The effect of process parameters on the pervaporation of alcohols through organophilic membranes
- Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY (United States)
Several organophilic membranes were utilized to selectively permeate ethanol, n-butanol, and t-butanol from dilute aqueous mixtures using pervaporization (PV). Poly(1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne) (PTMSP) membranes were utilized to investigate the effect of temperature, pressure, and start-up/transient time on the separation of aqueous ethanol mixtures. Results indicate optimal ethanol selectivity and flux at the lowest permeate-side pressure. Increased temperature significantly enhanced the productivity of PTMSP, but extended operation of the PTMSP membranes at high temperatures resulted in flux degradation. Two other hydrophobic membranes, poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) and a poly(methoxy siloxane) (PMS) composite, were used to separate n-butanol and t-butanol from dilute aqueous mixtures. The effect of feed concentration of the flux and selectivity was investigated. Both membranes were found to be more permeable to n-butanol than t-butanol. The PDMS membrane was found to be more effective than PMS membrane in terms of flux and selectivity. The effect of membrane thickness on water permeation and on organic selectivity was also studied using the PDMS membrane.
- OSTI ID:
- 5216769
- Journal Information:
- Separation Science and Technology; (United States), Journal Name: Separation Science and Technology; (United States) Vol. 27:7; ISSN 0149-6395; ISSN SSTED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALCOHOLS
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BUTANOLS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DATA
DIMENSIONS
DISPERSIONS
ETHANOL
EVALUATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
MEASURING METHODS
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
MEMBRANES
MIXTURES
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
QUANTITY RATIO
SOLUTIONS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TESTING
THICKNESS
TIME DEPENDENCE
WATER