Application of pervaporation separation to the production of high-octane fuel additives
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09650846
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
反応・分離工学
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| Research Institution | Yamaguchi University |
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Principal Investigator |
KITA Hidetoshi Yamaguchi University, Faculty of Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (10177826)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TANAKA Kazuhiro Yamaguchi University, Faculty of Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (30188289)
OKAMOTO Kenichi Yamaguchi University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (20029218)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1998
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
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| Keywords | Membrane Separation. / Zeolite Membrane. / Pervaporation. / Methyl-t-butyl ether. / Ethyl-t-butyl ether. / high-octane fuel additive |
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| Research Abstract |
The properties of polyimide membranes and zeolitic membranes prepared on the surface of porous tubular support using the hdrothermal synthesis were evaluated by the pervaporation of methyl tert-butyl ether and methanol mixtures. The experimental results showed NaY zeolite membrane preferentially permeated alcohol in pervaporation and vapor permeation of alcohol/ether or alcohol/benzene mixtures. The high selectivity of the NaY zeolite membrane can be attributed to the selective sorption of alcohol into the membrane. The performance of the NaY zeolite membrane is far superior than any other membrane previously reported. Pervaporation through NaY zeolite membrane provides an alternative to the conventional industrial purification of MTBE and ETBE.The NaY membrane was also characterized by X- ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.
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