Blended chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol membranes for the pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol

A Svang-Ariyaskul, RYM Huang, PL Douglas… - Journal of Membrane …, 2006 - Elsevier
A Svang-Ariyaskul, RYM Huang, PL Douglas, R Pal, X Feng, P Chen, L Liu
Journal of Membrane Science, 2006Elsevier
Homogeneous membranes were prepared by casting the solution of blended chitosan and
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) on a glass plate. The percent weight of chitosan in the membrane
was varied from 0 to 100%. The membrane thickness was in the range of 15–30μm. The
membranes were heat treated at 150° C for an hour. After that the membranes were
crosslinked by glutaraldehyde and sulfuric acid in acetone aqueous solution. The
membranes were tested at 30–60° C for dehydration performance of 50–95% isopropanol …
Homogeneous membranes were prepared by casting the solution of blended chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) on a glass plate. The percent weight of chitosan in the membrane was varied from 0 to 100%. The membrane thickness was in the range of 15–30μm. The membranes were heat treated at 150°C for an hour. After that the membranes were crosslinked by glutaraldehyde and sulfuric acid in acetone aqueous solution. The membranes were tested at 30–60°C for dehydration performance of 50–95% isopropanol aqueous solutions. At around 90% of isopropanol in the feed mixture, permeate flux increased whereas the percent of water in permeate tended to decrease when the feed temperature increased for all membranes, except that the water content in permeate from the membrane containing 75wt.% chitosan remained constant. The swelling degree in water and the total flux increased with increasing chitosan content in membranes. The effect of temperature on permeate flux followed the Arrhenius relationship. The permeate flux decreased when isopropanol in the feed increased for all membranes. However, water content in permeate and isopropanol concentration in the feed formed complex relationship for different chitosan content membranes. Sorption did not appear to have significant effects on separation. The membrane containing chitosan 75% performed the best. For a feed solution containing 90% isopropanol at 60°C, the permeate flux was 644g/m2h with water content of nearly 100% in the permeate. At 55% isopropanol in the feed at 60°C, the permeate flux was 3812g/m2h. In the range of 55–95% of isopropanol in the feed, the water content in permeate was more than 99.5%. This membrane showed very excellent performance with good mechanical strength. It is promising to develop this membrane for industrial uses.
Elsevier
以上显示的是最相近的搜索结果。 查看全部搜索结果