April Li

A novel efficient liquid–liquid solvent extraction process for cannabinoid mimic recovery

W Li, HT Lu, MS Doblin, A Bacic, GW Stevens, KA Mumford

Journal article  |  2023  |  Separation and Purification Technology

Cannabinoids attract worldwide attention due to their well-known medicinal and psychoactive properties. Their efficient recovery f..

Investigation of the extraction of natural alkaloids in Karr reciprocating plate columns: Fluid dynamic study

Yue Wu, Jessica Vovers, Hiep Thuan Lu, Wen Li, Geoffrey W Stevens, Kathryn A Mumford

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Previous work found that 0.2 M Cyanex® 923 in xylene has potential to extract natural alkaloids such as morphine. In this work, pi..

Investigation of the Extraction of Natural Alkaloids in Karr Reciprocating Hate Columns: Mass Transfer Study

Yue Wu, Jessica Vovers, Thuan Lu Hiep, Wen Li, Geoffrey W Stevens, Kathryn A Mumford

Journal article  |  2022  |  SOLVENT EXTRACTION AND ION EXCHANGE

Solvent extraction plays a vital role in manufacturing high purity alkaloids from natural poppies. Cyanex® 923, which has been wid..

Mass transfer study and combined model for a Karr column

J Zhang, W Li, KA Mumford, W Fei, GW Stevens, Y Wang

Journal article  |  2022  |  Chemical Engineering Science

Mass transfer performance of a Karr reciprocating plate column was studied with water (continuous) - phenol (solute) - VivaSol 204..

Investigation of green solvents for the extraction of phenol and natural alkaloids: Solvent and extractant selection

Yue Wu, Wen Li, Jessica Vovers, Hiep Thuan Lu, Geoffrey W Stevens, Kathryn A Mumford

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Green solvents have been gaining momentum to replace traditional volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in solvent extraction processes..

A solvent loss study for the application of solvent extraction processes in the pharmaceutical industry

Wen Li, Hiep Thuan Lu, Monika S Doblin, Antony Bacic, Geoffrey W Stevens, Kathryn A Mumford

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Liquid – liquid extraction (LLE) processes have been widely applied to extract active pharmaceutical compounds (APCs) from plant m..

Drop sizes and population balance model for a Karr column

Jiyizhe Zhang, Wen Li, Kathryn Mumford, Weiyang Fei, Geoffrey Stevens, Yundong Wang

Journal article  |  2021  |  AICHE JOURNAL

Drop sizes were investigated and measured in a Karr column. A stagewise population balance model was presented considering drop br..

The opportunity of membrane technology for hydrogen purification in the power to hydrogen (P2H) roadmap: a review

Hiep Thuan Lu, Wen Li, Ehsan Soroodan Miandoab, Shinji Kanehashi, Guoping Hu

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

The global energy market is in a transition towards low carbon fuel systems to ensure the sustainable development of our society a..

Comparison of mass transfer performance of pulsed columns with Tenova kinetics internals and standard disc and doughnut internals

Wen Li, Yong Wang, Hiep T Lu, Kathryn A Mumford, Kathryn H Smith, Geoffrey W Stevens

Journal article  |  2019  |  Hydrometallurgy

One of the limitations to the application of columns to solvent extraction in the minerals industry is their relative inefficiency..

Prediction of holdup and drop size distribution in a disc-doughnut pulsed column with tenova kinetics internals for the water-Alamine 336 system

Wen Li, Yong Wang, Kathryn A Mumford, Kathryn H Smith, Geoffrey W Stevens

Journal article  |  2018  |  HYDROMETALLURGY

Tenova Pulsed Column Kinetics Internals (TPC-KIs) are a newly designed type of pulsed column internals with a novel structure that..