화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.19, No.5, 1680-1688, September, 2013
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2013.02.006  Export Citation
Separation of hydrogen from methane by asymmetric PEI membranes
Ahmad Arabi Shamsabadi, Ali Kargari1, †, Masoud Bahrami Babaheidari, and Saeed Laki1
  • Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz, Iran
  • 1Membrane Processes Research Laboratory (MPRL), Department of Petrochemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Mahshahr Campus, Mahshahr, Iran
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Hydrogen is anticipated to play an inevitable role as one of the promising sources of energy in the future. Recovery of hydrogen from flare gases is an economical and environmental policy of Marun Petrochemical Company. The asymmetric polyetherimide (PEI) membrane was synthesized and sorption and permeation of CH4 and H2 were studied. The influence of pressure and temperature as operating variables were investigated. Results showed that permeance was enhanced by temperature. The pressure increase caused a decline in H2 permeance, whereas CH4 permeance increased due to the Flory.Huggins sorption mechanism and ideal H2/CH4 selectivity reduction. The effect of different nonsolvents as coagulants of the phase inversion technique in membrane morphology and behavior were explained by precipitation time. Water as a non-solvent makes membrane structures denser than others, while isopropanol leads to a porous sponge-like morphology. Lower coagulation bath temperature makes the membrane denser. Finally, a selectivity of 27.8 was achieved for the separation of H2 from CH4.
Keywords:Asymmetric PEI membrane;Permeance;Selectivity;Non-solvent;Hydrogen recovery
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