Selective ethanol extraction from fermentation broth using a silicalite membrane

被引:128
作者
Nomura, M [1 ]
Bin, T [1 ]
Nakao, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Chem Syst Engn, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
关键词
fermentation broth; ethanol extraction; silicalite zeolite membrane; pervaporation;
D O I
10.1016/S1383-5866(01)00195-2
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
The selective extraction of ethanol from ethanol fermentation broth through a silicalite zeolite membrane was investigated. Ethanol (98.2 wt.%) at permeate side which is above the azeotropic composition, was continuously obtained from the fermentation broth having a 20 wt.% ethanol concentration. The separation factor of ethanol over water was 218, which is higher than that from water-ethanol mixtures. This high ethanol selectivity was due to the salts that are contained in fermentation broth. The high ethanol selectivity was maintained for 48 h. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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