TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparing the Performance of Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Membranes in Non-Polar Solvents
AU - Merlet, Renaud
AU - Winnubst, Louis
AU - Nijmeijer, Arian
AU - Amirilargani, Mohammad
AU - Sudhölter, Ernst J.R.
AU - de Smet, Louis C.P.M.
AU - Dorbec, Matthieu
AU - Salvador Cob, Sara
AU - Vandezande, Pieter
AU - More Authors, null
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) is gradually expanding from academic research to industrial implementation. The need for membranes with low and sharp molecular weight cutoffs that are able to operate under aggressive OSN conditions is increasing. However, the lack of comparable and uniform performance data frustrates the screening and membrane selection for processes. Here, a collaboration is presented between several academic and industrial partners analyzing the separation performance of 10 different membranes using three model process mixtures. Membrane materials range from classic polymeric and thin film composites (TFCs) to hybrid ceramic types. The model solutions were chosen to mimic cases relevant to today's industrial use: relatively low molar mass solutes (330–550 Da) in n-heptane, toluene, and anisole.
AB - Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) is gradually expanding from academic research to industrial implementation. The need for membranes with low and sharp molecular weight cutoffs that are able to operate under aggressive OSN conditions is increasing. However, the lack of comparable and uniform performance data frustrates the screening and membrane selection for processes. Here, a collaboration is presented between several academic and industrial partners analyzing the separation performance of 10 different membranes using three model process mixtures. Membrane materials range from classic polymeric and thin film composites (TFCs) to hybrid ceramic types. The model solutions were chosen to mimic cases relevant to today's industrial use: relatively low molar mass solutes (330–550 Da) in n-heptane, toluene, and anisole.
KW - characterization
KW - industrial application
KW - model case
KW - OSN membranes
KW - solvent-interaction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108950765&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/cite.202100032
DO - 10.1002/cite.202100032
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85108950765
SN - 0009-286X
VL - 93
SP - 1389
EP - 1395
JO - Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik
JF - Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik
IS - 9
ER -