Mathematical Modeling and Investigation on the Temperature and Pressure Dependency of Permeation and Membrane Separation Performance for Natural gas Treatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Saeid Hosseini ◽  
Javad Aminian Dehkordi ◽  
Prodip K. Kundu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Pressure Dependence ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Gas Treatment ◽  
Pressure Dependency ◽  
Temperature And Pressure ◽  
Membrane Permeance

Abstract Due to special features, modules comprising asymmetric hollow fiber membranes are widely used in various industrial gas separation processes. Accordingly, numerous mathematical models have been proposed for predicting and analyzing the performance. However, majority of the proposed models for this purpose assume that membrane permeance remains constant upon changes in temperature and pressure. In this study, a mathematical model is proposed by taking into account non-ideal effects including changes in pressure and temperature in both sides of hollow fibers, concentration polarization and Joule-Thomson effects. Finite element method is employed to solve the governing equations and model is validated using experimental data. The effect of temperature and pressure dependency of permeance and separation performance of hollow fiber membrane modules is investigated in the case of CO2/CH4. The effect of temperature and pressure dependence of membrane permeance is studied by using type Arrhenius type and partial immobilization equations to understand which form of the equations fits experimental data best. Findings reveal that the prediction of membrane performance for CO2/CH4 separation is highly related to pressure and temperature; the models considering temperature and pressure dependence of membrane permeance match experimental data with higher accuracy. Also, results suggest that partial immobilization model represents a better prediction to the experimental data than Arrhenius type equation.

scholarly journals Fabrication of Polydimethysiloxane (PDMS) Dense Layer on Polyetherimide (PEI) Hollow Fiber Support for the Efficient CO2/N2 Separation Membranes

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 756
Author(s):  
Guoqiang Li ◽  
Katarzyna Knozowska ◽  
Joanna Kujawa ◽  
Andrius Tonkonogovas ◽  
Arūnas Stankevičius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Separation ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Dense Layer ◽  
Pdms Layer ◽  
Coating Method ◽  
Coating Time ◽  
Dip Coating Method

The development of thin layer on hollow-fiber substrate has drawn great attention in the gas-separation process. In this work, polydimethysiloxane (PDMS)/polyetherimide (PEI) hollow-fiber membranes were prepared by using the dip-coating method. The prepared membranes were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and gas permeance measurements. The concentration of PDMS solution and coating time revealed an important influence on the gas permeance and the thickness of the PDMS layer. It was confirmed from the SEM and EDX results that the PDMS layer’s thickness and the atomic content of silicon in the selective layer increased with the growth in coating time and the concentration of PDMS solution. The composite hollow-fiber membrane prepared from 15 wt% PDMS solution at 10 min coating time showed the best gas-separation performance with CO2 permeance of 51 GPU and CO2/N2 ideal selectivity of 21.

Empirical Model of Operating Temperature and Pressure Effect towards Pure and Binary O2/ N2 Gas Permeability in Polysulfone Membrane

2018 ◽  
Vol 777 ◽  
pp. 238-244
Author(s):  
Serene Sow Mun Lock ◽  
Kok Keong Lau ◽  
Irene Sow Mei Lock ◽  
Azmi Mohd Shariff ◽  
Yin Fong Yeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Model ◽  
Membrane Separation ◽  
Gas Permeability ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Polysulfone Membrane ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Temperature And Pressure ◽  
Membrane Permeance

Oxygen (O2) enriched air combustion via adaption of polymeric membranes has been proposed to be a feasible alternative to increase combustion proficiency while minimizing the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Nonetheless, majority of techno-economic assessment on the O2 enriched combustion evolving membrane separation process are confined to assumption of constant membrane permeance. In reality, it is well known that membrane permeance is highly dependent upon the temperature and pressure to which it is operated. Therefore, in this work, an empirical model, which includes the effect of temperature and pressure to permeance, has been evaluated based on own experimental work using polysulfone membrane. The empirical model has been further validated with published experimental results. It is found that the model is able to provide an excellent characterization of the membrane permeance across a wide range of operating conditions for both pure and binary gas with determination coefficient of minimally 0.99.

scholarly journals ZrO2-TiO2 Incorporated PVDF Dual-Layer Hollow Fiber Membrane for Oily Wastewater Treatment: Effect of Air Gap

Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurshahnawal Yaacob ◽  
Pei Sean Goh ◽  
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail ◽  
Noor Aina Mohd Nazri ◽  
Be Cheer Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Uniform Distribution ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Outer Layer ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Oily Wastewater ◽  
Oily Wastewater Treatment

Dual-layer hollow fiber (DLHF) nanocomposite membrane prepared by co-extrusion technique allows a uniform distribution of nanoparticles within the membrane outer layer to enhance the membrane performance. The effects of spinning parameters especially the air gap on the physico-chemical properties of ZrO2-TiO2 nanoparticles incorporated PVDF DLHF membranes for oily wastewater treatment have been investigated in this study. The zeta potential of the nanoparticles was measured to be around –16.5 mV. FESEM–EDX verified the uniform distribution of Ti, Zr, and O elements throughout the nanoparticle sample and the TEM images showed an average nanoparticles grain size of ~12 nm. Meanwhile, the size distribution intensity was around 716 nm. A lower air gap was found to suppress the macrovoid growth which resulted in the formation of thin outer layer incorporated with nanoparticles. The improvement in the separation performance of PVDF DLHF membranes embedded with ZrO2-TiO2 nanoparticles by about 5.7% in comparison to the neat membrane disclosed that the incorporation of ZrO2-TiO2 nanoparticles make them potentially useful for oily wastewater treatment.

Improvement of CO2 Separation Performance by Blended Aqueous Solutions of DEA+AMP in Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactor (HFMC)

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 2308-2316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Meng Xiang Fang ◽  
Shui Ping Yan ◽  
Yi Li Pang ◽  
Zhong Yang Luo
Keyword(s):  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Co2 Flux ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Co2 Absorption ◽  
Membrane Contactor ◽  
Fiber Membrane ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2

Absorption of carbon dioxide (CO2) by blended diethanolamine (DEA) + 2-amino-2- methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and single DEA solvents were compared using hollow fiber membrane contactor (HFMC). Experimental results showed AMP additive has positive influence to improve CO2 absorption flux and the optimum AMP/DEA mass concentration ratio is between 0.2 and 0.4. Decreasing gas liquid ratio could greatly promote CO2 absorption, and operating temperature has weak effect on CO2 flux. Besides, large CO2 flux can be achieved with high concentration of DEA+0.2AMP solution due to the decrease of liquid phase resistance to mass transfer, but the optimal DEA concentration was recommended to be about 15% for DEA+0.2AMP solution considering the costs of amines in HFMC.

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