气扫式膜蒸馏传质传热过程

对气扫式膜蒸馏（SGMD）的热量和质量传递机理进行了研究,建立了该过程的热量和质量传递模型,并对模型进行了计算,得出了吹扫气流速、组件长度、进料流速和进料温度对膜通量的影响。通过实验对模型计算结果进行了验证。实验结果表明模型计算值与实验值非常接近。随吹扫气流速的增大,通量先增加然后趋近于平衡。组件长度越短通量越高。进料流速对通量的影响很小,随膜丝内Reynolds数的增加,通量稍有增加,随进料温度的升高,通量呈指数倍增加。     

Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation (SGMD) as an Alternative for Integration of Bioethanol Processing: Study on a Commercial Membrane and Operating Parameters

This article considers the application of the sweeping gas membrane distillation process (SGMD) for direct separation of ethanol-water using a flat sheet PTFE membrane. It also studies the effect of operating parameters including feed concentration, feed temperature, feed flow rate, and sweeping gas flow rate on the permeation flux and selectivity of ethanol/water. The results showed that the increase in feed temperature increases in permeate flux and selectivity. Selectivities of 18.5 to 25 were achieved using dilute feeds within the temperature range of 35 to 55°C. However, by increasing the feed concentration by more than 5 wt.%, the selectivity was decreased. The increase in permeation flux and ethanol selectivity at higher feed flow rates was mainly due to the reduction of polarization effects. Moreover, the PTFE membrane was characterized by AFM. The results showed that the present process could be used as a stand-alone technique for bioethanol process integration.     

Improvement of porous polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluropropylene hollow fiber membranes for sweeping gas membrane distillation of ethylene glycol solution

Porous polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluropropylene (PVDF-HFP) hollow fiber membranes were fabricated through a wet spinning process. In order to improve the membrane structure, composition of the polymer solution was adjusted by studying ternary phase diagrams of polymer/solvent/non-solvent. The prepared membranes were used for sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD) of 20 wt% ethylene glycol (EG) aqueous solution. The membranes were characterized by different tests such as N₂ permeation, overall porosity, critical water entry pressure (CEP_w), water contact angle and collapsing pressure. From FESEM examination, addition of 3 wt% glycerol in the PVDF-HFP solution, produced membranes with smaller finger-likes cavities, higher surface porosity and smaller pore sizes. Increasing the polymer concentration up to 21 wt% resulted in a dense spongy structure which could significantly reduce the N₂ permeance. The membrane prepared by 3 wt% glycerol and 17 wt% polymer demonstrated an improved structure with mean pore size of 18 nm and a high surface porosity of 872 m⁻¹. CEP_w of 350 kPa and overall porosity of 84% were also obtained for the improved membrane. Collapsing pressure of the membranes relatively improved by increasing the polymer concentration. From the SGMD test, the developed membrane represented a maximum permeate flux of 28 kg·m⁻²·h⁻¹ which is almost 19% higher than the flux of plain membrane. During 120 h of a long-term SGMD operation, a gradual flux reduction of 30% was noticed. In addition, EG rejection reduced from 100% to around 99.5% during 120 h of the operation.     

Application of Taguchi method in optimization of desalination by vacuum membrane distillation

This research focuses on desalination via vacuum membrane distillation (VMD). In order to enhance the performance of VMD in desalination and to get more flux, effects of operating parameters on the yield of distillate water were studied. Four parameters at three levels were selected: temperature (35, 45, and 55 °C), vacuum pressure (30, 80, and 130 mbar), flow rate (15, 30, and 60 mL/s) and concentration (50, 100, and 150 g/L). Taguchi method was used to plan a minimum number of experiments. The optimal levels thus determined for the four factors were: temperature 55 °C, vacuum pressure 30 mbar, flow rate 30 mL/s and concentration 50 g/L. The results show that increasing temperature and decreasing vacuum pressure improve permeate flux. However, the permeate flux increases with increasing flow rate initially and then reaches to a maximum value at 30 mL/s and then decreases with increasing the flow rate.     

Concentration of apple juice using direct contact membrane distillation

The direct contact membrane distillation process (DCMD) has been used to investigate the concentration of apple juice. Results show that at a constant temperature of juice in the hot cell, an increase in the flux permeates of DCMD resulted in reducing the temperature of cooling water in the cold cell. Increasing the temperature of juice in the hot cell reduces influence of the cooling water temperature in the cold cell on the flux permeate of DCMD. The influence of temperature polarization on the effectiveness of DCMD in apple juice concentration has also been detected. The dependence of flux permeates on operating temperature. The concentration of soluble substances in concentrate and hydrodynamic conditions in the experimental equipment has also been studied. In the concentration of apple juice, 50% of solids content was obtained when the permeate flux reached about 9 l/m2·h. Further concentration of juice to 60–65% solids resulted in reduced productivity (3.8–3.0 l/m²·h) and therefore a decrease in the biological value of the concentrate.     

Coupling reaction and azeotropic distillation for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate

A new process, coupling reaction and azeotropic distillation was proposed for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate (GC) from glycerol (G) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC). The bench scale experimental investigation was systematically conducted for this new process. With calcium oxide (CaO) as the solid catalyst, the high yield of glycerol carbonate can be obtained at a low molar ratio of dimethyl carbonate to glycerol with the method of coupling reaction and azetropic distillation. The effect of azeotropic agents on glycerol carbonate yield was explored, and indicated that benzene was the most effective azeotropic agent. The effects of the process parameters, tower height, amount of added benzene, final temperature of tower bottom and reflux ratio were investigated. Glycerol carbonate yield can be as high as 98% under the conditions at molar ratio of dimethyl carbonate to glycerol 1:1, final temperature of tower bottom 85 °C, 1.5 mass ratio of added benzene to that in the azeotrope with methanol theoretically produced and reflux ratio 4. By continuously removing methanol from reaction system with the method of coupling reaction and azeotropic distillation, the yield of glycerol carbonate can be retained at high level using the recycled catalyst.     

直接接触式与气隙式膜蒸馏的比较研究

采用模拟计算和实验的方法对直接接触式膜蒸馏 (DCMD)和气隙式膜蒸馏 (AGMD)过程进行了比较研究。模拟计算及实验结果表明 ,AGMD中的气隙构成了过程的主要阻力 ,使得跨膜温差远小于膜两侧流体主体温差 ,这是两种膜蒸馏方式行为差别的主要原因所在。与AGMD相比 ,DCMD不仅膜通量水平高 ,而且膜通量对操作条件反应灵敏 ,易于实施过程的强化。而DCMD的热效率与AGMD相比差距并不太大。     

减压膜蒸馏法处理多酚类制药废水的研究

采用绿色水处理技术——减压膜蒸馏(VMD)法处理多酚类制药废水并从中回收乙醇，探讨了实验条件对膜分离性能的影响，在最佳工艺条件下，回收乙醇的质量分数达34．5％，多酚类混合物的截留率99．67％。理论分析和实验数据表明，作为一种新型的绿色水处理技术，VMD具有膜通量大，成本低，分离效果好等优点，可在工业化有机溶剂废水的处理及回收溶剂等方面发挥重大作用。     

Reactive distillation for synthesis of glycerol carbonate via glycerolysis of urea

This study developed a new process for synthesis of glycerol carbonate via glycerolysis of urea by reactive distillation. Missing thermodynamic parameters were estimated by various group contribution methods. The results of Gibbs free energy showed that Gani's method provided the lowest deviation. Equilibrium and kinetic model parameters of the glycerolysis obtained from batch experiments were employed for the simulation of the reactive distillation using Aspen Plus^® software. High conversion of glycerol was achieved by reducing reactant loss in distillate through an increase in the number of stripping and reaction stages and a decrease in the number of rectifying stages. Moreover, glycerol and urea in distillate were recycled to the reactive section by increasing reflux ratio to a reasonable value. The suitable design and operating parameters were achieved at 3 stripping stages, 3 reactive stages, no rectifying stage, reboiler heat duty of 15 kW and reflux ratio of 2. This offered 93.6% conversion of glycerol, and 90.0% yield of glycerol carbonate with 100% purity in the final product. Compared with conventional in vacuo process, reactive distillation promoted glycerol conversion by 29.1% and saved in energy consumption by 37.1%.     

Hydrophobic polyethersulfone porous membranes for membrane distillation

Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermal, vapor-driven transportation process through micro porous hydrophobic membranes that is increasingly being applied to seawater and brine desalination processes. Two types of hydrophobic microporous polyethersulfone flat sheet membranes, namely, annealed polyethersulfone and a polyethersulfone/tetraethoxysilane (PES/TEOS) blend were prepared by a phase inversion process. The membranes were characterized and their performances were investigated using the vacuum membrane distillation of an aqueous NaCl solution. The performances of the prepared membranes were also compared with two commercially available hydrophobic membranes, polytetrafluorethylene and polyvinylidene fluoride. The influence of operational parameters such as feed temperature (25–65 °C), permeate vacuum pressure (200–800 mbar), feed flow rate (8–22 mL/s) and feed salt concentration (3000 to 35000 mg/L) on the MD permeation flux were investigated for the four membranes. The hydrophobic PES/TEOS membrane had the highest salt rejection (99.7%) and permeate flux (86 kg/m²·h) at 65 °C, with a feed of 7000 ppm and a pressure of 200 mbar.     

减压膜蒸馏浓缩硫酸钠溶液的实验研究

采用减压膜蒸馏技术在较低真空度下浓缩Na2SO4水溶液，研究了真空度、料液温度、料液流速以及料液浓度对膜通量与截留率的影响。结果表明，随着膜下游真空度增加，膜通量增大；料液温度显著影响膜通量；随着料液浓度增加，膜通量严重衰减；实验条件下聚丙烯中空纤维膜表现出很好的疏水性，Na2SO4的截留率接近100%。     

多效膜蒸馏技术用于氢氧化钠稀溶液的浓缩

研究了多效膜蒸馏(MEMD)过程对氢氧化钠稀溶液的浓缩回收。结果表明,该过程可将Na OH稀溶液浓缩至250 g/L以上,且截留率维持在99.9%以上;虽然Na OH溶液的黏度和沸点随着浓度上升而急剧上升使得膜通量和造水比都显著下降,但是当Na OH质量浓度达到200 g/L时膜通量和造水比仍可达3.05 L/(m2·h)、5.04,达到相当于7效蒸发器的节能效果。膜组件在连续运行的60 d内保持了良好的操作稳定性。     

膜蒸馏技术处理含碳酸钾废水初步研究

介绍了膜蒸馏技术的原理、优点及其应用领域。采用自制板式直接接触式膜蒸馏器和真空减压式膜蒸馏器，研究了含碳酸钾废水溶液的浓缩结晶过程。结果表明，膜蒸馏技术处理含碳酸钾废水效果良好，既回收了碳酸钾，又获得了达标排放的清水。     

Treatment of flue gas desulfurization wastewater with near-zero liquid discharge by nanofiltration-membrane distillation process

The treatment process for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater was investigated using an integrated nanofiltration–membrane distillation (NF-MD) technology for near-zero liquid discharge. The whole system could achieve over 99.99% salt rejection ratio and over 92% of water reclamation ratio. The salinity of the MD permeate was low (Cl^- less than 3 mg/L and SO₄^2- less than 1 mg/L) and the permeate could be reused by thermal power plants directly. High-purity (over 97%) brine (10% NaCl, w/w) was produced after MD concentration. It was found that chemical softening and NF pretreatment could decrease MD membrane scaling significantly. No wastewater was discharged during the whole process. Such hybrid NF-MD system has the potential for practical application in FGD wastewater treatment.     

A new enhancement technique on air gap membrane distillation

The most serious concern in the application of air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) configuration is the low permeate flux caused by an additional transport resistance owing to the air gap, by the temperature and concentration polarization and by the surface fouling. This paper presents an innovative design of a low-cost and high efficient membrane module with an advanced enhancement technique in an AGMD configuration, which not only yields a much improved permeate flux but also requires no additional facility for the enhancement. The new module design includes a tangent directional and rotational inlet turbulent flow of hot feed and a partial contact between the membrane and the cooling plate in a small air gap. The concrete structure of the module is introduced in detail in the paper. Using this new module the permeate flux can be obtained up to 119 kg/m²h for tap water when the temperature of the hot and cold water is 77 °C and 12 °C respectively, which is about a 2.5-fold improvement over the traditional AGMD technique at the almost the same conditions. Within the range of our experimental study, the optimum partial contact area ratio is about 75–80%. Mechanistically, the tangent and rotational inlet turbulent flow can accelerate the diffusive process of mass and heat, reduce the boundary layer thickness of temperature and concentration and wash the membrane surface so as to improve the temperature and concentration polarization near the membrane surface and to raise the efficiencies of mass and heat transfer. Because of the partial contact between the membrane and the cooling plate with a large area, the main heat transfer and permeate condensation in the gap both are carried out on the contact area, which is very different from either the common AGMD or DCMD (direct contact membrane distillation) so as to reduce the transport resistance in the gap and thus to raise the permeate flux significantly. The new enhancement technique is also applied for the desalination of 15 wt.% salt water, which shows the similar improvement in permeate flux.     

液隙式热泵膜蒸馏海水淡化系统的热力性能分析

热泵膜蒸馏是一种新型的膜分离技术,在处理高浓度盐水方面具有很大的优势,而目前的热泵膜蒸馏系统存在渗透量较低、冷却水消耗量大等问题。为提高渗透量、减少冷却水的消耗,设计了一种新型液隙式热泵膜蒸馏的海水淡化系统,通过在Aspen Plus中自定义膜模块建立经过实验验证的系统仿真模型,研究了进料液温度、渗透侧温度及进料流量对系统膜通量及能效比等热力参数的影响。结果表明,渗透侧温度降低可引起渗透量增加和能效比减小,且在低渗透侧温度情况下渗透侧温度的改变对能效比影响更大。随着渗透侧温度变化,存在一个渗透侧温度使造水比最大且吨水能耗最小,研究工况下最大造水比可达3.42,最小吨水能耗为463 MJ/t,且该最佳渗透侧温度随进料液温度增加而增加。进料液流量增加可引起渗透量和能效比增加,引起吨水能耗升高和造水比降低,当进料液流量小于3 L/min时,进料液流量增加对吨水能耗和造水比的负面影响较显著,进料液温度为50℃时,料液流量从1.5 L/min增至3 L/min,造水比的降低幅度可达33.5%;料液流量从4.5 L/min增至6 L/min时,造水比的降低幅度降至10.6%。     

膜蒸馏技术最新研究现状及进展

综述了新型分离技术——膜蒸馏技术的最新研究进展,对膜蒸馏的历史、分类,膜蒸馏用膜的制备、膜蒸馏过程中的传递现象、膜组件的优化设计及应用研究等进行了深入的评述,提出了今后亟待研究和解决的问题。     

膜蒸馏技术用于高盐污水回用研究

将膜蒸馏技术应用到高盐污水处理回用领域,以石化反渗透浓水为实验体系,采用几种现有的疏水膜材料,研究了不同类型的各种材质的膜对膜蒸馏过程通量及产水水质的影响。在此基础上,采用酸碱清洗液对膜蒸馏的膜污染进行了清洗,并进行了清洗效果的表征。