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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING-PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
Volume 89, Issue -, Pages 62-69Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2015.01.006
Keywords
Pervaporation; Supported ionic liquids; Polyurethane; Benzene; Cyclohexane
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- National Nature Foundation of China [20866007]
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Supported ionic liquids/polyurethane (PU) membranes were prepared by immobilizing ionic liquids on a porous anodic aluminum oxide membrane (MOM) support that was coated on one side with polyurethane (PU). The microstructure of all membranes was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The pervaporation separation performance of the supported ionic liquids/ polyurethane membranes was investigated for benzene/cyclohexane (Bz/Cy) mixtures. The SEM results demonstrated that the porous surface of the AAOM support was sealed by the dense polyurethane membrane and the pores of the MOM support were impregnate with ionic liquids. The ionic liquids filling in the AAOM support enhanced the separation selectivity of Bz/Cy. The separation factor of Bz to Cy increased from 5 to 34.4 and the largest PSI of AAOM-[C(4)mim]PF6/PU membrane reached 452.54 g m(-2) h(-1) at 55 degrees C for a 50 wt.% Bz/Cy mixture. Because the polyurethane prevented the leakage of ionic liquids filled in the MOM support, the supported ionic liquids/polyurethane membranes exhibited excellent stability. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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