Methods for predicting the kinetics of extraction of the target component from mineral raw materials for direct-flow and counter-current column extractors have been proposed. To analyze the operation of various industrial devices, the extraction processes of which are carried out in the layer, technique based on specific productivity has been proposed.
The mechanism and kinetics of the target components extraction from mineral raw materials (sulfur from sulfur ore by tetrachlorethylene, Al2O3 from bauxite specs by NaOH, copper from ore and malachite by hydrochloric acid), as well as vegetable oils (from amaranth, amaranth hybrid and сamelina by organic solvents) have been studied. Experimental studies to confirm the diffusive nature of the target components extraction from mineral sources have been conducted. Diffusion coefficients for mineral samples have been obtained.