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Membrane Separations Dialisis Pervaporasi
Membrane Separations Dialisis Pervaporasi
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Dialysis
(wash)
Dialysis
Feed: Liquid at P1, containing solvent, solutes of type A, solutes of type B,
and/or insoluble colloids.
Wash: solvent at P2 .
Product: liquid diffusate (permeate) containing solvent, solute A, small
amounts of solute B
Retentate: dialysate solvent containing remaining A,B and retained colloidal
matter.
Membrane: thin, microporous. Size of pores allowing solutes of type A to
pass, for larger solutes of type B reduced or no passage.
Example: Recovery of H2SO4 from an aqueous stream containing sulfates.
streams in
feed
wash
400
400
H2SO4, g/L
350
125
235
30
26
CuSO4, g/L as Cu
streams out
dialysate diffusate
420
380
Electrodialysis
It is an electrolytic process for separating an aqueous
electrolyte feed solution into a concentrate (brine) and a
dilute or desalted water (diluate) by means of an electric
field and ion-selective membranes.
Ion-selective membranes are of two types, cation
selective and anion selective, arranged in an alternatingseries pattern. Both types do not allow water to pass.
A direct current voltage is applied across the anode and
cathode which are made of chemically neutral materials.
Electrons are metalically conducted through wiring from
anode to cathode then through the cell by ionic conduction
from the cathode back to the anode.
The acidic electrode rinse solution that circulates through
compartments 1 and 5 neutrilizes the remaining OH- ions
and prevents precipitation of compounds such as CaCO 3
and Mg(OH)2
Reactions:
At the cathode:
Reduction of water:
At the anode:
Oxidation of water:
If Cl- are present:
AM = zFQc / i
initial condition
at equilibrium after
osmosis
reverse osmosis
Reverse Osmosis
Separation technique used to partially remove a solvent from a solutesolvent mixture applying a pressure gradient.
The feed is a liquid at high pressure P1, containing solvent (water),
solubles (inorganic salts) and colloidal matter. No sweep liquid is used,
permeate side of membrane kept at a much lower pressure, P 2.
A dense membrane is used that is permselective for the solvent. To
withstand large pressure difference, thick, asymmetric, composite
membranes are utilized.
Products of RO are a permeate of almost pure solvent and a retentate
of solvent-depleted feed.
Main application of RO is for desalination and purification of
seawater, brackish water and wastewater. Over 750 million
gallons/day drinkable water is is produced using RO.
In a typical RO for desalination; salt content is 3.5%w, is 350psi,
feed pressure is 800-1000psi, transmembrane water flux is
0.365m3/m2-day. 45% of feed water with 99.95% purity is obtained.
Reverse osmosis
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( P 1 - 1 ) = ( P 2 - 2 )
The driving force for the transport of solvent through the membrane
is: (P - ) and the rate of mass transport is:
NH2O = ( PMH2O / lM ) (P - )
P = hydraulic pressure difference across the membrane (P F PP),
= osmotic pressure difference across the membrane, (P - F),
often P 0, since pure solvent,
Ni = ( Di / lM ) ( cio ciL )
Di is the diffusivity of solute in the membrane, cio and ciL are feed side
and permeate side solute concentrations in the membrane. The flux
of solute is independent on pressure. The higher P, the purer the
permeate water.
For RO of seawater and of solutions with low salt content, the osmotic
pressure can be estimated by:
= 1.12 T mi
= osmotic pressure, psi
T = temperature, K
mi = summation of molalities of all dissolved ions and nonionic species
in the solution, mol/liter
Concentration polarization
A phenomenon, called CP is particularly important on the feed side of
the RO-membrane. CP is the buildup or depletion of species in the
boundary layer due to mass-transfer resistance.
For concentrations for water and salt, cW , cS ; (cSl cSF) causes mass
transfer of salt by diffusion from the membrane surface back to the
bulk feed. The lower the mass-transfer coefficient, the higher c Sl. The
value of cSl fixes the osmotic pressure. A salt balance at the upstream
membrane surface gives:
cWP
cWl
cWF
cSl
cSF
cSP
cSM
PF
PC
PC 85-90% PF
abt. 50% of feed,
purity = 99.95%w
Gas permeation
O2 enrichment of air,
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Removal of CO2
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Pervaporation
95%w ethanol
99,5 %w ethanol
60%w ethanol
25%w ethanol
Enthalpy balance in PV
A PV module typically operates adiabatically. The enthalpy of
vaporization is supplied by sensible enthalpy of the feed. For PV of a
binary liquid mixture of components A and B; assuming:
1. constant pure component liquid specific heats,
2. neglicible heat of mixing,
an enthalpy balance in terms of mass flow rates m, liquid sensible heats
CP, and heats of vaporization H gives:
Estimation of flux
Transport of a permeant through a membrane by PV is different from
dialysis or gas permeation since there is a phase change and there are
nonideal solution effects in the liquid feed. The driving force for
permeation is expressed in terms of partial vapor pressure
difference.
Since pressures on both sides of the membrane are low, the gas phase
obeys the ideal gas law.
At the upstream membrane surface (1), permeant activity for i is:
ai(1) = i(1)xi(1)
Combining:
pi(1) = i(1)xi(1)PiS(1)