per 1% extra
Raf E1 0.000
Raf E2 0.000
Raf E3 0.000
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000 PLS Raffinate
AD Cu 50 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.500 g/l
Ratio O/A str 0.000 Cu 12.00 g/l Acid 19.263 g/l
C1Cuor 5.247 0.000 Acid 1.55 g/l
C1Cuor 3.904 0.000
SO S1 0.000
SO S2 0.000 E1 7.600 g/l Cu E2 2.400 g/l Cu E3
Set objective 0.000 O/A
1.00
Mixer Eff 11.100 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.900 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
92.45 % 93.73 % 96.41 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 400.00 m3/h Cu 4.000 g/l
Cu 15.500 g/l Cu

S1 5.500 g/l Cu S2
O/A
1.304
Mixer Eff 36.96 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
97.54 % 94.01 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 306.67 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 400 0.000
PLS Cu 1 7 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 2.00 0.000 V/V% 20.00 % Configuration - Series parallel 2Ex1Px1S
SR 80 0.000 AML 11.085 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 1.5 0.000 ML 11.043 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 95 0.000 Extraction recovery1 92.14 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 93.07 %
C1Cuor 9.103 0.000 Stripping recovery 60.96 %
C2Cuor 5.815 0.000 Net transfer 0.27 g/l per 1% extra
PLS flow 2 200 0.000
PLS Cu 2 3.5 0.000 PLS2
PLS Ac 2 4.00 0.000 flow 200 m3/h Raffinate2
Mef3e 97 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 Cu 3.500 g/l Cu 0.243 g/l
C3Cuor 4.568 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.550 g/l Acid 4.000 g/l Acid 9.016 g/l
SP Cu 35 0.000 Cu 7.000 g/l Acid 11.933 g/l
SPAc 190 0.000 Acid 2.000 g/l
AD Cu 50 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000 E1 2.374 g/l Cu E2 E3
C1Cuor str 3.339 0.000 O/A O/A
Set objective 0.000 1.5 3.00
Mixer Eff 5.751 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 4.535 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
92.00 % 95.00 % 97 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 600.00 m3/h Cu 3.449 g/l
Cu 8.835 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.785
Mixer Eff
98 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 215.43 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
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Organic, Cu (g/l)

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 140 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 1,0
PLS Ac 1 0.74 0.000 V/V% 26.67 % Configuration - Series parallel 2Ex1Px1S
Ratio O/A Ext 1.29 0.000 AML 15.216 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 15.200 0.000 ML 15.20 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 12.369 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 78.26 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C2Cuor 9.976 0.000 Extraction recovery1 91.98 %
PLS flow 2 180 0.000 Extraction recovery2 89.30 %
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 Stripping recovery 50.40 %
PLS Ac 1 0.74 0.000 Net transfer 0.22 g/l per 1% extra
C3Cuor 9.434 0.000
ML 0.000 PLS2
Raf E1 0.000 flow 180 m3/h Raffinate2
Raf E2 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.400 g/l
Raf E3 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.300 g/l Acid 0.740 g/l Acid 5.884 g/l
SP Cu 35 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 6.038 g/l
SPAc 180.3 0.000 Acid 0.740 g/l
AD Cu 50 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000
C1Cuor str 4.867 0.000 E1 1.200 g/l Cu E2 E3
SO S1 0.000 O/A O/A
Set objective 0.000 1.29 1.00
Mixer Eff 9.927 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 9.229 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
80.60 % 93.34 % 94.21 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.60 m3/h Cu 5.900 g/l
Cu 11.896 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.502
Mixer Eff
85.30 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 72.19 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.30 g/l
 Extraction step
16.00
ML

14.00

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12.00

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

PLS2
4.00 PLS1

2.00

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 140 0.000
PLS Cu 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 0.90 0.000 V/V% 19.54 % Configuration - Series parallel 2Ex1Px2S
SR 80 0.000 AML 10.807 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A 1.29 0.000 ML 10.790 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 82.74 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 97.31 0.000 Extraction recovery1 93.49 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 93.01
C1Cuor 9.035 0.000 Stripping recovery 71.56 %
C1Cuor 6.723 0.000 Net transfer 0.32 g/l per 1% extra
PLS flow 180 0.000
PLS Cu 3.74 0.000
PLS Ac 0.90 0.000
Mef3e 97.02 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2 Raffinate2
C1Cuor 6.028 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.243 g/l flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.261 g/l
SP Cu 30 0.000 Cu 3.74 g/l Acid 6.285 g/l Cu 3.74 g/l Acid 6.257 g/l
SPAc 180.3 0.000 Acid 0.90 g/l Acid 0.90 g/l
AD Cu 43.5 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000
Mef2s 88.24 0.000 E1 1.249 g/l Cu E2 E3
Ratio O/A str 0.000 O/A O/A
C1Cuor 3.187 0.000 1.29 1.00
C1Cuor 2.343 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.701 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.922 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 82.74 % 97.31 % 97.02 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.60 m3/h Cu 2.455 g/l
Cu 8.632 g/l Cu

S1 3.296 g/l Cu S2
O/A
2.185
Mixer Eff 31.84 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
98 % 88.24 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 43.50 g/l flow 82.64 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 180.30 g/l
 Extraction step
12.00

ML

10.00

LO

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

6.00

4.00

2.00 PLS2
PLS1

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
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35.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 140 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.90 0.000 V/V% 20.21 % Configuration - Series parallel 2Ex1Px2S
Ratio O/A Ext 1.29 0.000 AML 11.217 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 11.200 0.000 ML 11.20 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 9.349 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 79.42 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C2Cuor 7.063 0.000 Extraction recovery1 91.98 %
PLS flow 2 180 0.000 Extraction recovery2 91.98
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 Stripping recovery 68.52 %
PLS Ac 2 0.90 0.000 Net transfer 0.30 g/l per 1% extra
C3Cuor 6.366 0.000
ML 0.000
Raf E1 0.000
Raf E2 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2 Raffinate2
Raf E3 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.300 g/l flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.300 g/l
SP Cu 30 0.000 Cu 3.74 g/l Acid 6.198 g/l Cu 3.74 g/l Acid 6.198 g/l
SPAc 180.3 0.000 Acid 0.90 g/l Acid 0.90 g/l
AD Cu 43.5 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000
C1Cuor str 3.409 0.000 E1 1.300 g/l Cu E2 E3
C2Cuor str 2.549 0.000 O/A O/A
SO S1 0.000 1.29 1.00
SO S2 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.004 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 6.229 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 80.66 % 92.87 % 96.13 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.60 m3/h Cu 2.800 g/l
Cu 8.895 g/l Cu

S1 4.300 g/l Cu S2
O/A
2.215
Mixer Eff 33.32 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
83.76 % 85.68 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 43.50 g/l flow 81.54 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 180.30 g/l
 Extraction step
12.00
ML

10.00

LO

8.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

6.00

4.00

2.00 PLS2
PLS1

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

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35.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 180 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.87 0.000 V/V% 22.74 % Configuration - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex1S
SR 80 0.000 AML 12.769 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 ML 12.751 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 93 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef3e 97 0.000 Extraction recovery1 97.88 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 90.67
C1Cuor 10.418 0.000 Stripping recovery 61.74 %
PLS flow 2 140 0.000 Net transfer 0.28 g/l per 1% extra
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 PLS2
PLS Ac 2 0.87 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Raffinate2
Mef2e 95 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.349 g/l
C2Cuor 7.446 0.000 PLS1 Acid 0.870 g/l Acid 6.092 g/l Raffinate1
C3Cuor 4.694 0.000 flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.079 g/l
SP Cu 30 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 6.508 g/l
SPAc 180 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l 0.847 g/l Cu
AD Cu 45 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000 E1 E2 E3
C1Cuor 3.774 0.000 O/A O/A
Set objective 0.000 1.00 1.286
Mixer Eff 7.307 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 4.670 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
93.00 % 95.00 % 97.00 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.00 m3/h Cu 3.902 g/l
Cu 10.201 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.382
Mixer Eff
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 75.58 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
 Extraction step

14.00
ML

12.00

LO
10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

PLS2
4.00 PLS1

2.00

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

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35.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 180 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.87 0.000 V/V% 23.31 % Configuration - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex1S
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 AML 13.118 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 13.100 0.000 ML 13.10 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 10.553 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 79.67 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
PLS flow 2 140 0.000 Extraction recovery1 97.86 %
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 Extraction recovery2 95.45
PLS Ac 2 0.87 0.000 Stripping recovery 61.67 %
C2Cuor 7.409 0.000 Net transfer 0.28 g/l per 1% extra
C3Cuor 4.649 0.000 PLS2
ML 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Raffinate2
Raf E1 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.170 g/l
Raf E2 0.000 PLS1 Acid 0.870 g/l Acid 6.368 g/l Raffinate1
Raf E3 0.000 flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.080 g/l
SP Cu 30 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 6.506 g/l
SPAc 180 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l 0.700 g/l Cu
AD Cu 45 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000
C1Cuor 3.862 0.000 E1 E2 E3
SO S1 0.000 O/A O/A
Set objective 0.000 1.00 1.286
Mixer Eff 7.397 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 4.620 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
96.32 % 99.57 % 95.57 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.00 m3/h Cu 4.000 g/l
Cu 10.437 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.330
Mixer Eff
97.91 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 77.24 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
 Extraction step
14.00
ML

12.00

LO
10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

4.00

PLS3
2.00 PLS1

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

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35.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 180 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.87 0.000 V/V% 20.66 % Configuration - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex2S
SR 80 0.000 AML 11.489 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 ML 11.473 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 97.93 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef3e 96.75 0.000 Extraction recovery1 98.50 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 96.19
C1Cuor 9.243 0.000 Stripping recovery 70.62 %
PLS flow 2 140 0.000 Net transfer 0.31 g/l per 1% extra
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 PLS2
PLS Ac 2 0.87 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Raffinate2
Mef2e 99.72 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.143 g/l
C2Cuor 6.101 0.000 PLS1 Acid 0.870 g/l Acid 6.410 g/l Raffinate1
C2Cuor 3.316 0.000 flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.056 g/l
SP Cu 31.1 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 6.543 g/l
SPAc 175 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l 0.655 g/l Cu
AD Cu 44.4 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000
Mef2s 91.36 0.000 E1 E2 E3
Ratio O/A str 0.000 O/A O/A
C1Cuor str 3.491 0.000 1.00 1.286
C2Cuor str 2.610 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.094 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.296 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 97.93 % 99.72 % 96.75 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.00 m3/h Cu 2.696 g/l
Cu 9.178 g/l Cu

S1 3.605 g/l Cu S2
O/A
2.052
Mixer Eff 32.96 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
98.00 % 91.36 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 44.40 g/l flow 87.72 m3/h
Cu 31.10 g/l
Acid 175.00 g/l
 Extraction step
14.00

12.00 ML

10.00
LO
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

4.00

PLS2
2.00
PLS1

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 180 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.87 0.000 V/V% 21.20 % Configuration - Optimum series parallel 1Ex1Px1Ex2S
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 AML 11.817 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 11.800 0.000 ML 11.80 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 9.535 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.27 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
PLS flow 2 140 0.000 Extraction recovery1 98.40 %
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 Extraction recovery2 95.99
PLS Ac 2 0.87 0.000 Stripping recovery 68.33 %
C2Cuor 6.401 0.000 Net transfer 0.31 g/l per 1% extra
C3Cuor 3.620 0.000 PLS2
ML 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Raffinate2
Raf E1 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.150 g/l
Raf E2 0.000 PLS1 Acid 0.870 g/l Acid 6.399 g/l Raffinate1
Raf E3 0.000 flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.060 g/l
SP Cu 31.1 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 6.537 g/l
SPAc 175 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l 0.660 g/l Cu
AD Cu 44.4 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000
C1Cuor str 3.695 0.000 E1 E2 E3
C2Cuor str 2.802 0.000 O/A O/A
SO S1 0.000 1.00 1.286
SO S2 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.392 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.600 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 98.01 % 99.70 % 96.74 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.00 m3/h Cu 3.000 g/l
Cu 9.472 g/l Cu

S1 4.600 g/l Cu S2
O/A
2.055
Mixer Eff 34.39 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
84.34 % 88.99 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 44.40 g/l flow 87.59 m3/h
Cu 31.10 g/l
Acid 175.00 g/l
 Extraction step

14.00

12.00 ML

10.00 LO
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

4.00

PLS2
2.00
PLS1

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
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35.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 100 0.000
PLS Cu 1 1 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.84 0.000 V/V% 24.12 % Configuration - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1S
SR 80 0.000 AML 13.623 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 1.1 0.000 ML 13.561 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 95 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery1 86.86 %
C1Cuor 10.891 0.000 Extraction recovery2 90.34
PLS flow 2 250 0.000 Extraction recovery3 94.61
PLS Cu 2 1 0.000 Stripping recovery 65.84 % PLS2
PLS Ac 2 0.84 0.000 Net transfer 0.30 g/l per 1% extra flow 250 m3/h
Mef2e 96 0.000 Cu 1.000 g/l
C2Cuor 10.145 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l
PLS flow 3 500 0.000 PLS1 PLS3
PLS Cu 3 1 0.000 flow 100 m3/h flow 500 m3/h
PLS Ac 3 0.84 0.000 Cu 1.000 g/l Raffinate1 Raffinate2 Cu 1.000 g/l
Mef3e 97 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l Cu 0.131 g/l Cu 0.097 g/l Acid 0.840 g/l Raffinate3
C3Cuor 8.139 0.000 Acid 2.178 g/l Acid 2.231 g/l Cu 0.054 g/l
SP Cu 35 0.000 Acid 2.297 g/l
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000 E1 E2 E3
C1Cuor str 3.560 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Set objective 0.000 1.10 0.440 0.220
Mixer Eff 10.059 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 8.006 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
95.00 % 96.00 % 97.00 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 110.00 m3/h Cu 3.706 g/l
Cu 10.849 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.400
Mixer Eff
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 78.57 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
 Extraction step
16.00

14.00 ML

12.00
LO
Organic, Cu (g/l)

10.00

8.00

6.00

4.00
PLS1
PLS2
2.00 PLS3

0.00
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 100 0.000
PLS Cu 1 1 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.84 0.000 V/V% 24.18 % Configuration - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1S
Ratio O/A Ext 1.1 0.000 AML 13.662 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 13.600 0.000 ML 13.60 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 10.927 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 79.98 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
PLS flow 2 250 0.000 Extraction recovery1 86.00 %
PLS Cu 2 1 0.000 Extraction recovery2 90.20
PLS Ac 2 0.84 0.000 Extraction recovery3 94.50
C2Cuor 10.184 0.000 Stripping recovery 65.52 % PLS2
PLS flow 3 500 0.000 Net transfer 0.29 g/l per 1% extra flow 250 m3/h
PLS Cu 3 1 0.000 Cu 1.000 g/l
PLS Ac 3 0.84 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l
C3Cuor 8.182 0.000 PLS1 PLS3
ML 0.000 flow 100 m3/h flow 500 m3/h
Raf E1 0.000 Cu 1.000 g/l Raffinate1 Raffinate2 Cu 1.000 g/l
Raf E2 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l Cu 0.140 g/l Cu 0.098 g/l Acid 0.840 g/l Raffinate3
Raf E3 0.000 Acid 2.164 g/l Acid 2.229 g/l Cu 0.055 g/l
SP Cu 35 0.000 Acid 2.295 g/l
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000
C1Cuor str 3.573 0.000 E1 E2 E3
SO S1 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Set objective 0.000 1.10 0.440 0.220
Mixer Eff 10.095 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 8.045 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
94.07 % 95.88 % 96.91 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 110.00 m3/h Cu 3.750 g/l
Cu 10.877 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.403
Mixer Eff
97.57 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 78.40 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
 Extraction step
16.00

14.00 ML

12.00
LO

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

PLS1
4.00 PLS2
PLS3

2.00

0.00
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

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Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 150 0.000
PLS Cu 1 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.84 0.000 V/V% 20.16 % Configuration - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px2S
SR 80 0.000 AML 11.183 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 2 0.000 ML 11.162 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 95 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery1 82.99 %
C1Cuor 8.984 0.000 Extraction recovery2 88.99
PLS flow 2 300 0.000 Extraction recovery3 94.58 PLS2
PLS Cu 2 2.5 0.000 Stripping recovery 71.84 % flow 300 m3/h
PLS Ac 2 0.84 0.000 Net transfer 0.32 g/l per 1% extra Cu 2.500 g/l
Mef2e 96 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l
C2Cuor 7.985 0.000
PLS flow 3 400 0.000 PLS1 PLS3
PLS Cu 3 2.5 0.000 flow 150 m3/h Raffinate2 flow 400 m3/h
PLS Ac 3 0.84 0.000 Cu 2.500 g/l Raffinate1 Cu 0.275 g/l Cu 2.500 g/l
Mef3e 97 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l Cu 0.425 g/l Acid 4.266 g/l Acid 0.840 g/l Raffinate3
C3Cuor 5.765 0.000 Acid 4.035 g/l Cu 0.136 g/l
SP Cu 35 0.000 Acid 4.481 g/l
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000
Mef2s 85 0.000 E1 E2 E3
Ratio O/A str 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
C1Cuor str 3.015 0.000 2.00 1.000 0.750
C2Cuor str 2.405 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.892 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.667 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 95.00 % 96.00 % 97.00 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 300.00 m3/h Cu 2.515 g/l
Cu 8.929 g/l Cu

S1 3.133 g/l Cu S2
O/A
1.559
Mixer Eff 35.96 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
98.00 % 85.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 192.44 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
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PLS flow 1 150 0.000
PLS Cu 1 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.84 0.000 V/V% 19.89 % Configuration - Triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px2S
Ratio O/A Ext 2 0.000 AML 11.021 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 11.000 0.000 ML 11.00 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 8.979 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 81.36 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
PLS flow 2 300 0.000 Extraction recovery1 84.00 %
PLS Cu 2 2.5 0.000 Extraction recovery2 89.60
PLS Ac 2 0.84 0.000 Extraction recovery3 94.80 PLS2
C2Cuor 7.967 0.000 Stripping recovery 72.07 % flow 300 m3/h
PLS flow 3 400 0.000 Net transfer 0.32 g/l per 1% extra Cu 2.500 g/l
PLS Cu 3 2.5 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l
PLS Ac 3 0.84 0.000
C3Cuor 5.747 0.000 PLS1 PLS3
ML 0.000 flow 150 m3/h Raffinate2 flow 400 m3/h
Raf E1 0.000 Cu 2.500 g/l Raffinate1 Cu 0.260 g/l Cu 2.500 g/l
Raf E2 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l Cu 0.400 g/l Acid 4.290 g/l Acid 0.840 g/l Raffinate3
Raf E3 0.000 Acid 4.074 g/l Cu 0.130 g/l
SP Cu 35 0.000 Acid 4.490 g/l
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000
Ratio O/A str 0.000
C1Cuor str 2.982 0.000 E1 E2 E3
C2Cuor str 2.377 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
SO S1 0.000 2.00 1.000 0.750
SO S2 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.900 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.660 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 97.28 % 97.08 % 97.31 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 300.00 m3/h Cu 2.500 g/l
Cu 8.950 g/l Cu

S1 3.120 g/l Cu S2
O/A
1.550
Mixer Eff 35.96 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
97.69 % 83.49 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 193.50 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
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PLS flow 1 180 0.000
PLS Cu 1 5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.87 0.000 V/V% 19.54 % Configuration - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px1S
SR 90 0.000 AML 10.805 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A str 1 0.000 ML 10.794 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 90.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef3e 96 0.000 Extraction recovery1 94.25 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 98.96
C1Cuor 9.957 0.000 Stripping recovery 64.36 %
PLS flow 2 140 0.000 Net transfer 0.32 g/l per 1% extra
PLS Cu 2 2 0.000 PLS2 Raffinate1 Raffinate2
PLS Ac 2 0.87 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.287 g/l Cu 0.021 g/l
Mef2e 94 0.000 Cu 2.000 g/l Acid 8.128 g/l Acid 3.918 g/l
Mef4e 98 0.000 PLS1 Acid 0.870 g/l
C2Cuor 7.016 0.000 flow 180 m3/h 0.206 g/l Cu
C3Cuor 5.612 0.000 Cu 5.000 g/l
C4Cuor 3.609 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l 2.213 g/l Cu
SP Cu 31.1 0.000
SPAc 175 0.000
AD Cu 44.4 0.000 E1 E2 E3 E4
Mef1s 98 0.000 O/A O/A
Ratio O/A str 0.000 1.00 1.286
C1Cuor 3.334 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.927 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.531 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.606 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 92.00 % 94.00 % 96.00 % 98.00 %
Loaded Organic
flow 180.00 m3/h Stripped Organic
Cu 9.714 g/l Cu Cu 3.462 g/l

S1
O/A
2.127
Mixer Eff
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 44.40 g/l flow 84.62 m3/h
Cu 31.10 g/l
Acid 175.00 g/l
 Extraction step
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6.00

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PLS flow 1 180 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.87 0.000 V/V% 27.16 % Configuration - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px1S
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 AML 15.522 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 15.500 0.000 ML 15.50 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 12.519 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.43 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
PLS flow 2 140 0.000 Extraction recovery1 97.97 %
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 Extraction recovery2 98.21
PLS Ac 2 0.87 0.000 Stripping recovery 52.31 %
C2Cuor 9.451 0.000 Net transfer 0.24 g/l per 1% extra
C3Cuor 6.691 0.000 PLS2 Raffinate1 Raffinate2
ML 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.076 g/l Cu 0.067 g/l
Raf E1 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 6.513 g/l Acid 6.526 g/l
Raf E3 0.000 PLS1 Acid 0.870 g/l
C4Cuor 6.133 0.000 flow 180 m3/h 0.302 g/l Cu
Raf E2 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l
Raf E4 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l 0.637 g/l Cu
SP Cu 31.1 0.000
SPAc 175 0.000
AD Cu 44.4 0.000 E1 E2 E3 E4
Ratio O/A str 0.000 O/A O/A
C1Cuor str 4.774 0.000 1.00 1.286
SO S1 0.000 Mixer Eff 9.364 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 6.690 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 6.129 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 98.34 % 96.85 % 99.85 % 97.94 %
Loaded Organic
flow 180.00 m3/h Stripped Organic
Cu 12.467 g/l Cu Cu 5.946 g/l

S1
O/A
2.040
Mixer Eff
84.76 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 44.40 g/l flow 88.25 m3/h
Cu 31.10 g/l
Acid 175.00 g/l
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PLS flow 1 180 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.87 0.000 V/V% 20.83 % Configuration - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px2S
SR 80 0.000 AML 11.594 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 ML 11.578 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef3e 96 0.000 Extraction recovery1 97.86 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 99.02
C1Cuor 9.510 0.000 Stripping recovery 70.61 %
PLS flow 2 140 0.000 Net transfer 0.31 g/l per 1% extra PLS2
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Raffinate1 Raffinate2
PLS Ac 2 0.87 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.080 g/l Cu 0.037 g/l
Mef2e 94 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l Acid 6.506 g/l Acid 6.573 g/l
Mef4e 98 0.000 PLS1
C2Cuor 6.587 0.000 flow 180 m3/h 0.375 g/l Cu
C3Cuor 3.837 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l
C4Cuor 2.990 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l 0.898 g/l Cu
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 E2 E3 E4
Mef1s 98 0.000 O/A O/A
Mef2s 91.36 0.000 1.00 1.286
Ratio O/A st 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.420 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.803 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 2.985 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
C1Cuor str 3.309 0.000 92.00 % 94 % 96.00 % 98 %
C2Cuor str 2.655 0.000 Loaded Organic
Set objective 0.000 flow 180.00 m3/h Stripped Organic
Cu 9.262 g/l Cu Cu 2.722 g/l

S1 3.428 g/l Cu S2
O/A
1.529
Mixer Eff 36.08 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
98.00 % 91.36 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 117.73 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
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PLS flow 1 180 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.87 0.000 V/V% 21.20 % Configuration - Interlaced 1Ex1Px1Ex1Px2S
Ratio O/A Ext 1 0.000 AML 11.817 g/l Cu Unknow parameters of the plant
ML 11.800 0.000 ML 11.80 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 9.551 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.52 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
PLS flow 2 140 0.000 Extraction recovery1 98.40 %
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000 Extraction recovery2 99.14
PLS Ac 2 0.87 0.000 Stripping recovery 69.09 %
C2Cuor 6.420 0.000 Net transfer 0.31 g/l per 1% extra PLS2
C3Cuor 3.640 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Raffinate1 Raffinate2
ML 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.060 g/l Cu 0.032 g/l
Raf E1 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l Acid 6.537 g/l Acid 6.580 g/l
Raf E3 0.000 PLS1
C4Cuor 3.029 0.000 flow 180 m3/h 0.148 g/l Cu
Raf E2 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l
Raf E4 0.000 Acid 0.870 g/l 0.653 g/l Cu
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 E2 E3 E4
Ratio O/A st 0.000 O/A O/A
C1Cuor str 3.449 0.000 1.00 1.286
C2Cuor str 2.788 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.414 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.620 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.027 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
SO S1 0.000 98.40 % 99.79 % 96.77 % 97.79 %
SO S2 0.000 Loaded Organic
Set objective 0.000 flow 180.00 m3/h Stripped Organic
Cu 9.501 g/l Cu Cu 2.937 g/l

S1 4.369 g/l Cu S2
O/A
1.523
Mixer Eff 37.18 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
84.80 % 90.58 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 118.15 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
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PLS flow 1 140 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 2.00 0.000 V/V% 21.85 % Configuration - Double series parallel 2Ex2Px1S
SR 80 0.000 AML 12.220 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A ext 1.29 0.000 ML 12.137 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 94 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 97.31 0.000 Extraction recovery1 92.07 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 98.47
C1Cuor 9.847 0.000 Stripping recovery 65.29 %
C2Cuor 7.565 0.000 Net transfer 0.29 g/l per 1% extra
PLS flow 2 180 0.000
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000
PLS Ac 2 2.00 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2
Mef3e 97.02 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.297 g/l flow 180 m3/h Raffinate2
Mef4e 98.02 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 7.303 g/l Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.057 g/l
C3Cuor 7.144 0.000 Acid 2.000 g/l Acid 2.000 g/l Acid 7.671 g/l
C4Cuor 3.655 0.000
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 0.955 g/l Cu E2 E3 0.338 g/l Cu E4
Mef1s 98 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Ratio O/A st 0.000 1.29 1.00
C1Cuor str 3.240 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.551 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 7.040 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.649 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 94.00 % 97.31 % 97.02 % 98.02 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.60 m3/h Cu 3.370 g/l
Cu 9.709 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.577
Mixer Eff
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 114.49 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
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8.00

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PLS flow 1 140 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 1,0
PLS Ac 1 2.00 0.000 V/V% 21.63 % Configuration - Double series parallel 2Ex2Px1S
Ratio O/A Ext 1.29 0.000 AML 12.083 g/l Cu Value of the extractant concentration (v/v%)
ML 12.000 0.000 ML 12.00 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 9.777 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.44 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C2Cuor 7.541 0.000 Extraction recovery1 90.70 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 98.45
Raf E1 0.000 Stripping recovery 65.26 %
Raf E2 0.000 Net transfer 0.29 g/l per 1% extra
PLS flow 2 180 0.000
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000
PLS Ac 2 2.00 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2
C1Cuor 7.123 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.348 g/l flow 180 m3/h Raffinate2
C2Cuor 3.640 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 7.224 g/l Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.058 g/l
Raf E3 0.000 Acid 2.000 g/l Acid 2.000 g/l Acid 7.670 g/l
Raf E4 0.000
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 0.955 g/l Cu E2 E3 0.340 g/l Cu E4
Ratio O/A st 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
C1Cuor str 3.212 0.000 1.29 1.00
SO S1 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.493 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 7.023 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.634 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 94.53 % 90.79 % 97.13 % 98.06 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 180.60 m3/h Cu 3.353 g/l
Cu 9.652 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.587
Mixer Eff
97.81 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 113.76 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
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8.00

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PLS flow 1 140 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 2.00 0.000 V/V% 19.91 % Configuration - Double series parallel 2Ex2Px2S
SR 80 0.000 AML 11.033 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 1.29 0.000 ML 10.957 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 82.74 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 97.31 0.000 Extraction recovery1 91.17 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 98.83
C1Cuor 9.146 0.000 Stripping recovery 72.18 %
C2Cuor 6.968 0.000 Net transfer 0.32 g/l per 1% extra
PLS flow 2 180 0.000
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000
PLS Ac 2 2.00 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2
Mef3e 97.02 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.330 g/l flow 180 m3/h Raffinate2
Mef4e 98.02 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 7.251 g/l Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.044 g/l
C3Cuor 6.227 0.000 Acid 2.000 g/l Acid 2.000 g/l Acid 7.692 g/l
C4Cuor 2.718 0.000
SP Cu 30 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 1.391 g/l Cu E2 E3 0.319 g/l Cu E4
Mef1s 98 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Mef2s 98 0.000 1.29 1.00
Ratio O/A st 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.945 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 6.123 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 2.713 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
C1Cuor str 3.357 0.000 82.74 % 97.31 % 97.02 % 98.02 %
C2Cuor str 2.418 0.000 Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
Set objective 0.000 flow 180.60 m3/h Cu 2.439 g/l
Cu 8.766 g/l Cu

S1 3.465 g/l Cu S2
O/A
2.371
Mixer Eff 32.43 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
98.00 % 98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 76.18 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
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PLS flow 1 140 0.000
PLS Cu 1 3.74 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 2.00 0.000 V/V% 19.82 % Configuration - Double series parallel 2Ex2Px2S
Ratio O/A Ext 1.29 0.000 AML 10.975 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 10.900 0.000 ML 10.90 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 9.132 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.42 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C2Cuor 6.964 0.000 Extraction recovery1 91.18 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 98.82
Raf E1 0.000 Stripping recovery 72.18 %
Raf E2 0.000 Net transfer 0.32 g/l per 1% extra
PLS flow 2 180 0.000
PLS Cu 2 3.74 0.000
PLS Ac 2 2.00 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2
C3Cuor 6.225 0.000 flow 140 m3/h Cu 0.330 g/l flow 180 m3/h Raffinate2
C4Cuor 2.719 0.000 Cu 3.740 g/l Acid 7.251 g/l Cu 3.740 g/l Cu 0.044 g/l
Raf E1 0.000 Acid 2.000 g/l Acid 2.000 g/l Acid 7.692 g/l
Raf E2 0.000
SP Cu 30 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 1.391 g/l Cu E2 E3 0.319 g/l Cu E4
Ratio O/A st 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
C1Cuor str 3.345 0.000 1.29 1.00
C2Cuor str 2.409 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.945 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 6.123 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 2.713 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
SO S1 0.000 83.27 % 97.78 % 97.10 % 98.03 %
SO S2 0.000 Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
Set objective 0.000 flow 180.60 m3/h Cu 2.439 g/l
Cu 8.766 g/l Cu

S1 3.464 g/l Cu S2
O/A
2.371
Mixer Eff 32.43 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
97.81 % 97.12 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 76.18 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
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PLS flow 1 150 0.000
PLS Cu 1 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 1,0
PLS Ac 1 0.84 0.000 V/V% 22.68 % Configuration - Optimum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex1S
SR 80 0.000 AML 12.728 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 2 0.000 ML 12.704 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef4e 98 0.000 Extraction recovery1 98.83 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 86.55
C1Cuor 10.251 0.000 Extraction recovery3 93.04 PLS2
PLS flow 2 300 0.000 Stripping recovery 63.96 % flow 300 m3/h
PLS Cu 2 2.5 0.000 Net transfer 0.29 g/l per 1% extra Cu 2.500 g/l
PLS Ac 2 0.84 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l
Mef2e 94 0.000 PLS3
C2Cuor 9.297 0.000 flow 400 m3/h
PLS flow 3 400 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate2 Cu 2.500 g/l Raffinate3 Raffinate1
PLS Cu 3 2.5 0.000 flow 150 m /h 3
Cu 0.336 g/l Acid 0.840 g/l Cu 0.174 g/l Cu 0.029 g/l
PLS Ac 3 0.84 0.000 Cu 2.500 g/l Acid 4.172 g/l Acid 4.422 g/l Acid 4.645 g/l
Mef3e 96 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l
C3Cuor 7.125 0.000
C4Cuor 3.899 0.000 0.492 g/l Cu
SP Cu 30 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 E2 E3 E4
Mef1s 98 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Ratio O/A st 0.000 2.00 1.000 0.750
C1Cuor str 3.530 0.000 Mixer Eff 9.159 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 6.995 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.894 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 92.00 % 94.00 % 96.00 % 98.00 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 300.00 m3/h Cu 3.663 g/l
Cu 10.163 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.308
Mixer Eff
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 130.01 m3/h
Cu 30.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
 Extraction step
14.00

ML

12.00

LO
10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

4.00 PLS1
PLS2
PLS3
2.00

0.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 150 0.000
PLS Cu 1 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.84 0.000 V/V% 22.99 % Configuration - Optimum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex1S
Ratio O/A Ext 2 0.000 AML 12.925 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 12.900 0.000 ML 12.90 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 10.437 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.52 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
PLS flow 2 300 0.000 Extraction recovery1 98.88 %
PLS Cu 2 2.5 0.000 Extraction recovery2 89.60
PLS Ac 2 0.84 0.000 Extraction recovery3 94.12 PLS2
C2Cuor 9.412 0.000 Stripping recovery 63.67 % flow 300 m3/h
PLS flow 3 400 0.000 Net transfer 0.29 g/l per 1% extra Cu 2.500 g/l
PLS Cu 3 2.5 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l
PLS Ac 3 0.84 0.000 PLS3
C3Cuor 7.202 0.000 flow 400 m3/h
C4Cuor 3.974 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate2 Cu 2.500 g/l Raffinate3 Raffinate1
ML 0.000 flow 150 m /h 3
Cu 0.260 g/l Acid 0.840 g/l Cu 0.147 g/l Cu 0.028 g/l
Raf E1 0.000 Cu 2.500 g/l Acid 4.290 g/l Acid 4.464 g/l Acid 4.647 g/l
Raf E2 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l
Raf E3 0.000
Raf E4 0.000 0.420 g/l Cu
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 E2 E3 E4
Ratio O/A st 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
C1Cuor str 3.621 0.000 2.00 1.000 0.750
SO S1 0.000 Mixer Eff 9.347 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 7.107 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.970 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Set objective 0.000 95.46 % 97.19 % 97.07 % 97.95 %
Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
flow 300.00 m3/h Cu 3.774 g/l
Cu 10.387 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
1.512
Mixer Eff
97.74 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 198.40 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
 Extraction step

14.00
ML

12.00

LO
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 2.00 2.50 3.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 150 0.000
PLS Cu 1 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984 SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.84 0.000 v/v% 18.84 % Configuration - Optimum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex2S
SR 85 0.000 AML 10.379 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext 2 0.000 ML 10.359 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 95 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 85.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef4e 98 0.000 Extraction recovery 1 99.01 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery 2 86.53 PLS1
C1Cuor 8.857 0.000 Extraction recocery 3 93.98 flow 300 m3/h
PLS flow 2 300 0.000 Stripping recovery 74.20 % Cu 2.500 g/l
PLS Cu 2 2.5 0.000 Net tranfer 0.35 g/l per 1% extra Acid 0.840 g/l
PLS Ac 2 0.84 0.000
Mef2e 96 0.000 PLS3
C2Cuor 7.921 0.000 PLS1 flow 400 m3/h
PLS flow 3 400 0.000 flow 150 m3/h Raffinate2 Cu 2.500 g/l
PLS Cu 3 2.5 0.000 Cu 2.500 g/l Cu 0.337 g/l Acid 0.840 g/l Raffinate3 Raffinate1
PLS Ac 3 0.84 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l Acid 4.171 g/l Cu 0.150 g/l Cu 0.025 g/l
Mef3e 97 0.000 Acid 4.458 g/l Acid 4.652 g/l
C3Cuor 5.765 0.000
C4Cuor 2.540 0.000 0.551 g/l Cu
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 E2 E3 E4
Mef1s 98 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Mef2s 98 0.000 2.00 1.000 0.750
Ratio O/A st 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.831 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.668 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 2.535 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
C1Cuor str 2.843 0.000 95.00 % 96.00 % 97.00 % 98.00 %
C2Cuor str 2.258 0.000 Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
Set objective 0.000 flow 300.00 m3/h Cu 2.272 g/l
Cu 8.805 g/l Cu

S1 2.963 g/l Cu S2
O/A
1.531
Mixer Eff 36.06 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
98.00 % 98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 196.01 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
 Extraction step
12.00

ML
10.00

LO

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 2.00 2.50 3.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 150 0.000
PLS Cu 1 2.5 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 0.84 0.000 v/v% 18.74 % Configuration - Optimum triple parallel 1Ex1Px1Px1Ex2S
Ratio O/A Ext 2 0.000 AML 10.320 g/l Cu Unknow parameters of the plant
ML 10.300 0.000 ML 10.30 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 8.850 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 85.49 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
PLS flow 2 300 0.000 Extraction recovery 1 99.00 %
PLS Cu 2 2.5 0.000 Extraction recovery 2 86.52 % PLS2
PLS Ac 2 0.84 0.000 Extraction recocery 3 94.00 % flow 300 m3/h
C2Cuor 7.916 0.000 Stripping recovery 74.20 % Cu 2.500 g/l
PLS flow 3 400 0.000 Net tranfer 0.35 g/l per 1% extra Acid 0.840 g/l
PLS Cu 3 2.5 0.000
PLS Ac 3 0.84 0.000 PLS3
C3Cuor 5.763 0.000 PLS1 flow 400 m3/h
C4Cuor 2.540 0.000 flow 150 m3/h Raffinate2 Cu 2.500 g/l
ML 0.000 Cu 2.500 g/l Cu 0.337 g/l Acid 0.840 g/l Raffinate3 Raffinate1
Raf E1 0.000 Acid 0.840 g/l Acid 4.171 g/l Cu 0.150 g/l Cu 0.025 g/l
Raf E2 0.000 Acid 4.459 g/l Acid 4.652 g/l
Raf E3 0.000
Raf E4 0.000 0.551 g/l Cu
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 190 0.000
AD Cu 45 0.000 E1 E2 E3 E4
Ratio O/A st 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
C1Cuor str 2.832 0.000 2.00 1.000 0.750
C2Cuor str 2.248 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.831 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.668 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 2.535 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
SO S1 0.000 95.69 % 96.25 % 97.07 % 97.99 %
SO S2 0.000 Loaded Organic Stripped Organic
Set objective 0.000 flow 300.00 m3/h Cu 2.272 g/l
Cu 8.806 g/l Cu

S1 2.963 g/l Cu S2
O/A
1.530
Mixer Eff 36.06 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
97.81 % 96.64 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 45.00 g/l flow 196.01 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 190.00 g/l
 Extraction step
12.00

ML
10.00

LO

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 2.00 2.50 3.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
50.00

45.00

40.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 400 0.000
PLS Cu 1 6.71 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 3.00 0.000 V/V% 25.49 % Configuration -Organic bypass 2Ex2Px1S
SR 80 0.000 AML 14.473 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext1 1.1 0.000 ML 14.350 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 93 0.000 Extraction recovery1 90.72 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 97.87
C1Cuor 11.821 0.000 Stripping recovery 60.06 %
C2Cuor 7.687 0.000 Net transfer 0.27 g/l per 1% extra
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 50 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2 Raffinate2
Ratio O/A st 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.622 g/l flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.072 g/l
C1Cuor str 4.444 0.000 Cu 6.710 g/l Acid 12.375 g/l Cu 3.400 g/l Acid 6.625 g/l
PLS flow 2 180 0.000 Acid 3.000 g/l Acid 1.500 g/l
PLS Cu 2 3.4 0.000
PLS Ac 2 1.50 0.000
Ratio O/A 1.1 0.000 E1 2.403 g/l Cu E2 E3 0.400 g/l Cu E4
Mef1e 92 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Mef2e 93 0.000 1.10 1.10
C1Cuor 7.847 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.565 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.946 g/l Cu 7.610 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 4.883 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
C2Cuor 4.905 0.000 92.00 % 93.00 % 92.00 % 93.00 %
Set objective 0.000 Loaded Organic
flow 440.00 m3/h Stripped Organic
Cu 11.480 g/l Cu Stripped Organic flow 198.00 m3/h
flow 242.00 m3/h

Stripped Organic
S1 4.585 g/l Cu
O/A
2.175
Mixer Eff
98.00 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 202.27 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
 Extraction step
16.00

ML
14.00

12.00 LO

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00 PLS2
PLS1

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 400 0.000
PLS Cu 1 6.71 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 3.00 0.000 V/V% 25.40 % Configuration -Organic bypass 2Ex2Px1S
Ratio O/A Ext1 1.1 0.000 AML 14.422 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 14.300 0.000 ML 14.30 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 11.804 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.29 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C2Cuor 7.683 0.000 Extraction recovery1 90.73 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 97.88
Raf E1 0.000 Stripping recovery 60.06 %
Raf E2 0.000 Net transfer 0.27 g/l per 1% extra
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 50 0.000
Ratio O/A st 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2 Raffinate2
C1Cuor str 4.431 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.622 g/l flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.072 g/l
SO S1 0.000 Cu 6.710 g/l Acid 12.376 g/l Cu 3.400 g/l Acid 6.625 g/l
PLS flow 2 180 0.000 Acid 3.000 g/l Acid 1.500 g/l
PLS Cu 2 3.4 0.000
PLS Ac 2 1.50 0.000
Ratio O/A ext2 1.1 0.000 E1 2.403 g/l Cu E2 E3 0.400 g/l Cu E4
C1Cuor 7.846 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
C2Cuor 4.905 0.000 1.10 1.10
Raf E1 0.000 Mixer Eff 7.566 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 5.946 g/l Cu 7.610 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 4.883 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Raf E2 0.000 92.38 % 93.22 % 92.05 % 93.16 %
Set objective 0.000 Loaded Organic
flow 440.00 m3/h Stripped Organic
Cu 11.481 g/l Cu Stripped Organic flow 198.00 m3/h
flow 242.00 m3/h

Stripped Organic
S1 4.585 g/l Cu
O/A
2.175
Mixer Eff
97.82 %
Advance electrolyte Spent electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l flow 202.28 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
 Extraction step
16.00

ML
14.00

12.00 LO

10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00 PLS2
PLS1

4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

40.00

35.00

30.00

25.00

20.00
2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 400 0.000
PLS Cu 1 6.71 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 3.00 0.000 V/V% 22.28 % Configuration -Organic bypass 2Ex2Px2S
SR 80 0.000 AML 12.483 g/l Cu Optimum value of extractant volume percentage
Ratio O/A Ext1 1.1 0.000 ML 12.377 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Mef1e 92 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.00 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
Mef2e 93 0.000 Extraction recovery1 91.69 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 98.38
C1Cuor 10.238 0.000 Stripping recovery 70.31 %
C2Cuor 6.161 0.000 Net transfer 0.31 g/l per 1% extra
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 50 0.000
Mef1s 98 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2 Raffinate2
Mef2s 98 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.558 g/l flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.055 g/l
Ratio O/A st 0.000 Cu 6.710 g/l Acid 12.474 g/l Cu 3.400 g/l Acid 6.651 g/l
C1Cuor str 3.899 0.000 Acid 3.000 g/l Acid 1.500 g/l
C2Cuor str 2.918 0.000
PLS flow 2 180 0.000
PLS Cu 2 3.4 0.000 E1 2.453 g/l Cu E2 E3 0.377 g/l Cu E4
PLS Ac 2 1.50 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Ratio O/A 1.1 0.000 1.10 1.10
Mef1e 92 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.031 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 4.309 g/l Cu 5.981 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.233 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
Mef2e 93 0.000 92.00 % 93.00 % 92.00 % 93.00 %
C1Cuor 6.220 0.000 Loaded Organic
C2Cuor 3.255 0.000 flow 440.00 m3/h Stripped Organic
Set objective 0.000 Cu 9.901 g/l Cu Stripped Organic flow 198.00 m3/h
flow 242.00 m3/h

Stripped Organic
S1 4.019 g/l Cu S2 2.940 g/l Cu
O/A
2.155
Mixer Eff 37.32 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
98.00 % 98.00 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l Spent electrolyte
flow 204.20 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
 Extraction step Data

PLSCu1 PLSAc1 v% PLSCu2 PLSAc2

6.71 3.00 22.28 3.40 1.50

Cuaq Cor Cuaq Cor Cuaq Cor Cuaq Cor

6.71 12.38 6.71 9.90 3.40 12.43 0.00 3.40 5.98
5.72 12.22 2.45 9.90 2.62 12.27 0.38 5.98
4.93 12.02 2.45 6.03 2.10 12.07 0.38 3.23
4.11 11.71 0.56 6.03 1.63 11.76 0.05 3.23
3.33 11.29 0.56 4.31 1.23 11.34 0.05 2.94
2.51 10.67 6.71 9.90 0.86 10.72 3.40 5.98
1.93 10.06 0.62 10.10
1.50 9.44 0.46 9.48
1.17 8.82 0.35 8.86
0.92 8.20 0.26 8.23
0.72 7.58 0.20 7.61
0.57 6.96 0.16 6.99
0.45 6.34 0.12 6.37
0.35 5.72 0.09 5.75
0.27 5.11 0.07 5.13
0.21 4.49 0.06 4.51
0.16 3.87 0.04 3.88
0.12 3.25 0.03 3.26
0.09 2.63 0.02 2.64
0.06 2.01 0.02 2.02

Striping step Data

SPCu SPAc ADCu

35.00 180.00 50.00

Cuaq Cor Cuaq Cor

51.00 3.90 0.00 50.00 9.90
50.15 3.83 0.00 50.00 4.02
49.30 3.77 0.00 37.32 4.02
48.45 3.71 0.00 37.32 2.94
47.60 3.64 0.00 35.00 2.94
46.75 3.58 0.00 50.00 9.90
45.90 3.52 0.00
45.05 3.45 0.00
44.20 3.39 0.00
43.35 3.33 0.00
42.50 3.26 0.00
41.65 3.20 0.00
40.80 3.14 0.00
39.95 3.07 0.00
39.10 3.01 0.00
38.25 2.94 0.00
37.40 2.88 0.00
36.55 2.82 0.00
35.70 2.75 0.00
34.85 2.69 0.00
34.00 2.62 0.00
 Extraction step
14.00

ML
12.00

LO
10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

PLS2
PLS1
4.00

2.00

0.00
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

40.00

35.00
 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 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)
PLS flow 1 400 0.000
PLS Cu 1 6.71 0.000 Extractant Lix984N SimSXCu version 2.0
PLS Ac 1 3.00 0.000 V/V% 22.15 % Configuration -Organic bypass 2Ex2Px2S
Ratio O/A Ext1 1.1 0.000 AML 12.406 g/l Cu Unknown parameters of the plant
ML 12.300 0.000 ML 12.30 g/l Cu Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
C1Cuor 10.209 0.000 Saturation ratio (LO/ML) 80.50 % jokafumbila@hotmail.com
C2Cuor 6.156 0.000 Extraction recovery1 91.68 %
ML 0.000 Extraction recovery2 98.38
Raf E1 0.000 Stripping recovery 70.31 %
Raf E2 0.000 Net transfer 0.31 g/l per 1% extra
SP Cu 35 0.000
SPAc 180 0.000
AD Cu 50 0.000
Ratio O/A st 0.000 PLS1 Raffinate1 PLS2 Raffinate2
C1Cuor str 3.882 0.000 flow 400 m3/h Cu 0.558 g/l flow 180 m3/h Cu 0.055 g/l
C2Cuor str 2.905 0.000 Cu 6.710 g/l Acid 12.474 g/l Cu 3.400 g/l Acid 6.651 g/l
SO S1 0.000 Acid 3.000 g/l Acid 1.500 g/l
SO S2 0.000
PLS flow 2 180 0.000
PLS Cu 2 3.4 0.000 E1 2.453 g/l Cu E2 E3 0.377 g/l Cu E4
PLS Ac 2 1.50 0.000 O/A O/A O/A
Ratio O/A Ext2 1.1 0.000 1.10 1.10
C1Cuor 6.218 0.000 Mixer Eff 6.031 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 4.308 g/l Cu 5.981 g/l Cu Mixer Eff 3.233 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
C2Cuor 3.254 0.000 92.63 % 93.26 % 92.04 % 93.10 %
Raf E1 0.000 Loaded Organic
Raf E2 0.000 flow 440.00 m3/h Stripped Organic
Set objective 0.000 Cu 9.901 g/l Cu Stripped Organic flow 198.00 m3/h
flow 242.00 m3/h

Stripped Organic
S1 4.019 g/l Cu S2 2.940 g/l Cu
O/A
2.155
Mixer Eff 37.33 g/l Cu Mixer Eff
97.72 % 96.84 %
Advance electrolyte
Cu 50.00 g/l Spent electrolyte
flow 204.19 m3/h
Cu 35.00 g/l
Acid 180.00 g/l
 Extraction step Data

PLSCu1 PLSAc1 v% PLSCu2 PLSAc2

6.71 3.00 22.15 3.40 1.50

Cuaq Cor Cuaq Cor Cuaq Cor Cuaq Cor

6.71 12.30 6.71 9.90 3.40 12.35 0.00 3.40 5.98
5.72 12.15 2.45 9.90 2.62 12.20 0.38 5.98
4.93 11.94 2.45 6.03 2.10 11.99 0.38 3.23
4.11 11.63 0.56 6.03 1.63 11.68 0.06 3.23
3.33 11.22 0.56 4.31 1.23 11.27 0.06 2.94
2.51 10.61 6.71 9.90 0.86 10.65 3.40 5.98
1.93 9.99 0.62 10.04
1.50 9.38 0.46 9.42
1.17 8.76 0.35 8.80
0.92 8.15 0.26 8.18
0.72 7.53 0.20 7.57
0.57 6.92 0.16 6.95
0.45 6.30 0.12 6.33
0.35 5.69 0.09 5.71
0.27 5.07 0.07 5.10
0.21 4.46 0.06 4.48
0.16 3.84 0.04 3.86
0.12 3.23 0.03 3.24
0.09 2.61 0.02 2.62
0.06 2.00 0.02 2.01

Striping step Data

SPCu SPAc ADCu

35.00 180.00 50.00

Cuaq Cor Cuaq Cor

51.00 3.88 0.00 50.00 9.90
50.15 3.82 0.00 50.00 4.02
49.30 3.75 0.00 37.33 4.02
48.45 3.69 0.00 37.33 2.94
47.60 3.63 0.00 35.00 2.94
46.75 3.56 0.00 50.00 9.90
45.90 3.50 0.00
45.05 3.44 0.00
44.20 3.37 0.00
43.35 3.31 0.00
42.50 3.25 0.00
41.65 3.18 0.00
40.80 3.12 0.00
39.95 3.06 0.00
39.10 2.99 0.00
38.25 2.93 0.00
37.40 2.86 0.00
36.55 2.80 0.00
35.70 2.74 0.00
34.85 2.67 0.00
34.00 2.61 0.00
 Extraction step
14.00

ML
12.00

LO
10.00
Organic, Cu (g/l)

8.00

6.00

PLS2
4.00 PLS1

2.00

0.00
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

Aqueous, Cu (g/l)

Stripping step
55.00

50.00

45.00
Aqueous, Cu(g/l)

40.00

35.00
 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 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

Organic, Cu (g/l)