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Pervaporative removal of organics from water using hydrophobic membranes. Binary mixtures

Journal Article · · Separation Science and Technology
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1081/SS-100100145· OSTI ID:20017420
Results of pervaporation experiments are presented for the separation of several polar and nonpolar organic solvents from their aqueous solutions. Three membranes were evaluated: a polydimethylsiloxane (PERVAP-1060) membrane, a PDMS ZSM-5 zeolite filled (PERVAP-1070) membrane, and a poly(ether-block-amide) (PEBAX-4033) membrane. The effect of feed composition on flux and selectivity was also investigated. Performance parameters of a given membrane depended both on the kind of the organic solvent and the feed composition. The PERVAP-1070 membrane exhibited the highest selectivity with a separation factor over 900 in contact with a water-butyl acetate mixture. Polar solvents like methanol were also preferentially separated from aqueous solutions, but the separation factors were close to those obtained from liquid-vapor equilibria data. Permeate fluxes of organics increased with increasing feed concentration. Synergetic effects between water and organics fluxes were also observed.
Research Organization:
Nicolaus Copernicus Univ., Torun ul Gagarina (PL)
OSTI ID:
20017420
Journal Information:
Separation Science and Technology, Journal Name: Separation Science and Technology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 35; ISSN 0149-6395; ISSN SSTEDS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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