CFD simulation of pervaporation of organic aqueous mixture through silicalite nano-pore zeolite membrane

Separation of aqueous salt solution by pervaporation through hybrid organic-inorganic membrane: effect of operating conditions

Hybrid polymer-inorganic membranes were prepared by crosslinking poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), maleic acid (MA) and silica via an aqueous sol-gel route. Membrane characterisation results revealed silica nanoparticles (<10 nm) were well dispersed in the polymer matrix and significantly reduced swelling of the membrane. The membranes were tested for pervaporation separation of aqueous salt solution ...

Stability Improvement of Immobilized a-amylase using Nano Pore Zeolite

Background: Enzyme engineering by immobilization techniques has proven to be well compatible with the other chemical or biological approaches aiming to improve enzyme’s functions and stability. Zeolites are porous alumino-silicates with a wide range of porosity and particle size along with the other remarkable properties such as high surface area, high stability against a wide range temperature...

Molecular sieving MFI-type zeolite membranes for pervaporation separation of xylene isomers.

Molecular sieving MFI-type zeolite membranes were prepared by a secondary growth method without using an organic template. Silicalite membranes with intercrystalline pores minimized or eliminated were obtained by this synthesis method which avoids the template removal step. The silicalite membrane exhibits molecular sieving characteristics with pervaporation separation factor for p-xylene to o-...

CFD Simulation of Mass Transfer in Membrane Evaporators for Concentration of Aqueous Solutions

Osmotic evaporation (OE) process is usually suggested to concentrate aqueous solutions. OE is a concentration technique based on the use of mesoporous or macroporous and hydrophobic membranes. The difference between the activity of solutions results in a pressure difference between the upstream diluted solution and the downstream (usually concentrated brine) solution. The latter generates a wat...

Novel organic–inorganic pervaporation membrane with a superhydrophobic surface for the separation of ethanol from an aqueous solution

Effect of Ethylene Glycol as Pore Former on Polyphenylsulfone Hollow Fiber Membrane for Crude Palm Oil Deacidification through Membrane Contactor

In this study, polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) hollow fiber membrane was fabricated via a wet spinning method with the addition of ethylene glycol (EG) in the range of 0-10 wt% as the additive. The EG was added to improve the membrane pore formation and interconnectivity for better membrane contactor performance in extracting and removing the free fatty acid (FFA) from crude palm oil (CPO). Four diffe...