TY - JOUR
T1 - Super selective membranes in gas-liquid membrane contactors for olefin/paraffin separation
AU - Nijmeijer, Dorothea C.
AU - Visser, Tymen
AU - Assen, Rijanne
AU - Wessling, Matthias
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - In the present paper, selective composite membranes containing sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) layers on top of a hydrophobic, polypropylene support are applied as absorber and desorber in a gas¿liquid membrane contactor system for the separation of paraffins and olefins. The water present in the absorption liquid swells the hydrophilic polymer sufficiently, making the membranes olefin-selective. As a result, even at high liquid velocities where the membrane determines the selectivity of the process, high selectivities can be obtained in combination with high productivities. Continuous contact between the absorption silver nitrate solution and the SPEEK layer prevents the layer from drying out and subsequent loss of selectivity. Previously, unknown high ethylene/ethane selectivities (>2700) are obtained in combination with reasonable ethylene productivities (7.6×10¿10 cm3/cm2 s Pa (1×10¿6 cm3/cm2 s cmHg)).
AB - In the present paper, selective composite membranes containing sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) layers on top of a hydrophobic, polypropylene support are applied as absorber and desorber in a gas¿liquid membrane contactor system for the separation of paraffins and olefins. The water present in the absorption liquid swells the hydrophilic polymer sufficiently, making the membranes olefin-selective. As a result, even at high liquid velocities where the membrane determines the selectivity of the process, high selectivities can be obtained in combination with high productivities. Continuous contact between the absorption silver nitrate solution and the SPEEK layer prevents the layer from drying out and subsequent loss of selectivity. Previously, unknown high ethylene/ethane selectivities (>2700) are obtained in combination with reasonable ethylene productivities (7.6×10¿10 cm3/cm2 s Pa (1×10¿6 cm3/cm2 s cmHg)).
KW - METIS-221787
KW - IR-49432
U2 - 10.1016/j.memsci.2003.10.045
DO - 10.1016/j.memsci.2003.10.045
M3 - Article
SN - 0376-7388
VL - 232
SP - 107
EP - 114
JO - Journal of membrane science
JF - Journal of membrane science
IS - 1-2
ER -