Catalytic membrane ozonation is a hybrid process that combines filtration and catalytic ozonation. The deposited with an appropriate solid material acts as catalyst. As consequence, the contactor can act simultaneously (i.e., improving transfer/dissolution of gaseous ozone into liquid phase), well reactor oxidizing organic compounds). It be used in water wastewater treatment limiting disadvanta...

Raising role of the nuclear power industry, including governmental plans for the construction of first nuclear power plant in Poland, creates increasing demand for the uranium-based nuclear fuels. The project implemented by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology concerns the development of effective methods for uranium extraction from low-grade ores and phosphorites for production of yel...

Ammonia separation from water by a membrane contactor was simulated on transient state and compared with experimental data. Aqueous low concentrated solution of ammonium with high pH has been pumped inside a hydrophobic hollow fiber (lumen), sulfuric acid solution in the outside part and the feeding solutions are in closed loop configuration. In order to simulate the separation process, the equ...

This work deals with membrane separation processes, their modelling and optimal control. A self-optimizing control is introduced, a method proposed by Johannes Jäschke (NTNU, Norway) to control heat exchanger network by controlling "Jäschke temperatures". This type of self-optimizing control is applied to control membrane processes, specifically membrane contactor network. This network consists...

This study presents mass transfer modeling of solvent extraction by membrane contactors. The extraction system was a membrane contactor, an aqueous solution of ethanol and acetone as the feed and a near-critical phase of carbon dioxide as the solvent. Model was based on solving conservation equations for solutes in the membrane contactor. The equations of the model were solved by numerical meth...

A novel approach using a semipermeable Teflon AF-2400 tube-in-tube membrane contactor was developed for the measurement of gas solubility in organic solvents. This membrane ensures gas saturation of liquids in continuous flow at a specific pressure and temperature. After liquid decompression, the amount of gas outgassed was measured with a bubble meter and used for solubility calculation. The p...

The work studied the characteristics of membrane catalysts in reaction methane carbonate conversion as a model reaction. This process produces synthesis gas (a 1:1 mixture Н 2 and СО), which can be used to make many products, including synthetic fuels (in FischerTropsch process). One serious problems is presence side reactions that prevent production with required ratio products (H :CO=1:1).Mem...

In this research, process asymmetric polyetherimide hollow fiber membranes using ethanol (0, 2 and 4 wt%) as non-solvent additive in the polymer dope via phase inversion method were fabricated. Aqueous solution of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidine (NMP) (90%) was applied as a bore fluid to avoid inner skin layer formation and water was used as the external coagulant. The morphology of fabricated membranes...