scholarly journals Development of Methanol Permselective FAU-Type Zeolite Membranes and Their Permeation and Separation Performances

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 627
Author(s):  
Ayumi Ikeda ◽  
Chie Abe ◽  
Wakako Matsuura ◽  
Yasuhisa Hasegawa
Keyword(s):  
Separation Factor ◽  
Carbon Number ◽  
Zeolite Membrane ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Solvent Mixtures ◽  
Permeation Flux ◽  
Aqueous Mixtures ◽  
Chemical Production ◽  
Zeolite Membranes ◽  
Type Zeolite

The separation of non-aqueous mixtures is important for chemical production, and zeolite membranes have great potential for energy-efficient separation. In this study, the influence of the framework structure and composition of zeolites on the permeation and separation performance of methanol through zeolite membranes were investigated to develop a methanol permselective zeolite membrane. As a result, the FAU-type zeolite membrane prepared using a solution with a composition of 10 SiO2:1 Al2O3:17 Na2O:1000 H2O showed the highest permeation flux of 86,600 μmol m−2 s−1 and a separation factor of 6020 for a 10 wt% methanol/methyl hexanoate mixture at 353 K. The membrane showed a molecular sieving effect, reducing the single permeation flux of alcohol with molecular size for single-component alcohols. Moreover, the permeation flux of methanol and the separation factor increased with an increase in the carbon number of the alcohols and methyl esters containing 10 wt% methanol. In this study, the permeation behavior of FAU-type zeolite membranes was also discussed based on permeation data. These results suggest that the FAU-type zeolite membrane has the potential to separate organic solvent mixtures, such as solvent recycling and membrane reactors.

scholarly journals Influence of Organic Solvent Species on Dehydration Behaviors of NaA-Type Zeolite Membrane

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 347
Author(s):  
Yasuhisa Hasegawa ◽  
Wakako Matsuura ◽  
Chie Abe ◽  
Ayumi Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Ethanol Solution ◽  
Zeolite Membrane ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Dimethyl Formamide ◽  
Permeation Flux ◽  
Vapor Pressures ◽  
Zeolite Membranes ◽  
Separation Factors ◽  
Type Zeolite

In this study, an NaA-type zeolite membrane was prepared, and the dehydration performances of the membrane were determined by the pervaporation for several organic solvents to understand the lower dehydration performances of zeolite membranes for NMP solutions than those for alcohols. For a 90 wt% ethanol solution at 348 K, the permeation flux and separation factor of the membrane were 3.82 kg m−2 h−1 and 73,800, respectively. The high dehydration performances were also obtained for alcohols and low boiling solvents (acetonitrile, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and tetrahydrofuran (THF)). However, the permeation flux and separation factors decreased significantly for high boiling solvents, such as N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA), N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). The influences of the water content and temperature on the dehydration performances for the NMP solutions were determined to understand the lower dehydration performances for those solvents. Those results suggest that the lower dehydration performances for the high boiling solvents were attributed to the lower vapor pressures of water and the higher permeances of those solvents. Furthermore, this study proposes that the permeation behaviors through zeolite membranes could be understood by the determination of the effect of temperature on the permeance of individual components.

scholarly journals Development of Ammonia Selectively Permeable Zeolite Membrane for Sensor in Sewer System

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 348
Author(s):  
Hisao Inami ◽  
Chie Abe ◽  
Yasuhisa Hasegawa
Keyword(s):  
Separation Factor ◽  
Selective Adsorption ◽  
Zeolite Membrane ◽  
Special Device ◽  
Membrane Composition ◽  
Silane Coupling Agents ◽  
Zeolite Membranes ◽  
Permeable Membrane ◽  
Separation Factors ◽  
Type Zeolite

Ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are hazardous and odorous gases. A special device that is not affected by other gases is necessary so that it can detect such gases. Zeolite membranes can separate the desired component selectively by molecular sieving and selective adsorption. LTA-, MFI-, and FAU-type zeolite membranes were prepared in this study, and the permeation and separation performances were determined for the ternary mixture of NH3, H2S, and N2 to develop an NH3 selectively permeable membrane. Although the separation factors of NH3 were high enough for the LTA-type zeolite membrane, the NH3 permeance was the lowest among the three membranes. In contrast, the FAU-type zeolite membrane with Si/Al = 1.35 showed a high enough NH3 permeance and a NH3/N2 separation factor. The membrane modification and varying the membrane composition were carried out to reduce the H2S permeance. As a result, the H2S permeance could be decreased by modification with silane coupling agents, and a separation factor of NH3 toward H2S of over 3000 was achieved.

Dehydration of water/pyridine mixtures by pervaporation using cellulose acetate/ polyacrylonitrile blend membrane

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (8) ◽  
pp. 1695-1700 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Lv ◽  
G. M. Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Cellulose Acetate ◽  
Separation Factor ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Permeation Flux ◽  
Feed Concentration ◽  
Blend Membrane ◽  
Pyridine Solution ◽  
Operation Temperature

Cellulose acetate/ polyacrylonitrile (CA/PAN) membranes were prepared and used to separate pyridine / water mixtures by pervaporation. The membranes were characterized through SEM. The effects of feed concentration, operation temperature and downstream pressure on the separation performance were evaluated. Experimental results indicated the increase of operation temperature could raise the permeation flux and the separation factor, while increasing feed concentration and downstream pressure would raise the separation factor and decrease the permeation flux. Under the conditions that pyridine solution was 99 wt.%, operation temperature was 323 K and downstream pressure was 20 mmHg, the CA/PAN blend membrane showed its best separation performance that the permeation flux was 56 · g · m−2 h−1 and the separation factor was 182.

scholarly journals Hydrophobic *BEA-Type Zeolite Membranes on Tubular Silica Supports for Alcohol/Water Separation by Pervaporation

Membranes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyohei Ueno ◽  
Saki Yamada ◽  
Toshinari Watanabe ◽  
Hideyuki Negishi ◽  
Takuya Okuno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Water Separation ◽  
Zeolite Membranes ◽  
Pure Silica ◽  
Large Pore ◽  
Silica Supports ◽  
Alcohol Water ◽  
Type Zeolite

Hydrophobic pure-silica *BEA-type zeolite membranes with large pores were prepared on tubular silica supports by hydrothermal synthesis using a secondary growth method and were applied to the separation of alcohol/water mixtures by pervaporation (PV), an alternative energy-efficient process for production of biofuels. Amorphous pure-silica tubular silica supports, free of Al atoms, were used for preparing the membranes. In this study, the effects of the synthesis conditions, such as the H2O/SiO2 and NH4F/SiO2 ratios in the synthetic gel, on the membrane formation process and separation performance were systematically investigated. The successfully prepared dense and continuous membranes exhibited alcohol selectivity and high flux for the separation of ethanol/water and butanol/water mixtures. The pure-silica *BEA membranes obtained under optimal conditions (0.08SiO2:0.5TEAOH:0.7NH4F:8H2O) showed high PV performance with a separation factor of 229 and a flux of 0.62 kg·m−2·h−1 for a 1 wt % n-butanol/water mixture at 318 K. This result was attributed to the hydrophobicity and large pore size of the pure-silica *BEA membrane. This was the first successful synthesis of hydrophobic large-pore zeolite membranes on tubular supports with alcohol selectivity, and the obtained results could provide new insights into the research on hydrophobic membranes with high permeability.

Fabrication And Application Of Zeolite Membranes

2002 ◽  
Vol 752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidetoshi Kita
Keyword(s):  
Microwave Heating ◽  
Porous Ceramic ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Zeolite Membrane ◽  
Conventional Heating ◽  
Organic Liquids ◽  
Zeolite Membranes ◽  
Tubular Type ◽  
Vapor Permeation ◽  
Type Zeolite

ABSTRACTZeolite Membranes Were Prepared On A Porous Ceramic Support By Hydrothermal Synthesis Using Conventional Heating System And Microwave Heating. Naa And T Type Zeolite Membranes Were Highly Selective For Permeating Water Preferentially With The High Permeation Flux, While Silicalite Membranes Exhibited Preferential Organic Compound Permeation From Water Such As Ethanol/Water. Nay And Nax Zeolite Membranes Showed A High Alcohol Selectivity For Several Feed Mixtures With Methanol Or Ethanol And A High Benzene Selectivity For Benzene/Cyclohexane And Benzene/N-Hexane Separation. The Performance Of The Zeolite Membranes Was The Most Favorable One For Pervaporation Membranes Which Have Been Published So Far And A Tubular Type Module Using A Type Zeolite Membrane For Dehydration Of Organic Liquids Has Been Put Into Industrial Operation. The Tubular Type Pervaporation And Vapor Permeation Module Can Produce 99.8 Wt% Ethanol From 600 L/H, 90 Wt% Ethanol Feed At 120 °C. For The Mass Production Of Zeolite Membrane A New Synthetic Method Using A Microwave Heating Is Also Proposed.

scholarly journals Pervaporation dehydration of ethanol-water mixture using crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Hai Le Tran ◽  
Minh Ngoc Duy Vuu ◽  
Quan Minh Hoang ◽  
Nguyen Thi Nguyen ◽  
Phong Thanh Mai
Keyword(s):  
Separation Factor ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Crosslinking Reaction ◽  
Permeation Flux ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Crosslinking Agents

Crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composite membranes were synthesized by casting selective crosslinked PVA films on the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) porous substrates. The PVA films were prepared by in-situ crosslinking technique using four different crosslinking agents, such as glutaraldehyde, fumaric acid, maleic acid and malic acid. The separation performance in terms of permeation flux and separation factor of prepared membranes were evaluated for pervaporation dehydration of ethanol/water mixture of 80/20 wt% at 60 oC. The prepared membranes were also characterized by FTIR, SEM, swelling and sessile drop contact angle measurements. It was found that the chemical structure of the PVA membrane was changed via crosslinking reaction. The physicochemical properties (hydrophilicity and swelling degree) and separation performance of the prepared membranes were affected by the chemical structures of the crosslinking agents. Furthermore, there was a trade-off between permeation flux and selectivity of the resulting membranes. When the flux increased, the separation factor decreased. The results of this study contributed to enrich the data of the crosslinking reaction of PVA membranes, and expected to help researcher in suitable choosing crosslinking agent for producing pervaporation PVA membrane for dehydration of ethanol solutions.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Performance of Deca- Dodecasil 3 Rhombohedral (DDR)-Type Zeolite Membrane In CO2 Separation– A Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mubashir ◽  
Yeong Yin Fong ◽  
Lau Kok Keong ◽  
Mohd. Azmi Bin Sharrif
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Growth ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Zeolite Membrane ◽  
Co2 Separation ◽  
Inorganic Membranes ◽  
Zeolite Membranes ◽  
Type Zeolite ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Cryogenic Distillation ◽  
Growth Methods

CO2 capture technologies including absorption, adsorption, and cryogenic distillation are reported. Conventional technologies for CO2 separation from natural gas have several disadvantages including high cost, high maintenance, occupy more space and consume high energy. Thus, membrane technology is introduced to separate CO2 due to their several advantages over conventional separation techniques. Inorganic membranes exhibit high thermal stability, chemical stability, permeability and selectivity for CO2 and CH4 separation as compared to other type of membranes. Zeolite membranes are potential for CO2 separation due to their characteristics such as, well define the pore structure and molecular sieving property. Among the zeolite membranes, DDR membranes exhibit highest selectivity for CO2 and CH4 separation. DDR membranes are synthesized by conventional hydrothermal and secondary growth methods. These methods required very long synthesis duration (25 days) due to extremely low nucleation and crystal growth rate of DDR zeolite. In this review, synthesis and performance of DDR membrane in CO2 separation from CH4 reported by various researchers are discussed. Challenges and upcoming guidelines related to the synthesis DDR membrane and performance of DDR membrane also included.

scholarly journals Preparation of Al-Containing ZSM-58 Zeolite Membranes Using Rapid Thermal Processing for CO2/CH4 Mixture Separation

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 623
Author(s):  
Eiji Hayakawa ◽  
Shuji Himeno
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Processing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Processing ◽  
Zeolite Membrane ◽  
Porous Substrate ◽  
Zeolite Membranes ◽  
Template Removal ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
Mixture Separation ◽  
Type Zeolite ◽  
Reproducible Method

The synthesis of DDR-type zeolite membranes faces the problem of cracks that occur on the zeolite membrane due to differences in the thermal expansion coefficient between zeolite and the porous substrate during the detemplating process. In this study, Al-containing ZSM-58 zeolite membranes with DDR topology were prepared by rapid thermal processing (RTP), with the aim of developing a reproducible method for preparing DDR zeolite membrane without cracks. Moreover, we verified the influence of RTP before performing conventional thermal calcination (CTC) on ZSM-58 membranes with various silica-to-aluminum (Si/Al) molar ratios. Using the developed method, an Al-containing ZSM-58 membrane without cracks was obtained, along with complete template removal by RTP, and it had higher CO2/CH4 selectivity. An all-silica ZSM-58 membrane without cracks was obtained by only using the ozone detemplating method. ZSM-58 crystals and membranes with various Si/Al molar ratios were analyzed by using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to confirm the effects of RTP treatment. Al-containing ZSM-58 zeolites had higher silanol concentrations than all-silica zeolites, confirming many silanol condensations by RTP. The condensation of silanol forms results in the formation of siloxane bonds and stronger resistance to thermal stress; therefore, RTP caused crack suppression in Al-containing ZSM-58 membranes. The results demonstrate that Al-containing ZSM-58 zeolite membranes with high CO2 permeance and CO2/CH4 selectivity and minimal cracking can be produced by using RTP.

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