Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1999, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (6): 987.

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Studies on Alcohol Permselective Performanceof a Novel Composite Membrane

WANG Xin-Ping1, FENG Yun-Fang1, SHEN Zhi-Quan2, ZHANG Yi-Feng2   

  1. 1. College of Fiber Engineering, Zhejiang Institute of Silk Technology, Hangzhou, 310033;
    2. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027
  • Received:1998-05-24 Online:1999-06-24 Published:1999-06-24

Abstract: In this paper, preferential separation of ethanol from aqueous solution through a novel composite chitoan membrane has been investigated for the first time. This novel composite membrane has a threelayer structure. The top layer is a thin dense film of chitosan, and the support layer is microporous polyacrylonitrile(PAN). Between the dense and microporous membrane, there is an intermolecular crosslinking layer. The results show that the novel composite membrane preferentially permeate ethanol at lower ethanol concentration in feed when it has been prepared under proper conditions. The membrane gives a separation factor of 6.8 and a flux of 900gm-2h-1at 5%(mass fraction) of ethanoL IN the feed at 20℃ .

Key words: Pervaporation, Novel composite membrane, Membrane for preferential separation of alcohol, Water-ethanol mixture

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