Study of pervaporation for dehydration of caprolactam through PVA/nano silica composite membranes

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作者
Lin, Wenhai [1 ]
Zhu, Tianrong [1 ]
Li, Qin [1 ]
Yi, Shengping [1 ]
Li, Yang [1 ]
机构
[1] Wuhan Univ, Coll Chem & Mol Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China
关键词
Nano silica; Composite membranes; epsilon-Caprolactam; Pervaporation; Dehydration; CROSS-LINKED PVA; CHITOSAN MEMBRANES; ZEOLITE; PURIFICATION; PERFORMANCE; PERMEATION; SEPARATION; ALCOHOL; SYSTEMS; ACID;
D O I
10.1016/j.desal.2011.09.028
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
We investigated nano silica/PVA composite membranes to propose an improved caprolactam pervaporation (PV) dehydration process. The membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction, and contact angle measurement. Compared with the pure PVA membranes, the nano silica/PVA composite membranes showed different surface morphologies with enhanced hydrophilicity because of their unique formation. To evaluate PV performance and mechanism, we assessed the permeation flux, separation factor, diffusivity/sorptivity selectivity, and activation energy of the composite membranes. The evaluated results indicate that the nano silica/PVA composite membranes induced a breakthrough in the dehydration of a caprolactam-water mixture with a maximum flux of 3.8 kg m(-2) h(-1) and an acceptable separation factor of 150. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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