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b Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie II, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany
Thermal
Nominal Air flow Experimental Experimental Liquid entry conductivity
pore size Thickness Initial contact Contact angle [L/min·cm ];2 mean flow pore max. pore size pressure for 348 Isostrain
Membrane code [µm] Material Support [µm] Porosity [%] angle [°] after 5 min [°] p = 0.93 bar size [µm] [µm] water [bar] [W·m-1·K-1]
D845 (GVS) 0.2 PTFE PET/PE 165±8.6 59.7±3.7 141.3±1 139.7±1.1 8.44±0.03 0.236±0.002 0.507±0.005 3.40±0.25 0.134
PVDF 0.2 (GVS) 0.2 PVDF PET 161±0.6 55.1±0.4 163.4±3.4 161.1±1.3 4.64±0.11 0.362±0.002 0.897±0.016 2.62±0.05 0.111
PVDF 0.8 (GVS) 0.8 PVDF PET 203.2±0.7 53.5±0.7 13.3±0.13 1.156±0.035 2.410±0.09 0.79±0.07
3M unlaminated 0.2 PVDF yes 85±1 77.1±0.7 99.4±0.4 94.6±0.5 2.65±0.04 0.238±0.003 0.588±0.052 3.23±0.02 0.071
3M laminated 0.2 PVDF yes 254±2.2 59±0.8 81.7±2.1 76.7±2 3.84±0.12 0.21±0.005 0.508±0.011 3.03±0.11 0.104
Table S2. Low and high levels for the feed temperature, mass fraction of copper sulphate (wCuSO4)
and pH factors used in the experimental design
Factor
Test Feed Temp./°C wCuSO4 pH
1 40 0.00005 2
2 60 0.00005 2
3 40 0.0001 2
4 60 0.0001 2
5 40 0.00005 3
6 60 0.00005 3
7 40 0.0001 3
8 60 0.0001 3
Table S3. Operational conditions and response variables of the first and second stage of the
experimental tests
Operational - Hot feed flow rate: 700 - Hot inlet temperature: 60 °C.
conditions mL/min; corresponding to - Hot feed flow rate: 700
average linear velocity: 121.4 mL/min; corresponding to
mm/s. average linear velocity: 121.4
- Coolant fluid: Deionized mm/s.
water. - Coolant fluid: Deionized
- Coolant inlet temperature: 20 water.
°C. - Coolant inlet temperature: 20
- Coolant flow rate: 700 °C.
mL/min; corresponding to - Coolant flow rate: 700
average linear velocity: 111.0 mL/min; corresponding to
mm/s. average linear velocity: 111.0
- Flow regime: Counter- mm/s.
current. - Flow regime: Counter-current.