Isotactic polypropylene(iPP) hollow fiber microporous membranes were prepared via thermally induced phase separation(TIPS)method.The mixture of di-n-butyl phthalate(DBP)and dioctyl phthalate(DOP)was used as diluent.Th...Isotactic polypropylene(iPP) hollow fiber microporous membranes were prepared via thermally induced phase separation(TIPS)method.The mixture of di-n-butyl phthalate(DBP)and dioctyl phthalate(DOP)was used as diluent.The effects of α(DBP mass fraction in mixed diluent)and β(iPP mass fraction in polymer solution)on pore size distribution of the membrane were investigated by N2-liquid displacement measurement.The connectivity of the membrane was evaluated with membrane tortuosity.It is noted that resulting membrane is apt to possess a narrow pore size distribution.For same β,the mean pore size and connectivity of resulting membrane decrease with increasing α.For α=0.20,with increasing β,mean pore size of resulting membrane increases with subsequent decreasing,while resulting membrane connectivity increases slightly.For α=0.35 or α=0.50,the mean pore size and connectivity of resulting membrane decrease with increasing β.It is indicated that the change of connectivity is attributed to the difference of the membrane topology.It is shown that membrane pore size and connectivity can be controlled effectively by choosing proper α and β.展开更多
Non-porous polyether sulfone hollow fibers(with a 5 μm poly(dimethylsiloxane)coating)were used as structured packing in the distillation of ethanol-water solutions.In this novel membrane contactor,liquid flowed throu...Non-porous polyether sulfone hollow fibers(with a 5 μm poly(dimethylsiloxane)coating)were used as structured packing in the distillation of ethanol-water solutions.In this novel membrane contactor,liquid flowed through the lumens of the fibers,and vapor flowed countercurrently outside the fibers.The results showed that the new membrane contactor gave better,more productive separations than traditional packing in distillation.The minimal HETP of hollow fibers could reach as low as 5.8 cm,and the contactor worked well above the limit where flooding normally occurs in conventional cases.The overall mass-transfer coefficient and individual mass-transfer coefficients based on the gas side and liquid side were calculated respectively.The theoretical analysis indicated that the resistance in the liquid was responsible for more than half of the total resistance.展开更多
文摘Isotactic polypropylene(iPP) hollow fiber microporous membranes were prepared via thermally induced phase separation(TIPS)method.The mixture of di-n-butyl phthalate(DBP)and dioctyl phthalate(DOP)was used as diluent.The effects of α(DBP mass fraction in mixed diluent)and β(iPP mass fraction in polymer solution)on pore size distribution of the membrane were investigated by N2-liquid displacement measurement.The connectivity of the membrane was evaluated with membrane tortuosity.It is noted that resulting membrane is apt to possess a narrow pore size distribution.For same β,the mean pore size and connectivity of resulting membrane decrease with increasing α.For α=0.20,with increasing β,mean pore size of resulting membrane increases with subsequent decreasing,while resulting membrane connectivity increases slightly.For α=0.35 or α=0.50,the mean pore size and connectivity of resulting membrane decrease with increasing β.It is indicated that the change of connectivity is attributed to the difference of the membrane topology.It is shown that membrane pore size and connectivity can be controlled effectively by choosing proper α and β.
文摘Non-porous polyether sulfone hollow fibers(with a 5 μm poly(dimethylsiloxane)coating)were used as structured packing in the distillation of ethanol-water solutions.In this novel membrane contactor,liquid flowed through the lumens of the fibers,and vapor flowed countercurrently outside the fibers.The results showed that the new membrane contactor gave better,more productive separations than traditional packing in distillation.The minimal HETP of hollow fibers could reach as low as 5.8 cm,and the contactor worked well above the limit where flooding normally occurs in conventional cases.The overall mass-transfer coefficient and individual mass-transfer coefficients based on the gas side and liquid side were calculated respectively.The theoretical analysis indicated that the resistance in the liquid was responsible for more than half of the total resistance.
