Sorption and pervaporation separation of ethyl tert—butyl ether and ethanol mixtures through a blended membrane

A new kind of membrane was prepared by blending poly(acrylic acid) with cellulose acetate propionate for the separation of ethyl tert—butyl ether and ethanol mixtures. The properties of the membranes were evaluated by the pervaporation separation of mixtures of ethyl tert—butyl ether/ethanol and the sorption experiments. The experimental results showed that the selectivity and the fluxes of this membrane depend on the blend composition and on that of processed feed mixtures. With respect to temperature, the ethanol fluxes obey the Arrhenius equation. The fluxes increase with the increase of the poly(acrylic acid) content in the blended membrane, the ethanol concentration in the feed, and the experimental temperature. But the selectivity decreases as the poly(acrylic acid) content and the experimental temperature are raised up. When the feed composition is varied, this membrane shows the special characteristics at the azeotropic composition. In the vicinity of the azeotropic point, the minimum values of ethanol concentration in the permeate and in sorption solution are obtained. The swelling ratios increase with an increase in the temperature and the ethanol concentration. The ethanol concentration in the sorption solution is also influenced by the temperature and composition of the mixtures. When the temperature increases, the sorption selectivity of the membrane decreases. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 66: 1631–1638, 1997     

Permeation behaviour in cellulose triacetate dense membrane during pervaporation separation of methanol/methyl tert-butyl ether mixture

The pervaporation separation of methanol/methyl tert-butyl ether through cellulose triacetate dense membranes has been carried out under different feed compositions, permeation temperatures and temperature cycles to investigate the permeation behaviour of the membrane during pervaporation process. The experimental data indicate that the plasticization effect has a decisive influence on pervaporation flux, permselectivity and permeation activation energy. The results show that the penetrants of different feeds are transported through the membrane by different pathways with the influence of plasticization effect at different temperatures. It has also been observed that plasticization had great effect on the membrane swelling and sorption selectivity. Furthermore, DSC results show that the membranes retain the influence of the plasticization effect after pervaporation separations are tested. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

汽油抗爆剂甲基叔丁基醚合成研究进展

根据原料的不同,对汽油抗爆剂甲基叔丁基醚的合成方法进行了综述。威廉逊合成法因为原料昂贵只适用于少量合成;甲醇和叔丁醇脱水醚化合成甲基叔丁基醚由于原料相对便宜,既可以用于实验室合成,也可以推广至工业化生产;甲醇和异丁烯反应生产甲基叔丁基醚是目前最主要的工业化生产方法。由于异丁烯来源受限,利用廉价原料生产异丁烯成为甲基叔丁基醚合成中的重要研究方向,也有以非异丁烯为原料的甲基叔丁基醚合成路线研究。     

用于脱除C5及MTBE中甲醇的渗透汽化膜研究

Several pervaporation membranes, cellulose acetate (CA), polyvinylbutyral (PVB), poly(MMA-co-AA),MMA-AA-BA, CA/PVB blend and CA/poly(MMA-co-AA) blend, were prepared, and their pervaporation properties were evaluated by separation of methanol/C5 or methanol/MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether). The results shows that the CA composite membrane has a high separation performance (flux Jmethanol = 350 g.m-2.h-1 and separation factor α＞400) for methanol/C5 mixtures, and the pervaporation characteristics of MMA-AA-BA copolymer membranes changes with the ratio of copolymer. For CA/poly(MMA-co-AA) blend membrane, the pervaporation performance is improved in comparison with CA or poly(MMA-co-AA) membrane. From the experiment of CA/PVB blend membranes for methanol/MTBE mixture, it is found that the compatibility of blends may affect the separation features of blend membrane.     

Phase diagrams for oil/methanol/ether mixtures

One-phase transmethylations of vegetable oils with methanol to form methyl esters occur considerably faster than conventional two-phase reactions. Addition of simple ethers is an efficient method for producing a single phase. Ternary phase diagrams have been determined at 23°C for oil/methanol/ether mixtures; these are useful when applying the one-phase method across a wide range of conditions. Soybean, canola, palm, and coconut oils were used in combination with five ethers, namely, tetrahydrofuran (THF), 1,4-dioxane (DO), diethyl ether (DE), diisopropyl ether (DI), andtert-butyl methyl ether (TBM). All five ethers can produce miscibility for all methanol/oil compositions. The ether/methanol volumetric ratios required for miscibility at a methanol/soybean or canola oil volumetric ratio of 0.20 (5.4 molar ratio) at 23°C are: THF, 1.15; DO, 1.60; DE, 1.38 DI, 1.57; and TBM, 1.57. For THF, this results in one-phase mixtures that contain 65 vol% oil. Soybean and canola oil form identical diagrams. Palm oil requires slightly less ether at the lower methanol concentrations, but coconut oil requires considerably less across the whole concentration range. Acid-catalyzed reactions, when performed at the boiling point of the most volatile component, require less ether than predicted from the diagrams.     

甲基叔丁基醚饱和液相导热系数的实验研究

利用瞬态双热线法测量了243—403 K温度范围内饱和液相甲基叔丁基醚的导热系数,并将实验数据拟合为温度的关联式。实验数据与导热系数关联式计算结果的标准偏差和最大偏差分别为0.30%和0.89%,导热系数的合成标准不确定度小于±1.0%。甲基叔丁基醚导热系数的实验研究为正在进行的甲基叔丁基醚替代物筛选提供急需的基础热物性数据,对改进汽油、柴油质量,提高油品的环境友好性及推广使用清洁燃料方面有重要价值。     

渗透汽化膜分离MeOH/MTBE混合物的传质分析——单组分在膜中的扩散

用石英晶体微平衡法测定了298.15 K、305.75 K、312.95 K下MeOH（甲醇）和MTBE（甲基叔丁基醚）在CA（醋酸纤维素）膜中的吸着平衡数据和吸着动力学数据.结果表明：MeOH和MTBE在CA膜中的传质过程属于Fick扩散类型;MeOH在CA膜中的平衡吸着量和扩散系数都比MTBE大,说明CA膜对MeOH/MTBE混合物有较好的分离性能;同一吸着温度下,吸着速度和平衡吸着量均随着吸着蒸气压的升高而升高;可用Eyring的扩散“空穴”理论解释MeOH和MTBE在膜中的扩散行为.     

Pervaporation separation of MTBE–methanol mixtures using cross‐linked PVA membranes

Poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/poly(acrylic acid)(PAA) and PVA/sulfosuccinic acid (SSA) membrane performances have been studied for the pervaporation separation of methyl tert‐butyl ether (MTBE)/methanol (MeOH) mixtures with varying operating temperatures, amount of cross‐linking agents, and feed compositions. Typically, the separation factor, about 4000, and the permeation rate, 10.1 g/m²/h, were obtained with PVA/PAA = 85/15 membrane for MTBE/MeOH = 80/20 mixtures at 50°C. For PVA/PAA membranes, it could be considered that the flux is affected by the structural changes of the membranes due to the cross‐linking and the free carboxylic acid group also took an important role in the separation characteristics through the hydrogen bonding with PVA and the feed components leading to the increase of flux. The latter membrane of the 5% SSA membrane shows the highest separation factor of 2095 with the flux of 12.79 g/m²/h for MTBE/MeOH = 80/20 mixtures at 30°C. Besides the swelling measurements were carried out for pure MTBE and MeOH, and MTBE/MeOH = 90/10, 80/20 mixtures using PVA/SSA membranes with varying SSA compositions. It has been recognized that there are two factors, the membrane network and the hydrogen bonding in the swelling measurements of PVA/SSA membranes. These two factors act interdependently on the membrane swelling. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 75: 1699–1707, 2000     

Pervaporation separation of meOH/MTBE through CTA membrane

In the present work, the pervaporation (PV) separation of a MeOH/MTBE mixture system was studied using a CTA dense membrane. The PV performances were characterized by changing the operating conditions, such as the feed composition and permeation temperature. The results show that the CTA membrane favors MeOH permeation and exhibits specificity during the PV separation process for the MeOH/MTBE system due to the existence of the plasticization effect from the MeOH component. Furthermore, the swelling sorption measurements reaffirm that the plasticization effect has a dominant effect on the transport of the penetrants through the membrane and substantially determines the PV permeation properties. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 71: 377–386, 1999     

用于脱除C5及MTBE中甲醇的渗透汽化膜研究

Several pervaporation membranes, cellulose acetate (CA), polyvinylbutyral (PVB), poly(MMA-co-AA), MMA-AA-BA, CA/PVB blend and CA/poly(MMA-co-AA) blend, were prepared, and their pervaporation properties were evaluated by separation of methanol/C5 or methanol/MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether). The results shows that the CA composite membrane has a high separation performance (flux Jmenthanol =350g.m-2.h-1 and separation factor a > 400) for methanol/C5 mixtures, and the pervaporation characteristics of MMA-AA-BA copolymer membranes changes with the ratio of copolymer. For CA/poly(MMA-co-AA) blend membrane, the pervaporation performance is improved in comparison with CA or poly(MMA-co-AA) membrane. From the experiment of CA/PVB blend membranes for methanol/MTBE mixture, it is found that the compatibility of blends may affect the separation features of blend membrane.     

水＋醋酸＋甲基叔丁醚三元体系汽液平衡数据的实验测定及数学模拟

用改进的Rose釜测定了常压下H2O＋HAc＋甲基叔丁醚三元体系部分汽液平衡数据,借助实验数据,利用AspenPlus软件对该三元体系NRTL和UNIQUAC方程的模型参数进行了回归。回归结果反过来用于汽液平衡的数学模拟,结果表明实验数据与模拟结果很吻合,该结果可以为相关研究及工业设计提供帮助。     

Pervaporation of methanol/dimethyl carbonate using SiO2 membranes with nano‐tuned pore sizes and surface chemistry

Porous silica membranes with different pore sizes (average pore size: 0.3–1.2 nm) and surface chemistry were prepared from SiO₂, steam‐treated SiO₂, SiO₂? ZrO₂, and SiO₂? TiO₂ by sol‐gel processing, and were applied to the pervaporation (PV) separation of methanol (MeOH) /dimethyl carbonate (DMC) mixtures at 50°C. Although SiO₂? ZrO₂ membranes demonstrated a separation factor of <10, the SiO₂ porous membranes had an increased separation factor from 10–160. Silica membranes with an average pore size of 0.3 nm showed the highest permselectivity of methanol with a separation factor of 140 and a methanol flux of 180 mol/(m²h) for MeOH 50 mol% at 50°C. To characterize the surface property of SiO₂ membranes, SiO₂ powdered samples were used for an adsorption experiment of vapor (MeOH, DMC) in single and mixed systems, revealing increased MeOH selective adsorption for SiO₂ powders with hydrophilic and small pores, which was consistent with PV performance. © 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2011     

Pervaporation separation of water/alcohol mixtures through hydroxypropylated chitosan membranes

The present study investigated the pervaporation performance of novel hydroxypropylated chitosan (HPCS) membranes to separate water from an aqueous alcohol solution. Hydroxypropylated chitosan was prepared from the reaction of chitosan and propylene oxide. The results show that the separation factor decreases and the flux increases with increasing of the substitution degree of the hydroxypropylated chitosan membrane. Crosslinking with glutaraldehyde or treatment with Cu²⁺ can improve the pervaporation performance of modified chitosan membrane grately. The performance data indicate that the crosslinking hydroxypropylated chitosan membrane treated with Cu²⁺ is an excellent pervaporation membrane for the separation of alcohol–water mixtures, and one-stage separation is attainable for some alcohol–water mixtures such as an n-propanol–water and an isopropanol–water system, which has a good separation factor of 220 for the n-PrOH/water system and 240 for the i-PrOH/water system using 85 wt % alcohol concentration at 60°C. The flux for both cases is around 0.5 kg m⁻² h⁻¹. At the same time, the structure of the chemically modified chitosan membranes and their separation characteristics for aqueous alcohol solutions are also discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 69: 2035–2041, 1998     

Pervaporation separation of toluene/n-heptane mixtures using a MSE-modified membrane: Effects of operating conditions

In this work, separation of toluene/n-heptane mixtures via pervaporation using a composite membrane was investigated. Effects of operating conditions such as feed temperature, feed composition and downstream pressure on the membrane performance were studied. Experimental results were obtained at different feed compositions (10–40 wt.%), operating temperatures (25–85 °C) and downstream pressures (2–32 mbar g). The membrane selectivity for toluene was found to be greater than that for n-heptane. According to the results, it was observed that increasing toluene concentration in the feed and operating temperature enhance the membrane swelling and increase the polymeric chain mobility. Therefore, feed concentration and temperature have the same effects on toluene selectivity and permeation flux of the membrane. Permeation flux increases and toluene selectivity decreases with increasing feed concentration and temperature. In contrary, the membrane performance enhances with decreasing downstream pressure. It was found out that for a feed with 10 wt.% of toluene, at a temperature of 85 °C and a downstream pressure of 2 mbar g, the highest PSI value of 18.371 kg/m² h (in which permeation flux = 4.610 kg/m² h and toluene selectivity = 4.985) is achieved.     

聚醚共聚酰胺(PEBA)膜的溶胀和渗透汽化行为研究

用涂布法制备出PEBA均质膜,分别测试了膜在纯醋酸正丁酯、水以及醋酸正丁酯稀水溶液中的溶胀率,并考察了浸泡时间、温度和溶液浓度对溶胀率的影响;结果表明:PEBA膜在水中溶胀很小,对醋酸正丁酯具有优先吸附能力;溶胀率随浸泡时间的延长、浸泡液浓度和温度的升高而逐渐上升。渗透汽化实验表明膜对醋酸正丁酯的良好选择性,膜的渗透通量和分离因子随着浓度的增加而增加,渗透通量随着温度的升高而增加,但分离因子随温度的升高而减小;当原料液浓度为0.6%(wt)时,醋酸正丁酯的渗透通量为143.9g·m-2·h-1,分离因子达到236.9。     

13C CP/MAS and2H NMR study of tert-butyl alcohol dehydration on H-ZSM-5 zeolite. Evidence for the formation of tert-butyl cation and tert-butyl silyl ether intermediates

The dehydration reaction of tert-butyl alcohol, selectively labelled with¹³C in CH₃ or C-O groups (t-BuOH[2–¹³C₂] andt–BuOH[1-¹³C]), as well as selectively deuterated in methyl groups (t-BuOH[2-²H₉]), was studied on H-ZSM-5 zeolite simultaneously with¹³ C CP/MAS and²H solid state NMR. When adsorbed and dehydrated on zeolite at 296 K,t-BuOH[2–¹³C₁] andt-BuOH[1–¹³C] give rise to identical₁₃C CP/MAS NMR spectra of oligomeric aliphatic products. This is explained in terms of the fast isomerization of the tert-butyl hydrocarbon skeleton via the formation of tert-butyl cation as the key reaction intermediate. An alkoxide species, most probably tert-butyl silyl ether (t-BuSE), was also detected as the side reaction intermediate. This intermediate was stable within the temperature range 296–373 K and decomposed at 448 K to produce additional amounts of final reaction products, i.e. butene oligomers. NMR data point to the existence of equilibria between the initial tert-butyl alcohol, tert-butyl cation and butene that is formed from the intermediate carbocation.     

Liquid phase synthesis of methyl tert-butyl ether catalyzed by ion exchange resin

Synthesis of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from methanol and isobutene was studied using macroporous cation exchange resin, Amberlyst 15 in the hydrogen form, as a catalyst in the temperature range of 313-328 K. The reaction was carried out in a batch reactor at a pressure of one atmosphere in the liquid phase. A high degree of agitation was maintained in order to eliminate film diffusion resistance. The effect of catalyst loading, catalyst particle size and reaction temperature on reaction rate were studied. The reaction rate increased with increase in catalyst concentration and reaction temperature. Resin particle size had virtually no effect on the rate under the experimental conditions. The reaction rate data were analysed using homogeneous kinetics and heterogeneous models based upon Langmuir-Hinshelwood rate expressions. The apparent activation energies using homogeneous and heterogeneous models were determined and found as 79.0 kJ/mol and 76.7 kJ/mol respectively.     

负载型固体碱催化合成丙二醇甲醚

将KF、KNO3、K2CO3负载在-γAl2O3、MgO、ZrO2、ZnO及镁铝复合氧化物(LDO)上制备的负载型固体碱作为催化剂,应用于甲醇与环氧丙烷合成丙二醇甲醚的实验表明,所制备的固体碱催化活性高,选择性好。     

Vapor phase dehydrogenation of methanol to methyl formate in the catalytic membrane reactor with Cu/SiO2/ ceramic composite membrane

The Cu/SiO₂/ceramic composite membrane was prepared on the SiO₂/ceramic mesoporous membrane by an ion exchange method, and vapor phase dehydrogenation of methanol to methyl formate in the catalytic membrane reactor was investigated. It showed much better performance in the catalytic membrane reactor than that in the fixed-bed reactor under the same reaction conditions. At 240 °C, 57.3% conversion of methanol and 50.0% yield of methyl formate were achieved in the catalytic membrane reactor and only 43.1% conversion of methanol and 36.9% yield of methyl formate were achieved in the fixed-bed reactor.     

Pervaporation of dilute alcoholic mixtures using PDMS membrane

Pervaporation (PV) of methanol/water and ethanol/water mixtures through PDMS membrane was investigated using a PV cell (in laboratory scale). PDMS membrane is a well-known hydrophobic membrane for removing organics from aqueous mixtures. Experimental results were obtained at different initial alcohol (methanol and ethanol) concentrations (0.3-3 wt%) and temperatures (30-). Recirculation flow rate was kept constant at a value of 15.6 l/h. Average permeation flux (j), separation factor (α) and activation energy of permeation (E_P) were calculated. Separation factor of PDMS membrane for methanol was greater than that for ethanol. Total flux for methanol/water and ethanol/water mixtures was observed to vary from 0.37 to 0.56 and 0.52 to 0.90 at , respectively, as alcohol concentration changed from 0.3 to 3 wt%. Separation of alcohols depends on both their selective sorption in polymeric membrane and their diffusivity. The most important observation was that separation factor of methanol/water mixtures is greater than that of ethanol/water mixtures and it is because of different molecular size of alcohols. Different behavior of alcohol/water mixtures can also be explained in the entire concentration range studied using relative values of solubility parameters of the alcohols. It can be due to the fact that activation energy of alcohol permeation increases as solubility parameter difference between alcohol and membrane increases.