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Modeling of batch and semi-batch membrane filtration processes

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posted on 2015-09-14, 09:07 authored by Z. Kovacs, Marco DiscacciatiMarco Discacciati, W. Samhaber
A mathematical frame for modeling batch and semi-batch membrane filtration processes is provided. The approach followed in this work uses the feed concentrations as a basis for the calculations, rather than the concentration factor. A practical computational algorithm is proposed. Our method hands separately the design equations describing the engineering aspects of batch and semi-batch systems and the models of mass transfer through the membrane. Thus, different methods can be applied to compute the permeate flux and rejection without having to modify the general framework. In particular, we present an empirical approach to characterize the membrane separation behavior based on a minimal number of experiments. Moreover, we consider irreversible thermodynamics models and a transport model based on the extended Nernst–Planck equations. Finally, various batch and semi-batch nanofiltration operations are carried out with an organic/electrolyte binary test solution to validate the proposed algorithms.

History

School

  • Science

Department

  • Mathematical Sciences

Published in

Journal of Membrane Science

Volume

327

Issue

1-2

Pages

164 - 173

Citation

KOVACS, Z., DISCACCIATI, M. and SAMHABER, W., 2008. Modeling of batch and semi-batch membrane filtration processes. Journal of Membrane Science, 327 (1-2), pp.164-173.

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© Elsevier

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Publication date

2008

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This paper is closed access.

ISSN

1873-3123

Language

  • en