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On a Rational Performance Evaluation for the Development of Inorganic Membrane Technology in Gas Separation and Membrane Reactors

  • Adolfo M. Avila EMAIL logo und Eleuterio L. Arancibia
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 16. Februar 2016
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
Aus der Zeitschrift International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Band 14 Heft 4

Abstract

Inorganic membranes can be made of different materials. However, there have been only few reports on membrane evaluation to convert lab-scale membranes into a prototype for industrial applications. In order to fill this significant gap, new approaches for the development and optimization of membrane products are required. This work focuses on the different aspects related to the performance assessment of membranes used for gas separation and membrane reactors. This approach can be visualized as an algorithm consisting of three specific loops involving different aspects of the overall membrane evaluation. Several factors that have an impact on membrane performance are discussed. These factors are divided into two categories: directly affecting the measurements (setup leakage, concentration polarization, repeatability, pressure gradient) and related to the intrinsic characteristics of permeation flux across the membrane (single and mixture permeation, transport modeling, defect flux, microstructure flexibility). This evaluation protocol includes a literature review with the most recent breakthroughs in this research area.

Keywords: inorganic membranes; performance evaluation; material screening; gas separation; membrane technology

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Prof. Eduardo Lombardo from University of Litoral, Argentina, and Prof. Steven Kuznicki from University of Alberta, Canada, for valuable discussions and generous assistance with manuscript edition. The financial support from The National Scientific and Technical Research Council – CONICET, Argentina is acknowledged.

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Published Online: 2016-2-16
Published in Print: 2016-8-1

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Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. In Honour of Professor Serge Kaliaguine
  4. Research Articles
  5. Adsorptive Removal of Nitrogen and Sulfur Containing Compounds by SBA15 Supported Nickel (II) and Tungsten Phosphides and the Adsorption Mechanisms
  6. Study of Cu-Zn and Au/TiO2 Catalysts on Anodized Aluminum Monoliths for Hydrogen Generation and Purification
  7. Electrocatalytic Activity of Three Carbon Materials for the In-situ Production of Hydrogen Peroxide and Its Application to the Electro-Fenton Heterogeneous Process
  8. Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production under Visible Light
  9. Simulation of the Selective Hydrogenation of C3-Cut in the Liquid Phase
  10. On a Rational Performance Evaluation for the Development of Inorganic Membrane Technology in Gas Separation and Membrane Reactors
  11. Equilibrium and Kinetics of Methane and Ethane Adsorption in Carbon Molecular Sieve
  12. Synthesis of Mesoporous Tungsten Oxide/γ-Alumina and Surfactant-Capped Tungsten Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Catalytic Activities in Oxidative Cleavage of Oleic Acid
  13. Comparative Study of Quick Lime and CaO as Catalysts of Safflower Oil Transesterification
  14. Novelty of Penicillium camembertii Lipase Supported on Glutaraldehyde Activated-SBA-15 Mesoporous Silica for Mono-Esterification of Bioglycerol in Non-Aqueous Media
  15. Kinetics of Transesterification of Safflower Oil to Obtain Biodiesel Using Heterogeneous Catalysis
  16. Whole Cell Bioconversion of (+)-valencene to (+)-nootkatone in 100 % Organic Phase using Yarrowia lipolytica 2.2ab
https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2015-0219
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
inorganic membranes; performance evaluation; material screening; gas separation; membrane technology

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. In Honour of Professor Serge Kaliaguine
  4. Research Articles
  5. Adsorptive Removal of Nitrogen and Sulfur Containing Compounds by SBA15 Supported Nickel (II) and Tungsten Phosphides and the Adsorption Mechanisms
  6. Study of Cu-Zn and Au/TiO2 Catalysts on Anodized Aluminum Monoliths for Hydrogen Generation and Purification
  7. Electrocatalytic Activity of Three Carbon Materials for the In-situ Production of Hydrogen Peroxide and Its Application to the Electro-Fenton Heterogeneous Process
  8. Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production under Visible Light
  9. Simulation of the Selective Hydrogenation of C3-Cut in the Liquid Phase
  10. On a Rational Performance Evaluation for the Development of Inorganic Membrane Technology in Gas Separation and Membrane Reactors
  11. Equilibrium and Kinetics of Methane and Ethane Adsorption in Carbon Molecular Sieve
  12. Synthesis of Mesoporous Tungsten Oxide/γ-Alumina and Surfactant-Capped Tungsten Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Catalytic Activities in Oxidative Cleavage of Oleic Acid
  13. Comparative Study of Quick Lime and CaO as Catalysts of Safflower Oil Transesterification
  14. Novelty of Penicillium camembertii Lipase Supported on Glutaraldehyde Activated-SBA-15 Mesoporous Silica for Mono-Esterification of Bioglycerol in Non-Aqueous Media
  15. Kinetics of Transesterification of Safflower Oil to Obtain Biodiesel Using Heterogeneous Catalysis
  16. Whole Cell Bioconversion of (+)-valencene to (+)-nootkatone in 100 % Organic Phase using Yarrowia lipolytica 2.2ab
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