Modeling of the mass transfer rates of metal ions across supported liquid membranes. II. Comparison between theory and experiment

The model equations developed in Part I were tested using experimental data reported in the literature and produced in this work. It was found that uranium(VI) and thorium(IV) can be selectively separated and concentrated using supported liquid membranes. Depending on the way the liquid membranes are designed, the selectivity toward a specific metal can be predetermined. The effect of the ratio of the effective diffusivity to bulk diffusivity in free solution was found to behave with the same characteristic of systems of preferentially adsorbed solutes.