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Microporous membrane solvent extraction

Conference · · Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6165903

The versatility of the phenomenon of dispersion-free solvent extraction through immobilized aqueous-organic interface in a microporous hydrophobic membrane is demonstrated here. This technique has been used here for an organic-organic interface to extract aromatics from a hydrocarbon feedstock by a polar organic solvent. The phenomenon has been studied further with microporous hydrophilic and composite hydrophobic-hydrophilic membranes. Operational modes and the influence of the membrane and boundary layer resistances for various solvent-solute-membrane systems have been studied for a CELGARD (hydrophobic) and a CUPROPHAN (hydrophilic) membrane. Limited performance data for microporous hydrophobic CELGARD hollow fibers (X-20) are also presented.

Research Organization:
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
OSTI ID:
6165903
Report Number(s):
CONF-851011-
Journal Information:
Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 22:2/3; ISSN SSTED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English