Swollen-dry-layer model for the pervaporation of ethanol-water solution through hydrophilic membranes
- Niigata Univ. (Japan)
A swollen-dry-layer model is presented for the pervaporation of ethanol-water solution through hydrophilic polymer membranes: poly(vinyl alcohol) and carboxymethyl cellulose. Independent measurements were conducted of the sorption equilibrium, the hydraulic permeation rates through the swollen membranes, and the permeabilities of ethanol and water vapors. The hydraulic permeabilities were estimated from the mutual diffusion coefficients of solution in the swollen membrane. Sorption behavior and hydraulic permeabilities showed a dependence on feed concentration. Vapor permeabilities of water and ethanol through dry membranes differ by a factor of about 20. Comparisons between the experimental data from the pervaporation run and the results calculated from the model were made. The model offers a quantitative explanation for the dependency of selectivity and flux on feed concentration. The model explained that the flux dependency caused by a change in the swollen-dry-layer ratio, and that the selectivity is governed by vapor permeabilities through the dry layer.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 146159
- Journal Information:
- Separation Science and Technology, Vol. 30, Issue 15; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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