Research Article
Investigation into Ethanol Purification Using Polymeric Membranes and a Pervaporation Process
Nahid Raoufi,
Mehdi Asadollahzadeh,
Saeed Shirazian,
Corresponding Author
Nahid Raoufi
Islamic Azad University, Department of Chemical Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence: Nahid Raoufi ([email protected]), Department of Chemical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.Search for more papers by this authorMehdi Asadollahzadeh
Islamic Azad University, Department of Chemical Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorSaeed Shirazian
University of Limerick, Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, Limerick, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorNahid Raoufi,
Mehdi Asadollahzadeh,
Saeed Shirazian,
Corresponding Author
Nahid Raoufi
Islamic Azad University, Department of Chemical Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence: Nahid Raoufi ([email protected]), Department of Chemical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.Search for more papers by this authorMehdi Asadollahzadeh
Islamic Azad University, Department of Chemical Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Search for more papers by this authorSaeed Shirazian
University of Limerick, Department of Chemical Sciences, Bernal Institute, Limerick, Ireland
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A comprehensive computational fluid dynamics simulation was developed for the rational design of a bioethanol purification system using a pervaporation process by tailoring the hydrodynamics of the process. The process involves the removal of water from a water/ethanol liquid mixture using a dense polymeric membrane. The model domain was divided into two compartments comprising the feed and the membrane. To describe water transport in the feed solution, the Maxwell-Stefan approach was used, whereas for mass transfer inside the membrane the molecular diffusion mechanism was adopted. The governing equations were solved numerically by using a finite element method. The model was capable of predicting mass transfer along with momentum transfer in the feed and membrane compartments.
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