화학공학소재연구정보센터
Separation Science and Technology, Vol.44, No.5, 1198-1217, 2009
Separation of Propylene-Propane Mixture Using Immobilized Liquid Membrane via Facilitated Transport Mechanism
Separation of propylene-propane mixtures using immobilized liquid membrane was investigated. A porous polymeric sheet was used as support to immobilize the liquid membrane. The effect of propylene partial pressure in feed stream, trans-membrane pressure, and carrier concentration on membrane separation performance was investigated and the results were evaluated in terms of separation factor, propylene permeability, and propane permeability. Propylene permeability ranged from 0.4 to 650 Barrer. Moreover, it was observed that for 30:70 (vol.%) propylene-propane mixture, at pressure 120kPa and carrier concentration 20wt.%, a separation factor of 480 was obtained.