Study on Pervaporation Membranes for Removing Methanol from C_5 or Methyl Tert-butyl Ether Mixtures

摘要

Several pervaporation membranes, cellulose acetate (CA), polyvinylbutyral (PVB), poly (MM A-co-AA), MMA-AA-BA, CA/PVB blend and CA/poly(MMA-co-AA) blend, were prepared, and their pervaporation properties were evaluated by separation of methanol/C_5 or methanol/MTBE (methyl tert-butyl ether). The results shows that the CA composite membrane has a high separation performance (flux J_(methanol) = 350 g·m~(-2)·h(-1) and separation factor α > 400) for methanol/C_5 mixtures, and the pervaporation characteristics of MMA-AA-BA copolymer membranes changes with the ratio of copolymer. For CA/poly(MMA-co-AA) blend membrane, the pervaporation performance is improved in comparison with CA or poly(MMA-co-AA) membrane. From the experiment of CA/PVB blend membranes for methanol/MTBE mixture, it is found that the c ompatibility of blends may affect the separation features of blend membrane.