Temperature and Pressure Effects of Desalination Using a MFI-Type Zeolite Membrane
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Gas Permeation
Sample | He permeation (mol·m−2·s−1·Pa−1) | N2 permeation (mol·m−2·s−1·Pa−1) | He/N2 permselectivity |
---|---|---|---|
Bare tube—new | 39.1 × 10−7 | 27.6 × 10−7 | 1.4 |
Bare tube—dry | 30.5 × 10−7 | 24.6 × 10−7 | 1.2 |
Membrane—new | 1.3 × 10−7 | 0.7 × 10−7 | 1.8 |
Membrane—dry | 1.3 × 10−7 | 0.7 × 10−7 | 1.8 |
2.2. Desalination Performance
NaCl concentration (mg·L−1) | Temperature (°C) | π (MPa) |
---|---|---|
3000 | 21 | 0.23 |
3000 | 90 | 0.28 |
35,000 | 21 | 2.6 |
50,000 | 21 | 3.8 |
70,000 | 21 | 5.3 |
90,000 | 21 | 6.8 |
2.3. SEM
2.4. XPS
Element | Bare tube (at %) | Original membrane (at %) | NaCl tested membrane (at %) |
---|---|---|---|
O 1s | 18.3 | 31.2 | 35.4 |
C 1s | 54.8 | 40.8 | 33.2 |
Al 2p | 15.9 | 2.0 | – |
Si 2p | 3.0 | 22.7 | 24.7 |
Ca 2p | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
N 1s | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
Cl 2p | 0.8 | – | 0.9 |
Na 2s | 3.2 | – | 2.2 |
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Preparation of MFI-Type Zeolite Membrane
3.2. Characterisation
3.3. Desalination Test
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Zhu, B.; Kim, J.H.; Na, Y.-H.; Moon, I.-S.; Connor, G.; Maeda, S.; Morris, G.; Gray, S.; Duke, M. Temperature and Pressure Effects of Desalination Using a MFI-Type Zeolite Membrane. Membranes 2013, 3, 155-168. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes3030155
Zhu B, Kim JH, Na Y-H, Moon I-S, Connor G, Maeda S, Morris G, Gray S, Duke M. Temperature and Pressure Effects of Desalination Using a MFI-Type Zeolite Membrane. Membranes. 2013; 3(3):155-168. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes3030155
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Bo, Jun Hyun Kim, Yong-Han Na, Il-Shik Moon, Greg Connor, Shuichi Maeda, Gayle Morris, Stephen Gray, and Mikel Duke. 2013. "Temperature and Pressure Effects of Desalination Using a MFI-Type Zeolite Membrane" Membranes 3, no. 3: 155-168. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes3030155