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Liquid Membranes and Membrane Contactors: Recent Developments and Applications for a Greener and More Sustainable Industry

A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 4507

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Dr. Alan D. Pérez

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Institut für Chemie und Bioanalytik, Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland
Interests: process intensification; membrane technology applications; bioprocesses; process transfer and scale-up; sustainable process technology; downstream, bioreaction, and separation integration
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Prof. Dr. Antonia Pérez de los Ríos

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30071 Murcia, Spain
Interests: ionic liquid; green chemistry; membrane technology; fuel cell; biofuel
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Membrane contactors (MCs) and liquid membranes (LMs) promote contact between two and three fluid phases for the efficient transfer of specific compounds in gases or liquids, allowing their separation and concentration. This versatility in the type of contact between the fluid phases allows both MCs and LMs to be applied in various types of processes, such as in situ product removal, pharmaceutical product recovery/separation, wastewater treatment, CO2 capture/separation, metal separation/concentration, and water desalination, among others. Currently, MC and LM research is on the rise, and much of this research is aimed at making processes greener and more sustainable, attracting the attention of various industries, including chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, metallurgy and agriculture. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on new developments and applications of MCs and LMs to improve processes in various industries by making them greener and more sustainable.

Dr. Alan D. Pérez
Prof. Dr. Antonia Pérez de los Ríos
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Keywords

  • membrane contactor
  • liquid membrane
  • sustainable
  • process intensification by means of MCs and LMs

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Treatment of Stainless Steel Rinse Waters Using Non-Dispersive Extraction and Strip Dispersion Membrane Technology
by Francisco Jose Alguacil and Jose Ignacio Robla
Membranes 2023, 13(12), 902; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13120902 - 6 Dec 2023
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The extraction of Fe(III), Cr(III), and Ni(II) from stainless steel rinse water using non-dispersive extraction and strip dispersion membrane technology was carried out in a microporous hydrophobic hollow-fibre module contactor. The fibres were of polypropylene, whereas the organic extractant DP8R (bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid) [...] Read more.
The extraction of Fe(III), Cr(III), and Ni(II) from stainless steel rinse water using non-dispersive extraction and strip dispersion membrane technology was carried out in a microporous hydrophobic hollow-fibre module contactor. The fibres were of polypropylene, whereas the organic extractant DP8R (bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid) diluted in ExxsolD100 was used as the carrier phase. The rinse water containing the three elements was passed through the tube side, and the pseudo-emulsion formed by the organic phase of DP8R in Exxol D100 and an acidic strip solution were passed through the shell side in a counter-current operation; thus, a unique hollow fibre module was used for extraction and stripping. In non-dispersive extraction and strip dispersion technology, the stripping solution was dispersed into the organic membrane solution in a vessel with an adequate mixing device (impeller) designed to form strip dispersion. This pseudo-emulsion was circulated from the vessel to the membrane module to provide a constant supply of the organic phase to the membrane pores. Different hydrodynamic and chemical variables, such as variation in feed and pseudo-emulsion flow rates, strip phase composition, feed phase pH, and extractant concentration in the organic phase, were investigated. Mass transfer coefficients were estimated from the experimental data. It was possible to separate and concentrate the metals present in the rinse water using the non-dispersive extraction and strip dispersion technique. Full article
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A Simplified Kinetic Modeling of CO2 Absorption into Water and Monoethanolamine Solution in Hollow-Fiber Membrane Contactors
by Mai Lien Tran, Chi Hieu Nguyen, Kuan-Yan Chu and Ruey-Shin Juang
Membranes 2023, 13(5), 494; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13050494 - 5 May 2023
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The absorption of CO2 from CO2-N2 gas mixtures using water and monoethanolamine (MEA) solution in polypropylene (PP) hollow-fiber membrane contactors was experimentally and theoretically examined. Gas was flowed through the lumen of the module, whereas the absorbent liquid was [...] Read more.
The absorption of CO2 from CO2-N2 gas mixtures using water and monoethanolamine (MEA) solution in polypropylene (PP) hollow-fiber membrane contactors was experimentally and theoretically examined. Gas was flowed through the lumen of the module, whereas the absorbent liquid was passed counter-currently across the shell. Experiments were carried out under various gas- and liquid-phase velocities as well as MEA concentrations. The effect of pressure difference between the gas and liquid phases on the flux of CO2 absorption in the range of 15–85 kPa was also investigated. A simplified mass balance model that considers non-wetting mode as well as adopts the overall mass-transfer coefficient evaluated from absorption experiments was proposed to follow the present physical and chemical absorption processes. This simplified model allowed us to predict the effective length of the fiber for CO2 absorption, which is crucial in selecting and designing membrane contactors for this purpose. Finally, the significance of membrane wetting could be highlighted by this model while using high concentrations of MEA in the chemical absorption process. Full article
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