Pervaporation of azeotropic mixtures ethanol/ethyl tert-butyl ether: influence of membrane conditioning and operation variables on pervaporation flux

Ortiz, I; Alonso, P; Urtiaga, A

HERO ID

1160620

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2002

Language

English

HERO ID 1160620
In Press No
Year 2002
Title Pervaporation of azeotropic mixtures ethanol/ethyl tert-butyl ether: influence of membrane conditioning and operation variables on pervaporation flux
Authors Ortiz, I; Alonso, P; Urtiaga, A
Journal Desalination
Volume 149
Issue 1-3
Page Numbers 67-72
Abstract This work reports the pervaporative separation of ethanol from ethanol-ethyl ter butyl ether mixtures using a commercial membrane, PERVAP 2256, that previously showed an interesting behavior in the separation of methanol-MTBE mixtures. Pervaporation flux has been obtained and analyzed as a function of feed composition in the range of ethanol concentration of 30-50 wt % and temperature in the range of 50-70degreesC whereas permeate pressure was kept constant in all the experiments and equal to 3 mmHg. Pervaporation fluxes showed an exponential dependence with both variables, that in the case of temperature fitted to an Arrhenius type expression. Achievement of steady state conditions referred to the pervaporation flux needed of long times that depended on the previous history of the membrane; thus new membranes needed a long conditioning period before reaching steady state that was considerably shortened in subsequent changes of the operation conditions.
Doi 10.1016/S0011-9164(02)00693-8
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0011916402006938
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Conference Name International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM)
Conference Date JUL 07-12, 2002
Comments Source: Web of Science 000178585600012
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
Keyword ethanol; ETBE; pervaporation flux; PERVAP 2256
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