Abstract
A study was conducted to evaluate membrane pervaporation for the separation of diacetone alcohol-water mixtures using commercially available membranes for organic enrichment and dehydration. Empirical correlations for the effect of the process parameters of feed concentration, feed temperature, permeate-side pressure, and scale-up were developed. The solvent-water mixture was successfully separated with a poly(vinyl alcohol) based Sulzer PERVAP 2210 dehydration membrane. Various dehydration membranes were evaluated and a comparison of the flux and separation factor was made. The membrane performance in separating acetone-water mixtures was also studied. An overall model to predict the membrane area needed for a scale-up was developed based on the results.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2733-2753 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Separation Science and Technology |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Filtration and Separation