Joseph kafumbila

Process Designer

SimSXCu Version 2.0

Copyright: 2016 joseph kafumbila

jokafumbila@hotmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-kafumbila-616a8936

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Introduction

SimSXCu Version 2.0 is a program to simulate the Copper solvent extraction configuration
as the extractant. The principle of this program is described in the publication "Simulatio
extraction configuration using Microsoft Excel solvers".
Simulation of copper solvent extraction configuration using Microsoft Excel solver

The specificity of each option

The option "1" is the option which gives the value of the extractant volume percentage (v/
phase when the values of the others parameters are known. For designers,

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. For plant metallurgist.

Use of simulation

The simulation is done in Excel 2010 with the solver (The Solver is an add-in for Microsof
for the optimization and simulation of business and engineering models. It solves complex
problems and can also be used in conjunction with VBA to automate tasks).

You can load the solver (solveur in French) easily and you can find the loading procedure
solver application will appear in the tab data (donnes in French) on the Excel workshe
The user can only changes the data in the red color on the Excel worksheet. The
color are the solver variables.
Copper solvent extraction configurations
Series 2Ex2S
You can design youself for the others configurations following the model desrisbed in the
copper solvent extraction configuration using Microsoft Excel solver"
Copyright: 2016 Joseph Kafumbila

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
7
1.96
80
1.1
92
95
8.993
4.603
35
180
50
98
98
3.494
2.601

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

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

Comptete data and cl

SimSXCu version 2.0

Configuration - series 2Ex2S
Values of extratant volume percentage in organic phase
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
Net transfer
400
7
1.96

Lix984N
19.58
10.831
10.792
80
94.49
69.65
0.31

m3/h
g/l
g/l

E1
O/A
1.1
Mixer Ef
92
%

2.457

g/l Cu

4.503

g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.495
Mixer Ef
98
%

3.597

g/l Cu

37.43

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
440.00 m3/h
8.634 g/l Cu

Advance electrolyte
50

g/l

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

Comptete data and click on solver

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Ex2S
ge in organic phase
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g/l per 1% extra

Raffinate
Cu
Acid

0.386 g/l
12.146 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
95
%
Stripped Organic
Cu

2.621

g/l

S2

Mixer Ef
98
%
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

176.38 m3/h
35
g/l
180
g/l

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

PLS
flow
Cu
Acid

Loaded Organic
flow
Cu

Advance electrolyte
Cu

Comptete data and c

SimSXCu version 2.0

Configuration - series 2Ex2S
Values of unknow parameters of the SX plant
Copyright 2016 Joseph Kafumbila
Extractant
V/V%
AML
ML
Saturation ratio (LO/ML)
Extraction recovery
Stripping recovery
700
6.8
1.96

m3/h
g/l
g/l

Net transfer

E1
O/A
1.07
Mixer Ef
91.17 %

Lix984N
19.10
10.539
10.50
81.54
93.68
69.75
0.31

2.60

g/l Cu

4.624

g/l Cu

3.6

g/l Cu

37.54

g/l Cu

Loaded Organic
746.67 m3/h
8.562 g/l Cu

S1
O/A
2.512
Mixer Ef
93.44 %

Advance electrolyte
50

g/l

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

Comptete data and click on solver

0
Ex2S
f the SX plant
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Raffinate

g/l per 1% extra

Cu
Acid

0.43 g/l
11.770 g/l

E2

Mixer Ef
94.40 %
Stripped Organic
Cu

2.59

g/l

S2

Mixer Ef
84.85 %
Spent electrolyte
flow
Cu
Acid

297.27 m3/h
35
g/l
190
g/l